Technology

Property industry urged to help shape smart data rules

Property businesses are being urged to respond to a government call for evidence that...

Twenty7tec offers free ADAPT trial as mortgage product changes pass 450,000

Twenty7tec is giving RESEARCH users free access to its ADAPT market surveillance tool for...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services...

Southwest Knotweed launches identification app

Southwest Knotweed Group has launched an app designed to help mortgage and property professionals...

Broker Conveyancing launches referral hub for advisers

Broker Conveyancing has launched a referral platform intended to make it quicker for mortgage...

JammJar appoints Kieren Pace to lead customer support

Mortgage technology provider JammJar has appointed Kieren Pace as customer success manager as six...

Lenders turn to live data as mortgage searches rise

Twenty7tec and Saffron Building Society have examined the growing use of real-time market intelligence...

Finova launches AI agent to cut mortgage admin

Finova has launched an AI-powered application service designed to transfer brokers' client data into...

Toni Smith on the human factor and the fourth emergency service

After nearly four decades in financial services, Sesame Network distribution director Toni Smith still...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week,...

OMS holds top mortgage CRM rating in broker study

One Mortgage System has retained the highest rating among mortgage CRM platforms in the...

Bruton Knowles launches land referencing application after six-figure investment

Bruton Knowles has launched a land referencing application designed to reduce the time required...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and...

The AI questions the mortgage industry needs to ask – and address

Everyone in the industry is talking about artificial intelligence, but mortgage tech boss Zahid...

COMMENT

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

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First-time buyer affordability remains strained despite narrowing house price gap

Only 12.1% of potential first-time buyers can afford the average starter home in their...

Royal London targets GP report delays with digital service

Royal London is expanding its use of digital medical evidence in an effort to...

Equifinance names Jackie Burchill as lending operations director

Equifinance has appointed Jackie Burchill as director of lending operations as the second charge...

House price-to-income ratio falls to 11-year low as mortgage costs rise

The gap between UK house prices and earnings has narrowed to its lowest level...

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