A Derby law firm has joined forces with two North East businesses to create a new ‘super estate agency’, to handle every aspect of a home move, plus legal and ancillary services.
Sort Legal, whose head office is in Derby and has a hub in Cardiff, has teamed up with South Shields-based mortgage brokers Hello Mortgage and estate agents, Estatio.
This joint venture will see the launch of a series of main branches and smaller hubs to provide a ‘triple-threat’ of estate agency, mortgage and protection advice, and legal services, from various regional locations and bring employment and apprenticeship opportunities to the local area.
The first new branches have opened in South Shields and Teesside.
Keith Ahmed, Group Managing Director, said: “We are excited to be joining forces with Hello Mortgage and Estatio to create what we believe has the potential to become a powerhouse of the conveyancing sector.
“Offering all three services under one roof offers numerous benefits to our clients – as well as the convenience, offering complementary services can reduce the complexity of buying a property, obtaining a mortgage and handling all legal matters.
“Integrating our services in this way will also lead to improved communication and co-ordination amongst the different departments, reducing delays and speeding up the whole conveyancing process as well as enhancing levels of customer satisfaction.
“We are initially rolling out our new combined branch and hub in the North East, but have plans to expand to other areas in the North in the coming months.”
