Spicerharrt links with L&G

Spicerhaart is the UK’s largest independent estate agency group, offering a range of integrated property related services including sales, lettings, mortgages, insurance, surveying and conveyancing through its brands Darlows, Felicity J Lord, FINE, haart, Haybrook and Spicer McColl.

Paul Smith, chief exectuive officer, Spicerhaart, said: “We are delighted to be joining the Legal & General Network and look forward to working closely with Duncan Crocker and his team.

“There is really only one major player when it comes to the mortgage and protection sector in the UK and that is Legal & General.

“Their products, their people and the quality of their advice are industry leading and make an ideal fit for Spicerhaart and its customers.”

Duncan Crocker, Managing Director, Legal & General Network, said: “LGN is very proud of our new significant scale distribution partnership with Spicerhaart Group.

“We are specialists in supporting quality distribution firms who are directly linked to the UK mortgage and protection advice sector and have a unique pairing of a mortgage club and surveying business who will work closely with Spicerhaart to our mutual advantage.

“The decision by Spicerhaart to choose LGN is an endorsement of the rounded model that we operate and this is likely to be the most significant new partnership established in this space in 2012.

“We are very excited about the long term growth based nature of this alliance.”