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Conveybuddy Appoints Chris Smith as Regional Director for London and South East

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has appointed Chris Smith as regional director for London and the South East. Smith will focus on developing relationships with mortgage advisers and advisory businesses, as well as supporting users of the conveybuddy platform.

Smith brings experience from the intermediary mortgage market, having previously worked at lenders Platform and The Co-operative Bank. He has also worked alongside conveybuddy chief executive Harpal Singh at mortgage packager Optoma.

In his new role, Smith will work directly with advisory firms across London and the South East. His responsibilities include helping advisers understand the range of conveyancing options available to their clients, advising on which firms may be best suited to different types of cases, and demonstrating how the conveybuddy platform can provide greater visibility of transactions after instruction.

The appointment is part of conveybuddy’s efforts to increase its presence in London and the South East and to support more advisers involved in the conveyancing process.