MORAY GROUP LIMITED

What MORAY GROUP LIMITED does

Moray Group Limited is a Scottish professional services group, founded in 2019/2020 by Rob Aberdein (formerly of Aberdein Considine), that delivers legal, property and adjacent financial services to private clients and businesses across Scotland. The group operates a multi-brand platform: Moray Legal provides residential property, remortgage, wills, powers of attorney and executry services; Simpson & Marwick (acquired 2020, founded 1886) anchors residential conveyancing in Edinburgh and East Lothian; Esson & Aberdein (launched 2021) serves Aberdeen and the north-east; and Alston Law (acquired February 2021) provides lender services, remortgage processing and debt/asset recovery to FCA-regulated financial institutions, housebuilders and panel managers across the UK. Across the portfolio the group reported a combined turnover of £5 million-plus by early 2021 and targeted £10 million by end of 2022, with headcount expanding from 10 at launch to over 70 staff across four offices.

The group's core technology is a digital-first service model centred on a self-service online remortgage portal (remortgage.moray.legal) that lets clients track transaction progress, upload financial and legal documents, and communicate directly with the legal team, replacing paper-based conveyancing workflows. Underlying infrastructure is GDPR-compliant and integrates third-party data suppliers including TransUnion. The group also pursues strategic PR (via Holyrood PR and Sure PR), organic social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook) and an email newsletter to position itself as a tech-forward challenger to traditional Scottish law firms.

The business model is transaction-fee driven: revenue comes from professional fees on property transactions, remortgages, private client work (wills, executries) and corporate conveyancing for institutional clients. Customer segments are horizontal, spanning private individuals, SMEs and financial institutions. Distribution is hybrid, combining four physical offices (Glasgow headquarters at The Forsyth Building, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and North Berwick) with the online portal for self-service remortgage work. In September 2022 the group was acquired by Progeny, with founder Rob Aberdein appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Progeny and a commercial alliance established to prepare for alternative business structure (ABS) licences in Scotland.

Name

MORAY GROUP LIMITED

Legal name

Moray Legal Limited

Website

https://www.moray.legal/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Moray Group is a Scottish multi-brand legal and property services group serving private clients, SMEs and financial institutions across Scotland through Moray Legal, Simpson & Marwick, Esson & Aberdein and Alston Law, with a self-service online remortgage portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991)

SIC

Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents (6162)

akta.pro primary industry

Prime (Agency/Conforming) Mortgage Servicing (FSALAEAA)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Residential conveyancing
• Remortgage processing
• Private client law
• Lender services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services including residential property transactions, corporate conveyancing, wills, powers of attorney, executries and estate planning. Revenue generated through transaction fees for property work and professional service fees.
2. Remortgage Services: Remortgage processing through online portal, handling transaction management for clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Moray Group provides legal and property services to private clients and businesses across Scotland through multiple brands including Moray Legal, Simpson & Marwick, Esson & Aberdein and Alston Law. Core offerings cover residential property sales and purchases, remortgages, wills and powers of attorney, executries and estate planning for individuals, alongside lender services, corporate conveyancing and debt/asset recovery for FCA-regulated financial institutions. A proprietary self-service online portal supports clients with transaction tracking, document upload and digital communication.

Product overview

Moray Group is a Scottish professional services umbrella company offering legal and property services through multiple brands. The group operates a platform model with the Moray Legal brand at its core, supported by an online self-service remortgage portal. The portfolio includes acquired brands Simpson & Marwick (property and private client services), Esson & Aberdein (Aberdeen-focused private client services), and Alston Law (lender services and debt recovery). Services span residential property transactions, remortgages, wills, powers of attorney, executries, and estate agency, delivered through a technology-infused approach combining digital automation with professional advice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Moray Legal Portal: Self-service online remortgage portal allowing clients to access their remortgage file, view transaction progress, upload documents and communicate with the team.

Products and services

• Moray Legal The primary legal services brand of Moray Group, offering residential property transactions, remortgages, wills, powers of attorney, executries, and estate planning to private clients and businesses across Scotland.
• Simpson & Marwick Acquired residential property, conveyancing and estate agency firm dating back to 1886, operating from Edinburgh and East Lothian. Positioned as the group's pre-eminent national legal brand across Scotland.
• Esson & Aberdein Aberdeen-based law practice focused on private clients in the north-east of Scotland, offering property-related legal services with a technology and innovation focus.
• Alston Law Glasgow-based legal company specialising in lender services, remortgages, and debt and asset recovery for FCA-regulated financial sector clients, with over 40 contracts with UK housebuilders, panel managers and lenders.
• Moray Legal Online Remortgage Portal A self-service online portal allowing clients to access their remortgage file, view transaction progress, upload financial and legal documents, and communicate with the legal team.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ProgenycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 September 2022Progeny acquired Moray Group in September 2022. Managing Director Rob Aberdein became Chief Commercial Officer of Progeny. Commercial alliance established with Moray Legal, designed to allow closer working in anticipation of ABS licences in Scotland. Combined entity positioned to offer integrated legal, tax, wealth management, property and financial advice.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Aberdein Considine: Scottish full-service law firm and former employer of Moray founder Rob Aberdein and COO Joe Bowie. Highly comparable across property, remortgage and lender services with similar geographic footprint and client mix.
• Brodies LLP: Largest Scottish law firm by headcount with a strong property and private client practice. Directly comparable to Moray Legal on conveyancing, remortgage and estate planning services in Scotland.
• Burness Paull: Leading Scottish commercial law firm with significant real estate, banking & finance and private client capabilities. Competes with Moray across lender-side work, property transactions and private client matters.
• Lindsays: Scottish full-service law firm with strong residential property, private client and remortgage offerings. Closely comparable to Moray Legal in geography, service mix and target customer segments.
• Morton Fraser (now part of MacRoberts): Scottish full-service law firm with comparable property, private client and lender-facing services. Targets overlapping SME and consumer segments across Scotland's major cities.

Broad incumbents

• DWF Group: Large UK-listed legal services group with significant property, insurance and lender-services practices. Competes with Moray's Alston Law unit on volume lender work, but at materially greater scale.
• Irwin Mitchell: National UK law firm with strong real estate, private wealth and lender services offerings. Comparable business model in conveyancing and remortgage servicing, though operating UK-wide rather than Scotland-only.
• Weightmans: UK-wide legal services firm with significant lender services, property and private client practices. Competes with Moray on volume lender work and panel relationships, particularly through its Financial Services division.

Others

• Clyde & Co: Global law firm from which Simpson & Marwick de-merged in October 2020 to join Moray Group. Historical connection as former parent of one of Moray's flagship brands; comparable international property and lender-side practice.
• Progeny Group: UK integrated professional services firm that acquired Moray Group in September 2022. Now Moray's parent and distribution platform; comparable in delivering joined-up legal, tax, wealth and property advice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MorayLegal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moraylegal
• Xx.com/moray_group

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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