AIIC Group relaunches FDR Law as a property-focused legal consultant business
AIIC Group (“AIIC”), the holding company behind leading independent law firm Taylor Rose, announced that it is relaunching FDR Law as a property-focused legal services business. The company, which will operate under the legal consultancy model, will focus on property law including sales, purchases, remortgages and transfer of equities as well as new build, shared […]
Access Financial Services grows by 46 per cent
Access Financial Services (Access FS), the mortgage and protection brokerage, has continued its run of growth. Between April 2023 and April 2024, the firm increased turnover by 46 per cent. With Consumer Duty compliance at the core of the business, the firm’s year-one client retention rate stands at 94 per cent. Access FS attributes this […]
Teal Legal and Knight Frank Announce Strategic Partnership
Teal Legal, a legal technology company specialising in improving property transactions, and Knight Frank- a real estate consultancy, are pleased to announce their strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to transform the way properties are sold and the way property transactions are undertaken through the automated provision of trusted data throughout the transaction. The Homeowner’s Passport: […]
Equity Release Group add to management team and appoint two new advisers amidst renewed business growth
The UK’s leading whole of market equity release experts, Equity Release Group (ERG), today announced a trio of new hires that will join the Group’s equity release advisory business – Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) – as they expand their UK operations to fulfil the growing appetite within the industry. The surge in recruitment closely follows […]
Halifax Boosts Rewards for Green Home Improvements
Home buyers, home movers, and homeowners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now benefit from up to £2,000 cashback with the new Halifax Green Living Reward. From July 31, Halifax mortgage customers could earn either £2,000 cashback for installing a heat pump, or up to £1,000 for a range of other improvements to make […]
Sydney based lender acquires new subsidiary Molo bringing services to UK markets
ColCap acquires digital mortgage lender Molo as a wholly-owned subsidiary ColCap Financial Limited has acquired the remaining 20 per cent of shares in Molo Tech Limited. The digital mortgage lender is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of ColCap. This follows ColCap’s March 2023 purchase of an 80 per cent shareholding in Molo, marking the continuation of […]
Taylor Rose MW changes name after slew of successful mergers
A top 60 UK law firm that was founded in 2009 is changing it’s name this month to ‘reflect the company’s success in unifying business’. Taylor Rose MW, who have merged with Tucker Turner, Kingsley Wood and McMillan Williams solicitors will be adapting their moniker to ‘Taylor Rose’. The simplification of the name is said […]
Peddling to Perugia for mental health
In an effort to raise awareness and funds for mental health research, James Smith, as an Ambassador for the Mindstep Foundation, is cycling over 2,300 Kilometres from his home in London to Perugia, Italy. James is the son in law of Conveyancing Foundation Chairman, Lloyd Davies, and husband of Georgia Davies. The journey, which began […]
Firm makes it’s mark with £12.5M acquisition in the West Midlands
A growing listed legal services consolidator Knights has acquired a full service firm in the West Midlands for £12.5m. The acquisition of Thursfields, who have offices in Birmingham, Kidderminster, Solihull and Worcester has added over 100 new employees to the legal conglomerate and has enabled Knights to make it’s mark on the West Midlands. Recently, […]
Dudley Building Society named UK’s Best Workplaces for Women
The 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Women has officially recognised Dudley Building Society within the medium category among the 330 ranked organisations. The 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™ List is made up of employers whose people have told Great Place To Work® UK they work for a place that is inclusive and equitable for all. The 330 companies on […]
PE-backing for family, corporate and conveyancing firm
A private equity (PE) firm has invested an undisclosed sum into Manchester-based Beyond Law Group as part of a ‘strategic partnership… delivering a long term vision to become the UK’s leading law firm for corporate and consumer legal services.’ Waterland Private Equity was founded in 1999 and says it currently manages over 14 billion Euros […]
Equity promotion for conveyancing partner
Cheshire based Bell Lamb & Joynson have announced the promotions of two new equity partners who have ‘made significant contributions to the firm’s success and will now play pivotal roles in shaping its future.’ Private Client partner Jessica Flaherty and Partner in the Residential Property team Rachael McClean have both been appointed to their new […]
Law firm announces host of new senior appointments amid ‘rapid growth’
A Law firm has announced a series of new senior appointments and promotions to add to their ‘fast growing’ ranks, all new positions and promotions are across central functions and legal departments to help spearhead its continued strategy for expansion. London firm Taylor Rose MW have unveiled a host of key promotions within its central […]
Join the Aconveyancing 2024 Crystal Maze Challenge
With just four weeks to go until Aconveyancing’s Crystal Maze Challenge, tickets are still available for the event on Wednesday 26th June. In partnership with the Conveyancing Foundation, the event will bring together industry partners, friends and firms to meet, network and raise vital funds for Action on Addiction, a campaign backed by Aconveyancing’s 2024 charity partner, the Forward […]
Movera set to grow its conveyancing teams by over 100
Home moving group Movera is set to grow its conveyancing teams by over 100 this year as part of its overall business strategy. The plans follow Movera’s rebranding last autumn which brought together seven home moving brands from across the sector, including ONP Solicitors, CLG and Grindeys. Movera currently employs 600 people across the country […]
PEXA and NatWest Group move closer to delivering 48-hour re-mortgaging solution for UK home owners
PEXA Group Limited has announced it is progressing a strategic partnership with NatWest that will see the UK lender utilise PEXA’s world-leading digital property exchange technology to deliver 48-hour remortgage transactions to its customers – before extending its use of the PEXA platform to speed up the handling of sale and purchase transactions. Miguel Sard, […]
Top 100 firms reveals plans to double in size
The newly appointed Managing Partner of Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway has boldly announced plans for the firm to double in size over the next ten years. The Newcastle headquartered firm recently announced Steven Petrie as its new Managing Partner following in the footsteps of Martin Hulls who had led the firm for six […]
Conveyancers Need to Work Less and Earn More!
We keep telling ourselves as Conveyancers and business leaders that our Conveyancers need to do less – with additional work through conveyancing creep a significant issue – and our Conveyancers need to be paid more for their invaluable work. So, what’s the problem – how do we pay more and do less – provide a […]
Outsourced services provider welcomes new Head of Business Development for Property Services
Legal and conveyancing outsourced services provider Auxilio has announced the appointment of its new Head of Business Development for Property Services. Kelly Leworthy joins with over two decades of experience in the financial and legal services sector, and a proven track record in leading sales and marketing teams in both corporate and legal settings. Prior […]
London-based Cavendish Legal appoint new Relationship Director with ‘unrivalled’ industry experience
Cavendish Legal Group (CLG), a London-based conveyancing solicitors and part of Movera, have appointed Rob Djemil to the newly created role of Relationship Director. Djemil, described as an individual with ‘unrivalled’ experience, has over three decades of conveyancing knowledge under his belt. He joined CLG in 1997, and was with the company for 12 years […]