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Key appoints group technology director

Key Group has promoted Jack Neary to the position of group technology director. Neary (pictured)...

MFS: we’ve lent £18m during lockdown

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed 22 bridging loans during the Covid-19 lockdown period,...

Halifax reports house price fall in April

Halifax's house price index for April has found that, on a monthly basis, house...

Cost of selected buy-to-let borrowing on the rise

Property Master's latest Mortgage Tracker reveals after a year of sustained falls in the...

ESIS volumes up for first time in six weeks

Mortgage Brain has reported that the number of ESIS produced from its mortgage sourcing...

SBG launches new ‘bounce back’ support hub

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has introduced a new 'bounce back' hub to help firms...

Tenet unveils confidential support programme for advisers

Tenet has launched a new Tenet Assistance Programme (TAP) in conjunction with Care First. Care...

UTB completes bridge in six working days despite lockdown

United Trust Bank has completed a bridging loan in six working days, despite the...

The Nottingham supports anti-isolation charity initiative

The Nottingham Building Society is supporting members of our communities at risk of social...

L&G issues new digital trust process

Legal & General Insurance has unveiled a new digital trust process for existing customers. The...

The Mansfield introduces ‘zero contact’ valuations

The Mansfield Building Society is offering an enhanced desktop valuation process while the lockdown...

SmartSearch unveils facial recognition feature

SmartSearch has added a new facial recognition feature to its digital anti-money-laundering (AML) platform. Due...

Bathgate selected as Funding Circle CBILS approved partner

Bathgate Business Finance has been selected as a Funding Circle Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan...

Mortgage approvals at lowest level since March 2013

The Bank of England has reported that mortgage approvals for house purchase in March...
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Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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