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How to disclose a referral fee to a client, properly
19 February 2026

How to disclose a referral fee to a client, properly

Disclosing that you earn a share when you refer a client is not an awkward admission to be buried; it is a professional obligatio…

DisclosureComplianceReferral fees
Referring clients on without feeling salesy
16 February 2026

Referring clients on without feeling salesy

Most professionals dread cross-selling because it feels like a pitch. Framed as a referral to a trusted specialist, the same conv…

Practice growth
How conveyancers add a referral income line without touching regulated advice
14 February 2026

How conveyancers add a referral income line without touching regulated advice

How UK conveyancers build a referral income stream from work they already do: what stays inside your lane, how consent and disclo…

Referral feesPractice growth
Why every conveyancer sits on Britain's biggest protection gap
13 February 2026

Why every conveyancer sits on Britain's biggest protection gap

Conveyancers witness the single most common trigger for life cover and wills in British life: completion. Here is why the protect…

ProtectionPractice growth
The conveyancer's completion-day checklist: wills, cover and the client you just created
12 February 2026

The conveyancer's completion-day checklist: wills, cover and the client you just created

A practical completion-day checklist for conveyancers: the wills, protection and planning flags hiding in every file, and how to …

ComplianceWills & estates
Referrals and Consumer Duty: doing right by clients in the chain
11 February 2026

Referrals and Consumer Duty: doing right by clients in the chain

Consumer Duty and the wider standards of professional conduct are usually discussed in terms of the advice a firm gives. They als…

CompliancePractice growth
Consent and GDPR when you refer a client onward
10 February 2026

Consent and GDPR when you refer a client onward

The moment you share a client's name and circumstances with a receiving firm, you are processing personal data, and that brings t…

Data protectionGDPRCompliance
A business sale on the horizon: the proceeds referral moment
30 January 2026

A business sale on the horizon: the proceeds referral moment

When a client is heading toward selling their business, the proceeds are a major referral moment. Here is how to spot it early an…

Referral feesFinancial advice
A referral income guide for marketing agencies: from introduction to commission statement
24 January 2026

A referral income guide for marketing agencies: from introduction to commission statement

Marketing agencies hold monthly retainer conversations with founders whose money questions have nowhere to go. This guide covers …

Referral feesPractice growth
The annual-allowance trap: a referral trigger hiding in plain sight
23 January 2026

The annual-allowance trap: a referral trigger hiding in plain sight

Certain pension pitfalls hide behind a high income or a good year. Here is how to spot the client who might be exposed and why it…

Pensions & retirementCompliance
Adding a Referral Step to the Completion Checklist
22 January 2026

Adding a Referral Step to the Completion Checklist

Referral opportunities are lost not because they are rare but because they depend on someone remembering. The fix is to stop rely…

ProtectionPractice growth
A referral income guide for IT consultants: from introduction to commission statement
22 January 2026

A referral income guide for IT consultants: from introduction to commission statement

IT consultants serve contractors and founders wrestling with IR35, retained profit and exit plans. This guide traces a compliant …

Referral feesPractice growth
A referral income guide for insurance brokers: from introduction to commission statement
21 January 2026

A referral income guide for insurance brokers: from introduction to commission statement

Insurance brokers hear pension and investment questions they cannot answer under their own permissions. A structured referral tur…

Referral feesPractice growth
Property abroad: the will complication that needs a specialist
21 January 2026

Property abroad: the will complication that needs a specialist

Foreign property sounds like a lifestyle detail, but it can complicate an estate enormously. When a client mentions a place abroa…

Wills & estatesPractice growth
A referral income guide for HR consultants: from introduction to commission statement
20 January 2026

A referral income guide for HR consultants: from introduction to commission statement

HR consultants stand next to employees at the exact moments financial advice matters most. This guide maps the compliant path fro…

Practice growthReferral fees
A referral income guide for conveyancers: from introduction to commission statement
18 January 2026

A referral income guide for conveyancers: from introduction to commission statement

Conveyancers sit at the centre of the biggest transaction most clients ever make. This guide follows a compliant referral from fi…

Referral feesPractice growth
A new baby and no guardianship clause: the wills referral
15 January 2026

A new baby and no guardianship clause: the wills referral

A new arrival changes a family overnight, yet the one legal safeguard most new parents overlook is a guardianship provision. When…

Wills & estatesPractice growth