Technology

New anti-scam hub from the Nottingham

With fraudsters increasingly using the Covid-19 pandemic to illegally cash in via a number...

Virgin Money unveils app for first-time buyers

Virgin Money has launched Home Buying Coach, a new tool designed to simplify the...

Nationwide now available on Mortgage Brain’s Lendex

The Nationwide Building Society has joined and is available on Lendex, Mortgage Brain's new...

iPipeline appoints new national account manager

iPipeline has recruited Jacqui Weddell as its new national account manager. Weddell (pictured) has over 25 years...

Mortgage Engine partners with Fluent Mortgages

Mortgage Engine has developed its API connection with Fluent Mortgages. The brokerage believes the technology could...

UTB and Freedom Finance completes ‘industry first’ second charge

United Trust Bank (UTB) and Freedom Finance have completed their first ‘application to offer’...

Stonebridge maintains monthly upgrades for Revolution

Stonebridge has announced further development to its trading platform, Revolution, with a focus on...

Smartr365 appoints design and experience director

Smartr365 has announced the appointment of Jens as design and experience director. Wikholm is tasked with...

Mortgage Brain: product numbers remain a concern

Mortgage Brain saw more ESIS generated through its sourcing systems in July than any...

Mortgage advisory firm signs up to Credit Assess

Click2Check has announced that Chartwell Mortgage Services has become the latest advisory firm to...

360 Dotnet launches Gabriel reporting tool

360 Dotnet has introduced a new tool within 360 Lifecycle to help intermediaries access...

Network signs five-year cloud deal with Twenty7Tec

Twenty7Tec has entered into a five-year agreement to provide its CloudTwenty7 platform to Primis. LSL...

Shariah-compliant provider joins Knowledge Bank

Gatehouse Bank's products are now available on the Knowledge Bank platform. Gatehouse provides Shariah-compliant mortgage...

Mortgage Brain: summer ESIS volumes surpass pre-Covid levels

Mortgage Brain has reported that the volume of ESIS generated through its sourcing systems...

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...

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SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

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