Ralph Sayer

What Ralph Sayer does

Ralph Sayer is a private, family-run solicitors and estate agency firm headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, operating from Birch House, 10 Bankhead Crossway South (EH11 4EP). The firm operates a combined estate agency and legal services model, offering property buying and selling services alongside conveyancing and private client legal services including Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Estate Administration under Scots law. Its service area covers Edinburgh, the Lothians, and Fife. The firm is led by Ivan Ralph (Solicitor and Chief Executive Officer), Katy Ralph (Chief Operating Officer), and Jadiene Morison (Solicitor-Managing Partner), reflecting direct family ownership and management control with no external investors or parent company identified.

The firm employs approximately 40+ team members organised across Legal, Estate Agency, Purchasing, Finance, and Reception departments, including multiple partners, solicitors, paralegals, trainee solicitors and paralegals, modern apprentices, and a Head of Finance. Core product lines include Property Buying Services, Property Selling Services, Power of Attorney, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, and Estate Administration, with additional services in remortgaging and transfer of title. Community-facing initiatives include Pack & Give Back and free notary/document witnessing services in support of the firm's charity partnership with Edinburgh Dog & Cat Home. The technology stack is standard: no proprietary technology is disclosed, and the firm relies on conventional legal and estate agency practice management systems plus Google Analytics for website analytics.

Revenue is generated through transaction fees on property sales, professional services fees for legal work (conveyancing, wills, powers of attorney, estate administration, remortgaging, title transfers), and additional services. Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly disclosed, and the go-to-market is sales-led via direct client engagement (in-person, phone, email) and a self-service property search portal on the firm's own website. Properties are listed across major UK portals including Rightmove, Zoopla, ESPC, On The Market, and Prime Location. Customer segments are horizontal: property buyers and sellers (primary), private clients seeking estate planning services, and first-time buyers navigating government schemes such as Help to Buy, LIFT, or Golden Share.

Name

Ralph Sayer

Legal name

Ralph Sayer

Website

https://ralphsayer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ralph Sayer is a family-run Edinburgh solicitors and estate agency firm serving property buyers, sellers, and private clients across Edinburgh, the Lothians, and Fife with integrated conveyancing, Wills, Trusts, Power of Attorney, and Estate Administration services under Scots law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal and Estate Agency Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Buyer Representation Services (BPAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Valuation & Appraisal (BPAHANAC), Abstracting Services (Title Abstracts) (BPAJAOAC)

Keywords

• Estate agency services
• Conveyancing services
• Wills and estate planning
• Power of attorney
• Residential property sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Estate Agency Services: Commissions from property sales and purchases. Services include buying, selling, valuations, and property listings across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife.
2. Legal/Solicitor Services: Legal fees for wills, trusts, estate planning, power of attorney, and estate administration services.
3. Conveyancing: Legal fees for property conveyancing services including missives, title checks, and settlement procedures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ralph Sayer is a family-run solicitors and estate agency firm in Edinburgh that delivers combined property and legal services for individuals and families. Core offerings cover estate agency (buying, selling, valuations, listings), conveyancing, and private client legal services including Wills, Trusts, estate planning, Powers of Attorney, and estate administration across Edinburgh, the Lothians, and Fife.

Product overview

Ralph Sayer operates as a unified solicitor and estate agency firm offering integrated property services alongside private client legal work. The core portfolio consists of estate agency and conveyancing services for property buying and selling, supported by legal services including Power of Attorney, Wills and Estate Planning, and Estate Administration. Additional services include remortgaging and property title transfers. The firm also operates a property search portal and offers free valuations for prospective sellers. Community initiatives including Pack & Give Back (donation service for moving clients) and free notary services (Stamp of Approval, Paw of Support) support the firm's chosen charity partnership with Edinburgh Dog & Cat Home.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Buying Services Solicitor-led conveyancing and property purchase assistance for buyers in Scotland, including offer submission, negotiation, mortgage financing guidance, and settlement support.
• Property Selling Services Estate agency and solicitor-led property sale services encompassing free valuation, Home Report arrangement, professional photography, multi-platform marketing, offer negotiation, and conveyancing through to key handover.
• Power of Attorney Services Drafting and execution of Powers of Attorney enabling trusted individuals to make financial and welfare decisions on behalf of clients, including dementia-specific planning support.
• Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning Will drafting, trust creation, and estate planning services to ensure clients' wishes are carried out after death, protect families, and manage inheritance and tax considerations under Scots law.
• Estate Administration Executor and estate administration services including applying for Confirmation, asset collection, debt settlement, distribution to beneficiaries, and handling intestacy cases in Scotland.
• Remortgaging Services Solicitor services for property remortgage transactions, handling the legal transfer of security and title registration.
• Property Titles Services Transfer of title services for changing property ownership, including dealing with Registers of Scotland documentation.
• Property Search Portal Web-based property search tool enabling users to browse current listings by price, bedrooms, and property type, featuring properties for sale and sold subject to contract.
• Free Valuation Service No-obligation property valuation conducted by experienced estate agents to provide sellers with market value estimates.

Quantifiable outcome

• 56% increase in power of attorney activity as result of dementia awareness campaign (Planning Ahead campaign)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Edinburgh Dog & Cat HomecoreOthersRalph Sayer's chosen charity partnership with Edinburgh Dog & Cat Home (EDCH) based locally in Portobello. Partnership includes Pack & Give Back initiative (clients donate household items when moving), Stamp of Approval Paw of Support (free notary/document witnessing services with donations to EDCH instead of fees), and general fundraising through staff initiatives. EDCH has been caring for animals since 1883.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Blackadders: Scottish law firm with offices across Scotland delivering residential conveyancing, private client, estate administration and property services. Directly comparable legal-services scope and customer base.
• Warners Solicitors: Edinburgh-based Scottish law firm with residential property and private client services. Comparable in catchment and core service mix to Ralph Sayer.
• Aberdein Considine: Scottish full-service solicitors and estate agents operating across multiple Scottish cities with an integrated legal-and-property model. Direct comparable to Ralph Sayer in scope, structure and target customer (Scottish property buyers, sellers and private clients).
• Lindsays: Scottish law firm with a strong residential property and private client practice serving Edinburgh and other Scottish cities. Comparable in offering residential conveyancing, wills, estates and power of attorney services.
• Gillespie Macandrew: Edinburgh-headquartered Scottish law firm offering residential property, private client, wills and estate administration services. Direct competitor in the same Edinburgh catchment with similar service scope.
• Anderson Strathern: Edinburgh-headquartered Scottish law firm with substantial residential property, private client and estate administration practices. Overlaps directly with Ralph Sayer's solicitor-side offering in the same geography.
• Thorntons Law: Scottish law firm with residential property, private client and estate administration practices across Scotland. Comparable service mix to Ralph Sayer across both transactional and life-event legal work.
• DM Hall: Scottish chartered surveyors offering residential property valuations, Home Reports and estate agency services across Scotland. Directly comparable on the property valuation and estate agency side of Ralph Sayer's business.

Broad incumbents

• Connells Group: Large UK national estate agency and property services group. Competes with Ralph Sayer on the estate agency side across Scotland and the UK, with much greater scale and marketing reach.
• Slater and Gordon: UK-wide consumer law firm with residential property and private client services. Overlaps with Ralph Sayer on wills, estate planning and conveyancing as part of a much broader legal services portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ralphsayerr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ralphsayer

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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