Technology

Pepper Money introduces electronic identity verification

Pepper Money hade introduced automatic electronic identification and residency verification (E-ID), removing the requirement...

New broker CRM and business management system unveiled

Mortgage Magic has officially launched its CRM and business management system for mortgage brokers...

New report shines a light on intermediary tech options

Iress has the greatest number of products on any sourcing system available to the...

Trussle secures new funding and investor

Online mortgage broker, Trussle, has raised a further £7.5m in funding. The investment includes funding...

Later life lending added to SmartrCriteria

Legal & General Mortgage Club has revealed that later life lending has been added...

New anti-money laundering rules now in place

SmartSearch has reminded firms that they need to take action now as new rules...

Smartr365 receives ISO27001 security certification

Smartr365 has received ISO27001 certification from business standards certification body British Standards Institute (BSI). ISO27001...

Knowledge Bank sees continuing mortgage market volatility

Knowledge Bank's latest monthly analysis of brokers’ criteria searches has revealed a number of surprising...

Dashly embeds Experian affordability tool

Mortgage switching tool Dashly has partnered with Castlight Financial, part of Experian. The partnership will...

Christmas Day spike for online mortgage broker

Digital broker, Mojo Mortgages, has reported a 433% spike in the number of people...

TFC Homeloans’ 1APP System passes £1bn DIP milestone

TFC Homeloans has revealed that its adviser portal, 1APP, has surpassed £1 billion in...

Uinsure partners with 360 Dotnet

Uinsure has announced a partnership with practice management system provider 360 Dotnet. 360 Dotnet says...

LBG brands commit to Mortgage Brain’s Lendex

Mortgage Brain’s new multi lender application and submission gateway, Lendex, has received commitment from...

Smartr365 teams up with Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club

Mortgage platform Smartr365 has partnered with Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club. Advisers from Brilliant Solutions...

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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Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...

Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...

Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

Owners of detached properties accounted for more than four in 10 new lifetime mortgages...

Brokers invited to webinar on boosting landlord income strategies

Brokers are being offered an opportunity to learn how to help landlords accelerate income...

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