This gives advisers instant access to hundreds of solicitors and surveyors 24 hours a day, seven days a week and high referral earnings.
The 121 service, powered by Legal Marketing Services Ltd, is accessible via LIME’s private extranet and gives advisers access to 350 solicitors and 460 surveyors.
Referral fees are up to £200 per completed conveyancing case and £50 per completed survey case. The interactive online profile management functionality allows advisers to alter the amount charged.
The new initiative gives advisers complete control of case placements - not a third party – and they can download quotes, submit cases and track cases on line ensuring fast, efficient processing and high client service standards.
Clients will benefit from a one stop shop of all information being accessible from their adviser. All direct solicitor firms operate on-line, by phone, e-mail, or fax so support is instant and costs are shown up front for clients’ easy budgeting.
Simon Hudson, Chief Executive of LIME, said: “Many advisers are referring clients to solicitors and surveyors with little or sometimes no return. We are constantly rolling out new business initiatives to increase firms’ income and enhance client services and this new offering does just that.”
Tim Sant, Head of Corporate Accounts at LMS, said: "We are absolutely delighted to be working with LIME. Its strength and expertise in the marketplace secures its position in the post mortgage regulation environment and our association with them is a welcome endorsement of the LMS service proposition to mortgage intermediaries.”
