Technology

New role for Corker at Knowledge Bank

Knowledge Bank has announced the promotion of Matthew Corker to the position of operations...

BM Solutions revamps portfolio landlord portal

BM Solutions has introduced a new online mortgage portal for portfolio landlord applications. The new...

Pepper Money now on Affordability Hub

Pepper Money has become the latest lender to go live on Mortgage Brain's Affordability...

Mortgage Broker Tools unveils analytics functionality

Mortgage Broker Tools has launched MBT Analytics to provide lenders with live insights into...

Knowledge Bank to appear at FIBA conference

Knowledge Bank will be appearing at the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association’s (FIBA) annual...

Phoebus and Pure Retirement extend partnership

Pure Retirement and Phoebus Software Limited have agreed a new contract. The equity release provider...

International tech firm acquires Dock9

MagiClick has acquired financial services digital agency Dock9. MagiClick is a provider of digital technology...

A matter of control

If we learned one thing in 2020 it’s that there will always be things...

Dozens of lenders sign up for Mortgage Brain service report

Mortgage Brain has revealed that nearly 40 lenders are now supplying updates through its...

Knowledge Bank sees shake-up in criteria searches

Knowledge Bank has reported a change in criteria searches in December. The largest change last...

eKeeper unveils new CRM system for lenders

eKeeper has launched a new customer relationship management (CRM) system for lenders, called Intermediary...

OMS integrates with Oplo

One Mortgage System (OMS) has completed a full integration with second charge lender Oplo....

MBT Affordability being used by 3,000 new brokers

Over 3,000 new advisers now have access to MBT Affordability through their mortgage clubs...

Avamore Capital integrates with Nivo

Avamore Capital has continued to digitise its end-to-end lending process with the integration of...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

Latest news

Mortgage industry bodies launch new ED&I survey

AMI and IMLA have launched a new industry-wide survey aimed at measuring progress on...

Landbay turns to broker education as Renters’ Rights Act reforms approach

Landbay is set to host a broker-focused webinar examining the implications of the Renters’...

Fleet cuts five-year buy-to-let fixes and widens 75% LTV options

Fleet Mortgages has cut pricing on selected five-year fixed buy-to-let products and expanded its...

HSBC UK cuts mortgage rates by up to 25bps across residential and buy-to-let range

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across parts of its residential and buy-to-let range,...

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