Technology

New affordability calculator from Leek United

Leek United has introduced a new residential affordability calculator to help brokers establish if...

Mortgage Broker Tools partners with HLP

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has joined with HL Partnership to provide its members with...

Equity Release Supermarket expands free calculator functionality

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has expansion its customer-focussed online tools. ERS were the first broker...

Mortgage Brain: weekly ESIS volumes up for three consecutive weeks

Mortgage Brain has seen both ESIS and product numbers reach their highest levels since...

69% of firms considering automated chatbots

Over 69% of financial services businesses are considering automated chatbots to enhance their customer...

Paradigm Consulting partners with Mitigo Cybersecurity

Paradigm Consulting has announced a new strategic partnership with Mitigo Cybersecurity, in order to provide...

Uinsure connects with OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has connected with Uinsure to improve its general insurance (GI)...

SimplyBiz offers members help with ‘looking the part’ online

The SimplyBiz Group has introduced a new ‘keeping up appearances’ programme, with the aim...

Mortgage Brain begins Affordability Hub rollout

Mortgage Brain is rolling out its affordability-based sourcing solution Affordability Hub following a pilot. Affordability...

Air Group partners with Knowledge Bank

Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group) has announced a new partnership with Knowledge Bank,...

Hodge launches new online intermediary services

Hodge has launched a new website and broker portal, designed to streamline the broker...

Pure Retirement revamps adviser portal

Pure Retirement has launched a new online portal which it says allows advisers to...

Twenty7Tec unveils single platform product and criteria sourcing service

Twenty7Tec has claimed to be the first technology provider to deliver product and criteria...

Click2Check launches pre-qualifying tool

Technology firm Click2Check has launched a white-label online solution for mortgage advisers to obtain...

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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