
UK Website Redesign Guide: VAT, Cookies, Prices (2026)
UK website redesign guide: prices in pounds, VAT rules, company details to show, the ICO cookie exceptions and the data protection fee.
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UK website redesign guide: prices in pounds, VAT rules, company details to show, the ICO cookie exceptions and the data protection fee.

Website maintenance cost in 2026 split into platform bill, extras and care plans, with verified prices and six studios' published care plans.

Agency, freelancer or in-house for your website? An in-house cost worked out from US pay data, a break-even rule against freelance rates, and six questions.

Duda or Webflow for a business website? Plans checked 16 October 2026, a per-account vs per-site price table, and the question every owner should ask first.

Elementor, Divi or a custom WordPress theme? First-party prices checked 16 October 2026, how their pricing models differ, a lock-in test and who each suits.

Ten checks to run before you pay an offshore web design agency: live sites, ownership, payment steps, accounts in your name, and a time overlap table by city.

How to choose a web design agency: a one-page brief, a shortlist of three, 15 questions with what a good answer sounds like, and a scorecard to compare proposals.

Shopify or WooCommerce for a growing store? Plan prices and fees checked 16 October 2026, a cost sheet to fill in yourself, and who has to maintain what.

Twelve signs your website needs a redesign, each with a five-minute test you can run yourself, plus five problems that need a fix instead of a rebuild.

Squarespace, Webflow or Framer for a small business? Plan prices and the limits that bite, checked 16 October 2026, a two-year cost table and six questions.

Webflow or WordPress for a service business? Plan prices checked 16 October 2026, a two-year cost table, who edits, upkeep and a seven-question guide.

Website redesign SEO checklist built on Google's own site move guidance: baseline, content triage, redirect map, launch day steps and a 90 day monitoring plan.