Guides
Guides to getting agreements signed, and standing behind them
Each guide answers one question people ask before they rely on an electronic signature: how to get a particular agreement signed quickly, what the law says, and what the evidence proves. Sources are cited and dated.
- Landlords · 10 min readHow to get a tenancy agreement signed in a dayFrom agreed offer to signed tenancy, deposit protected and paperwork served, before the end of the working day.
- HR · 10 min readOffer letters: from accepted to signed before the candidate changes their mindTurn a verbal yes into a signed contract the same afternoon, with the UK particulars and right-to-work rules handled properly.
- Signing · 9 min readHow to sign a contract electronically, on any deviceDrawing, typing or uploading a signature, what the consent box means, and what to keep afterwards.
- Law · 11 min readWhat makes an electronic signature legally binding?Intent, consent, attribution and an intact record: the elements behind every e-signature law.
- Evidence · 10 min readAudit trails explained: what a completion certificate provesEvery line of a completion certificate, what it is evidence of, and the limits of IP addresses and timestamps.
- Landlords · 12 min readElectronic signatures for tenancy agreements in the UKWhere e-signatures work for landlords and agents, where a deed or witness is still needed, and the paperwork around them.
- Recruiting · 10 min readElectronic signatures for offer letters, contracts and recruiter paperworkOffer letters, employment contracts, candidate consent and client terms: a practical signing workflow.
- Concepts · 9 min readElectronic signatures vs digital signatures: what the difference isOne is a legal category, the other a cryptographic method. How they fit together and which you need.
- Verification · 8 min readHow to verify a signed contract has not been alteredHashes, seals, certificates and the verification page, and what a mismatch does and does not mean.
- Security · 6 min readIs this email genuine? How to spot a fake signing requestThe reference check, the only domain our links open on, what SPF, DKIM and DMARC tell your mail provider, and what we never ask for.
- Privacy · 11 min readGDPR and electronic signatures: who is responsible for whatController and processor roles, lawful bases, retention and signer rights when you e-sign.
How we write guides
Guides are written by the AiresDocs team and checked against primary sources: legislation on legislation.gov.uk, EUR-Lex, the US Code, Canadian and Australian federal legislation sites, regulator guidance and the Law Commission. Where a guide describes what AiresDocs records, it describes what the product actually does. Guides explain how things work; they are not legal advice. If something looks out of date, the contact page explains how to tell us, and corrections are dated in the changelog.