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Referring your landlord clients: an accountant's guide
Property clients sit on decisions that reach far beyond the tax return. Knowing which landlord to refer, and when, turns a routin…
Referral fees for conveyancers: the rules, the disclosure, the paperwork
A practical guide to how referral fees actually work for solicitor-conveyancers and licensed conveyancers in the UK: what your re…
Referring the client who's just had a windfall
Inheritance, a sale, a bonus or a payout lands on a client with no plan attached. Knowing to refer quickly, before the money drif…
Referring a client going through divorce
A client in the middle of a divorce faces decisions with lifelong consequences under real strain. Knowing when and how to refer i…
Inherited wealth: why probate firms should introduce regulated advice
Five- and six-figure inheritances often arrive with no financial guidance whatsoever. This article explains how probate firms can…
Referral compliance for unregulated consultants, plainly
Consultants worry that referring financial questions means straying into regulated territory. It does not, as long as you introdu…
Referral Conversations That Don't Feel Salesy, for Accountants
Many accountants avoid referrals because they dread sounding like salespeople. The good news is that the least salesy approach is…
Redundancy and a lump sum: the referral a professional should make
A redundancy payout lands amid upheaval and rarely comes with a plan. Here is how to recognise the moment and make the introducti…
Probate distributions: the advice referral every solicitor should make
The point of distribution is where a probate matter quietly hands a beneficiary a decision far bigger than the estate administrat…
How mortgage brokers turn completions into a referral income line
A practical playbook for UK mortgage brokers: audit what you refer away for free, build referral prompts into your completion pro…
Personal-injury damages and the financial-advice referral
A personal-injury award can be life-changing and hard to manage, yet PI is the very area the referral-fee ban targets. Here is ho…
The non-dom or expat client and the specialist referral
Internationally mobile clients generate some of the most complex triggers a tax adviser sees. You analyse the UK tax position; th…
Litigation settlements: turning a cheque into a referral
When commercial or contentious matters settle, the client receives money and no guidance on what to do with it. Here is how a sol…
Introducing is not advising: the line tax advisers must hold
The whole model rests on one line: you introduce, you do not advise on the regulated work. Understanding exactly what that means,…
Inherited wealth: why it's a regulated-advice referral, handled gently
A clear account of the line between introducing and advising when inherited wealth is involved, and why staying firmly on the int…
An inheritance just landed: why it's a referral, not a windfall
When a client inherits, a large sum lands amid grief and uncertainty. Here is how to recognise the moment and hand it over with c…
Idle cash: when a client's balance is a referral waiting to happen
Cash that sits still for years is often a sign that no one has looked at the bigger picture. Here is how to spot it and pass it o…
How a Bookkeeper Introduces a Client Without Giving Advice
Referring is not about knowing the answers. It is about recognising the question and connecting the client to someone who can ans…
How family solicitors turn matter closure into tracked, evidenced referrals
A step-by-step look at how a tracked referral works for a family law practice: consent recorded, disclosure automated, progress v…
The financial neutral vs a referral: where each fits
As collaborative and non-court approaches grow, the financial neutral has become a familiar figure. Understanding where the neutr…
The settlement lump sum that needs a plan — and a referral
The moment a lump sum lands is the moment a client is most exposed and least advised. A timely introduction to a regulated advice…
Divorce and a financial plan torn in two: your cue to refer
A separation rearranges a client's entire financial life. Here is how to recognise the moment, handle it with care, and refer.
Disclosing a referral arrangement to a client on your file
Disclosure is the single most important step in any solicitor referral. Here is how to do it clearly, at the right moment, and in…
Consent orders and the advice handover that avoids delay
Consent orders formalise what the parties have agreed, yet they frequently depend on financial arrangements that need specialist …