Technology

Smartr365 appoints product engineering lead

Smartr365 has today announced the appointment of Edwin Halakooei as product engineering lead. Halakooei (pictured)...

Mortgage Broker Tools introduces BTL Affordability

Mortgage Broker Tools has launched BTL Affordability which allows brokers to research how much...

OMS adopts e-signature automation software

One Mortgage System (OMS) has chosen iPipeline’s AlphaTrust e-Sign and document automation software. It has...

Uinsure partners with Twenty7Tec

Uinsure has extended its partnership with mortgage technology firm Twenty7Tec. Users of Twenty7Tec’s CloudTwenty7 platform...

Bureaucratic backlogs boost e-verification adoption

Anti-money-laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has claimed that backlogs in issuing official ID documents such as...

Smartr365 speeds up process for eConveyancer

Mortgage technology platform Smartr365 has announced the first major development under its ‘You Ask,...

PropertyPal Mortgages partners with eKeeper

PropertyPal Mortgages, the mortgage arm of a property portal in Northern Ireland, has joined...

Virgin Money pilots first-time buyer purchase app

Virgin Money is trialling a new app designed to help first time buyers navigate...

Mortgage Brain: ESIS numbers continue recovery from Covid

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

Nivo unveils broker-lender messenger service

Nivo has launched a new B2B digital messenger service following feedback from its recently...

Norton Home Loans unveils digital document process

Norton Home Loans has partnered with Freedom Finance to implement new digital secured loan...

Stonebridge releases Revolution updates

Stonebridge has completed a further number of updates and developments to its trading platform, Revolution. Users...

Mortgage Brain sees rise in product numbers continue

Mortgage Brain has reported that product numbers have continued the trend of improvement, increasing...

iPipeline introduces new protection solution

iPipeline has launched a new integrated solution that will allow advisers to view each...

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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