Acre, the intermediary platform, has integrated with Simplify to provide live conveyancing updates directly into their advice platform.
This move allows Acre users, primarily mortgage brokers, to access detailed status updates about the conveyancing process.
Simplify will automatically feed these updates into Acre’s customer relationship management (CRM) system.
This development comes as brokers and clients face the challenge of the upcoming Stamp Duty deadline.
Reuben Thompson, vice president of product innovation at Acre, said: “The biggest annoyance faced by brokers and homeowners is the mystery surrounding conveyancing.
“Everyone knows that the legal aspects of mortgages can be slow-moving but the lack of clarity on how it’s progressing adds further frustrations all round.
“That’s why we, together with the UK’s leading independent conveyancer, are introducing conveyancing status updates, with the mission to make the mortgage journey much smoother.”
Dev Malle, chief business development officer at Simplify, said: “The pressure is on for brokers and homeowners alike to get their mortgages agreed before the end of March.
“For the first time we, with the help of Acre, are giving brokers unlimited insights into where the sticking points are in the conveyancing process, and how far along we are.
“By having all the information in one place, we can find ways to speed up this key part of the mortgage journey.”
Over 200 Acre advisers have started referring conveyancing cases through this integration.
Paul Hague, managing director of Pims, said: “We’ve found that having access to Simplify’s leading conveyancing services via Acre has improved the working relationship between broker and solicitor, as well as channel additional revenue streams.
“Acre’s pre-validated property and client data is fed directly to Simplify meaning they have all the information needed to move the case on faster and, in turn, this helps us keep our clients happier.”
