Simply Conveyancing appoints new CEO as Crawford stands down

Young will step into the role immediately.

Former L&C Mortgages CEO Alan Young initially joined Simply in August 2024 as Chief Commercial Officer. With an impressive career in mortgages and the residential transactions space, Young was also the founder and managing director of conveyancing and survey panel management business, Optimus which was sold to Landmark Information Group in 2019.

Adam Holloway, partner at Livingbridge, said:

“We welcome Alan Young to his new role as CEO. Alan has an outstanding track record of driving growth and developing new markets and is an excellent cultural fit for the business. We are excited to support him and the company in its next phase of growth.”

Young said: “I am honoured to build on the formidable foundations put in place by Doug Crawford and the talented team here at Simply. I look forward to leading the company and its amazing group of people to its next stage of growth and innovation at this transformative time in our industry.”