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Buying software online gives you fewer rights than buying a duvet — but not as few as some sellers would have you believe. Here's how the 14-day cooling-off period really works for downloads, digital content and subscriptions, when your credit card outranks the small print, and what to actually write when you ask for your money back.
Most VAT-registered UK firms treat software VAT as a cost when it is usually recoverable. This practical checklist covers valid invoices, mixed hardware-software bundles and the small errors that quietly cost you money.
Cut-price Windows and Office keys, surplus volume licences and one-off 'lifetime' deals can look like the ultimate Saver Software win. Often they are a support headache in waiting. Here is a plain-English checklist for UK buyers.
Subscription sprawl rarely arrives as one big mistake. It is a dozen small Direct Debits, a few forgotten seats and a renewal notice you did not see coming. Here is how UK small firms can run a proper licence audit without paying for a consultant.