Morris Hayes & Edgar with Tri-Search

What Morris Hayes & Edgar with Tri-Search does

Morris Hayes & Edgar with Tri-Search (MHE) is a Sydney-based legal search information services firm tracing its operating history to 1888. The company delivers both electronic and traditional manual legal services to solicitors, conveyancers, paralegals, local government agencies, accountants, real estate agents, and surveyors, with a primary focus on conveyancing and property law matters in New South Wales, Australia. Its offering centres on online searches (Land Titles, Sydney Water, OSR, Hunter Water, ASIC Companies and Business Names) conducted through the InfoTrack platform, combined with manual services such as settlements, stamping, land tax clearance, registration, court filing, probate, process serving, property enquiries, and handling of interstate matters.

MHE's technology backbone is provided by the InfoTrack ecosystem, including integrations into practice management systems, the InfoTrack Connect supplier framework, and Next Gen Integration capabilities. The firm operates a single Sydney CBD office at Level 8, 135 King Street, which houses a public-facing Settlement Room where InfoTrack can stamp contracts and transfers, clear land tax, and act as settlement agent. The product surface exposed to clients includes the core MHE search service plus InfoTrack modules such as AML Onboarding & VOI, the AML/CTF Compliance Centre, Contract Review (AI-assisted), Family Law Interface, Wills & Estates Interface, Property Interface, Securexchange, and Process Serving.

MHE's revenue model is transaction-fee based for search and settlement work, with professional services fees for manual tasks such as court filing, probate, and process serving. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is largely quote-based. The firm operates as a boutique 5-employee operation whose go-to-market is a hybrid of direct service delivery at the Sydney office and self-serve electronic ordering via the InfoTrack platform. Ownership structure, financial performance, and corporate history beyond the 1888 founding reference are not disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Morris Hayes & Edgar with Tri-Search

Legal name

Morris Hayes & Edgar

Website

https://mhe.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Morris Hayes & Edgar is a Sydney-based legal search and conveyancing services firm, established in 1888, that combines online searches via the InfoTrack platform with traditional manual services such as settlements, stamping, court filing, and probate for NSW solicitors, conveyancers, and related professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Search and Conveyancing Services

NAICS

Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAJAOAB

Title Search & Examination

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Real Estate Transaction Services (Escrow, Title & Closing Coordination)

SECONDARYBPAJAOAJ

Property Tax & Municipal Lien Search Services

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Real Estate Transaction Services (Escrow, Title & Closing Coordination)

SECONDARYBPAJAOAC

Abstracting Services (Title Abstracts)

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Real Estate Transaction Services (Escrow, Title & Closing Coordination)

SECONDARYBPAHAAAK

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Legal search services
• Conveyancing services
• Land title searches
• Property settlements
• Stamp duty processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Search Services: Fees charged for various legal searches including Land Titles, Sydney Water, OSR, Hunter Water, ASIC Companies & Business Names searches
2. Settlement Services: Fees for settlement room services including contract stamping, land tax clearance, and acting as agent on settlements
3. Traditional Manual Services: Fees for manual legal services including court filing, probate processing, process serving, and interstate matter handling

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Morris Hayes & Edgar provides a complete range of legal search information services to solicitors, conveyancers, paralegals, local government agencies, accountants, real estate agents, and surveyors. Services include online searching (Land Titles, Sydney Water, OSR, Hunter Water, ASIC Companies & Business Names) powered by InfoTrack, plus traditional manual services such as settlements, stamping, land tax clearance, court filing, probate, process serving, property enquiries, complex registrations, old system searching, and interstate matter handling.

Product overview

Morris Hayes & Edgar with Tri-Search operates as a legal technology platform under the InfoTrack brand, offering a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is MHE legal search services providing online searching (land titles, utilities, OSR, ASIC), settlements, stamping, and manual legal services. This core platform is complemented by specialized interfaces including Property Interface, Family Law Interface, and Wills & Estates Interface for matter-specific workflows. Add-on modules include Contract Review Tool (AI-assisted), AML Onboarding & VOI, AML/CTF Compliance Centre, Financial Disclosure, Process Serving, Settlement Services, Exchange Securely (Securexchange), and Seller Disclosure Solution. The platform integrates with practice management systems and supports InfoTrack Connect for supplier ecosystem connectivity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MHE Legal Search Services

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• InfoTrackcoreTechnology or IntegrationMorris Hayes & Edgar operates its online search workflow powered by InfoTrack's platform. InfoTrack provides the technology infrastructure for land title searches, Sydney Water, OSR, Hunter Water, and ASIC searches. MHE also leverages InfoTrack for settlement services including contract stamping and land tax clearance. The partnership enables MHE to offer a comprehensive digital legal search service combined with traditional manual services.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• PropTrack: Australian property data platform providing title, sales history, and ownership information to legal and real estate professionals, directly comparable to MHE's land and property search services.
• PEXA: Australia's dominant electronic conveyancing and settlement lodgement network. Competes with MHE's settlement and stamping services at scale and is reshaping how property settlements are executed nationwide.
• Equifax Australia: Major provider of commercial and consumer information services including business identity checks comparable to MHE's ASIC company and business name searches, with broad legal and compliance customer bases.
• CoreLogic Australia: Property data and analytics provider serving real estate agents, conveyancers, and legal professionals with title, valuation, and property information comparable to MHE's land title and property search offerings.
• illion (formerly Veda): Australian data and analytics provider offering business and consumer credit information, identity verification, and AML screening — overlapping with MHE's AML/CTF-related service capabilities.
• SAI Global (now part of Dun & Bradstreet): Provides business and entity searches, compliance, and registry services comparable to MHE's ASIC Companies & Business Names searches, serving legal and conveyancing professionals across Australia.

Direct peers

• SettleIT (InfoTrack): Electronic settlement and registry lodgement platform within the InfoTrack group, directly competing with MHE's Settlement Room services for stamping, land tax clearance, and electronic conveyancing transactions.
• Tri-Search: Affiliated brand referenced in MHE's full name ('Morris Hayes & Edgar with Tri-Search'); an Australian provider of legal and property search services to conveyancers and solicitors with overlapping manual and electronic search offerings.
• InfoTrack: Australian legal technology platform that powers MHE's online workflow and provides settlement, AML, and contract review modules. Directly comparable as a conveyancing and legal search platform serving solicitors and conveyancers.

Regional players

• Landgate (Western Australia): Western Australian land registry and property information provider. Comparable as a regional land title and property enquiry service, relevant to MHE's stated interstate matter handling.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/morris-hayes-&-edgar-mhe-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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