Simplify say it is investing heavily in staff recruitment and retention, including cultivating trainees from within its organisation. The home moving group have recruited 150 conveyancers, including 82 trainees, since June 2024, developing them through their in-house Learning Hub.
“With shrinking numbers across the industry, we’re investing in the future of conveyancing,”
said Simplify CEO, David Grossman, referencing the recent publication of statistics suggesting number of conveyancing professionals practicing has fallen 15% since September 2021.
“Our approach ensures that both new and experienced conveyancers have access to first-class training, career progression, and the support they need to thrive.”
The Simplify Learning Hub provides a range of courses and qualifications geared towards structured career progression. The hub is available 24/7 and, say Simplify, provides a ‘best-in-class programme.’ With National Conveyancing Week on the horizon, and a key message of the week focusing on how to recruit, retain and train the next generation of conveyancing professionals, Simplify say they are investing in people and career development to attract and retain top talent. A part of that investment, adds Grossman, is a commitment to offering a flexible approach and work from home opportunities that ‘contribute to good work-life balance.’
“Simplify also places emphasis on capacity management, taking swift action to ensure conveyancers have balanced caseloads—a significant advantage in today’s demanding market.”
adds Grossman.
Like many conveyancing firms, Simplify has not been immune to changing market conditions in recent years, confirming to this publication in 2022 it had undergone a redundancy process, but says its success success at the 2025 Your Mortgage Awards (Best Legal Services Provider) and The Mortgage Awards 2025 (Best Conveyancer) demonstrates its investment in ‘redesigning its conveyancing model’ and introducing new technologies is bearing fruit.
The group says it has invested further in eWay and ieWay which provide visibility of case progression, which in turn reduce call and email correspondence, further evidence of its ‘transformation in the past year to achieve its ambition to ‘simplify moving’.’
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Mr Grossman should thank his lucky stars he is not a conveyancer who has to deal with his firm. Deluded is the word that springs to mind 😔.
Are the “conveyancers” qualified in that they have passed exams set by CLC, CILex or even SRA?