Simply Conveyancing: Property law firm launches new office in Leeds city centre
Property law firm Simply Conveyancing has announced that it is opening of a new office in Leeds city centre.
Situated at the refurbished Park Place, the firm said that the new office represents a “strategic expansion that will supercharge Simply Conveyancing’s offering in the north of England”.
The new location adds to the firms list of existing offices in Cardiff, Peterborough, and Daventry, and will be spearheaded by newly appointed legal director Sally Hesling.
Ms Hesling joins from My Home Move and brings over 25 years of experience including roles at Optima Legal and Fox Hayes LLP.
Alan Young, CEO of Simply Conveyancing, said: “Leeds is one of the fastest-growing cities in the UK, with a thriving legal and professional services sector.
"This makes it an ideal location to support our expanding client base in the region. The investment into Leeds also forms a key part of our future strategic plans for our national client base by building a new team in a city offering a rich talent pool and opportunity for significant growth.
“We are continuing to invest heavily in our people, places and technology, with a focus on raising standards, modernising and evolving what has typically been an archaic, slow-to-change industry.”
Simply Conveyancing has also announced that it is “actively recruiting” for staff at its Leeds office, including for its Academy Property Lawyer Programme.
Backed by respected private equity investors, Livingbridge, the firm, has expanded over recent years, and now has around 300 employees with offices across England and Wales.
In June this year, the company became the first independent conveyancing law firm to join the Open Property Data Association as an associate member, focused on promoting and facilitating the open exchange of property-related data.
Mr Young became CEO last month after the firm’s former CEO Doug Crawford resigned.
Having previously been CEO of L&C Mortgages, Mr Young first joined Simply Conveyancing in August of this year as chief commercial officer.
He was also the founder and managing director of Optimus, a conveyancing and survey panel management business which was sold to Landmark Information Group in 2019.
The Simply Conveyancing was initially launched as a corporate panel manager, but in 2009 moved away into the independent estate agency and mortgage broking market.
Early clients for the firm included Your Move, Friends Provident Estate Agents, Halifax estate agents and eventually all brands of HBOS plc.