Please be advised that the cost of the National Grid Gas and Electricity Transmission Search will be increasing from £100.00 to £112.00 on 1 September.

Your account manager will be in touch to discuss how this may affect your bundles, but if you have any immediate questions please get in touch with our Customer Services team on 0800 052 0117 and we will be more than happy to assist you.

This week’s spotlight shines on our Regional Manager, Jeremy. Covering the South East, Jeremy has been with OneSearch since Autumn 2019. Take it away Jeremy…

What does a typical working day look like for you?

What I love about my role is that no two days are the same and my role is nice and varied; typically I would class the perfect day as a good drive to visit existing or new clients and coming back having been able to help with and supply our product range.

What’s the best thing about your job?

I work with a wonderful team and especially enjoy being out on the road meeting new people, visiting new places and achieving results!

From your conversations with solicitors, what do you feel are the biggest issues they face today?

The marketplace; it can go from stable to slow overnight and can be vulnerable due to political factors etc. An important part of our role within the sales team is to help and advise clients. We discuss various options with them to create a tailored solution, helping them get the best out of the current market conditions.

What is your favourite aspect of our ordering portal?

It’s just so easy to use! It’s a great one stop shop solution for law firms and its beauty lies in its simplicity. We offer training to very new users, which takes minutes, but most could work out the system for themselves it’s that simple!

Your favourite OSD product and why:

For me it’s OneSearch Prime: fantastic layout and it simply looks great!

JUST FOR FUN

When not in the office, you can usually find me here:

Sitting in the garden enjoying a glass of cava or two with the BBQ lit. Being very much the family man, together with my wife and 5 young children we are always on the go! Having lots of fun on the south coast! My sanity cure is the above mentioned, my BBQ and favourite tipples.

Three things I would struggle to live without are:

My family
Wine
Gym

My last meal on earth would be…

A lovely fillet steak with a creamy avocado and asparagus spinach pasta.

You can contact Jeremy on:-

E-mail Address: jmatheson@onesearchdirect.co.uk
Mobile Number: 07425 292099

You can also get in touch via Social Media:-

To see the rest of our Spotlight Series, click here.

Thank you to all who attended last week’s webinar: Defective Title Insurance – Do’s and Don’t’s. It was highly informative with some interesting polls on how our industry is operating at the moment. If you would like to watch a recording of this webinar, please click here to email our Regional Manager Martin Askew for free access.

If you haven’t already registered for this week’s webinar, there are still a few limited spaces. Secure your place now!

Ways to protect your client and your firm against fraudulent sales

Thu, Jun 25, 2020 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM BST

As the market recovers and solicitors are encouraged to find ways to onboard clients remotely, the chances for fraud may increase. This webinar discusses the rise in seller impersonation and the burdens placed on buyer solicitors. Looking at major cases, we will also explain how a fraud policy can be used.

Is fraud easier now?
What properties are at risk?
How to mitigate risk?
Your responsibility to the client and the lender
Cases on conveyancer’s liability
Law Society Code For Completion

You can register for this webinar by clicking here.

Please click here to get in touch if you would like more information.

Many of you will already know Jarrod, our star of this week’s Spotlight Series. As the Office Manager for our Midlands Office, Jarrod is responsible for onboarding new clients and assisting with various integrations. Take it away Jarrod…

What does a typical working day look like for you?

A good chunk of my time is spent supporting our clients with various services that OneSearch offer. I also spend time supporting the Sales team with various things.

What’s the best thing about your job?

Without a doubt, it is the people I work with. From the people I work closely with day in day out, to the people up in Glasgow that I have less contact with. We have such an amazing group of people and I always feel supported.

From your conversations with solicitors, what do you feel are the biggest issues they face today?

Time. Every solicitor that I speak to is rushed off their feet.

What is your favourite aspect of our ordering portal?

The product catalogue feature; being able to view sample reports/product cards for the majority of products. Particularly useful if you’re dealing with a product you’ve not seen before. Our clients seem to love it.

Your favourite OSD product and why:

I like OneSearch Duo. It has all the benefits of OneSearch Prime, with the added benefit of getting a bunch of information within 24 hours.

JUST FOR FUN

When not in the office, you can usually find me here:

I’ll usually be at the gym, at my local indoor climbing centre or playing football alongside the one and only John Margett.

Three things I would struggle to live without are:

Indian takeaway
Climbing
Exercise in general!

My last meal on earth would be…

Also Indian takeaway

If you would like to speak with Jarrod directly, you can reach him on:-

E-mail: jstrachan@onesearchdirect.co.uk
Office Number: 01782 433270
Mobile Number: 07739 336454

You can also get in touch via Social Media:-

OneSearch Direct would like to recognise our utmost appreciation of our exceptional Data Manager, Elizabeth McNaughton, who today celebrates an astonishing 25 YEARS with the company.

Elizabeth comments: “I’ve had an amazing journey working at OSD, joining the company on 5^th June 1995 when it was Stirrat Park Hogg as a Data Assistant, responsible for collecting/inputting data relevant for the production of certificates for the Central belt of Scotland.

“As the company expanded I was promoted to Data Manager, responsible for 30 members of staff. New product development and a growing partnership with Landmark saw the introduction of our SiteSolutions Highways report and gave me responsibility for a new Production Team, which seen its own trials and tribulations during refinement, but also provided me with a great team of people.

“I feel very lucky to have such a great group of colleagues who have provided me with many great memories and generally manage to keep me smiling no matter what, which is no mean feat for those that know me well! I’ve been through some turbulent times both from a business and personal point of view and, through it all, my colleagues have been a huge support and part of my life over this 25 years. I feel privileged to work with great people. Thank You!”

No, thank YOU Elizabeth, we couldn’t do it without you! heart

Fresh from the success of our recent webinars, we cordially invite you to the following two webinars in association with Stewart Title:

Defective Title Insurance – Do’s and Don’t’s

Thu, Jun 18, 2020 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM BST

Our host Robert Kelly discusses his experience as a conveyancer using Title Insurance, and we will examine what conveyancers need to think about when using or recommending Title Insurance. This webinar has been hugely popular with firms in the past, and includes the following topics:

What is covered and what isn’t?
What do you tell your client?
What can your client tell others?
Removing the risk not the problem
Your role as an Insurance Intermediary

You can register for this webinar by clicking here.

Ways to protect your client and your firm against fraudulent sales

Thu, Jun 25, 2020 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM BST

Is fraud easier now?
What properties are at risk?
How to mitigate risk?
Your responsibility to the client and the lender
Cases on conveyancer’s liability
Law Society Code For Completion

You can register for this webinar by clicking here.

If you would like to sign up for both webinar, let us know and we’ll do this for you. Please get in touch if you have any questions.