Technology

Expansion plans for buy-to-let mortgage app

Buy-to-let mortgage app Rightrate is planning to expand its support for brokers and landlords...

The Money Group and Smartr365 holding educational roadshows

Smartr365 and The Money Group are holding a series of roadshows to inform and educate...

LendingMetrics creates product explainer video

LendingMetrics have published a new video outlining the benefits of its proprietary SaaS products. The...

OMS integrates with Selina Finance

One Mortgage System (OMS) has completed a full integration with lender Selina Finance. The integration...

Record results for anti-money laundering specialist

Anti-money laundering firm SmartSearch has reported its best ever first half year results in...

Optimus to drive new OpenMoney online advice service

Conveyancing panel manager, Optimus, has announced that OpenMoney has signed a contract to integrate Optimus’...

Virgin Money allows for electronic signatures

Virgin Money will now accept electronic signatures on residential and buy-to-let mortgage declarations. The lender...

The Mortgage Lender now on MBT Affordability

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has added The Mortgage Lender (TML) to its MBT Affordability...

The Dudley partners with Whistlebrook

Whistlebrook, a provider of back office systems to the financial services sector, is providing...

Gateway Surveyors partners with remote valuation provider

Gateway Surveyors has agreed a partnership with CoreLogic U.K. and will be the first...

Smartr365 reaches user milestone

Smartr365 has added its 2,000th user following growth of more than 700% in the last...

Accord sees improvements from buy-to-let platform

Accord Mortgages has claimed that its new buy-to-let platform has already reaped benefits for...

LMS launches secure messaging facility to boost turnaround times

LMS has unveiled its Secure Link messaging service to better streamline the conveyancing process...

Pure Retirement to offer Countrywide’s ‘Auto-Instruct’ self-service facility

Pure Retirement has become the first equity release provider to gain access to Countrywide...

COMMENT

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 at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

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, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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