Technology

Virgin Money renews Hometrack partnership for AVMs

Virgin Money has renewed its licence with Hometrack, securing delivery of Automated Valuation Model...

The Buy to Let Business joins up with Foundation Home Loans for API launch

Foundation Home Loans has partnered with distributor, The Buy to Let Business (TBTLB), to...

Second charge criteria searches changed completely in July

Knowledge Bank has revealed the most search criteria by brokers during the month of...

Confidence in online banking takes a dent

Technology failures are hitting confidence in online banking with one in four customers suffering...

Clever Lending and Your Expert Group adopt OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been selected by Clever Lending and Your Expert Group. Clever...

L&G invests in mortgage intermediary software service

Legal & General’s fintech is making a £3 million investment in Smartr365, a software...

How can technology be used to meet rising demand for equity release?

The equity release market has experienced huge levels of growth in the last few...

Lenders commit to new Lendex gateway

Nine lenders have agreed to accept digital mortgage transactions via Lendex, Mortgage Brain’s digital...

Metro Bank extends Open Banking offering

Metro Bank has launched its developer portal, which opens up the bank’s platform to FCA-registered...

Knowledge Bank offers API to third parties

Knowledge Bank has launched its application programming interface (API). The API will allow lenders, networks,...

LendInvest and Onfido partner to expedite buy-to-let ID checks

LendInvest and identity verification provider Onfido have announced a partnership designed to streamline LendInvest’s...

SMG makes Lenderlink API available to all

All second charge mortgage packagers are now able to register for a free Lenderlink...

OMS launches the first two-way DIP integration with Kent Reliance

One Mortgage System (OMS) has become the first to fully integrate with Kent Reliance...

Capital Home Loans now live on Phoebus servicing

Capital Home Loans (CHL) has migrated to the Phoebus servicing platform. The implementation includes...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

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Appointments

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...
Renters' Rights Act

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...
News

MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...
Building Societies

Market Harborough cuts fixed rates and adds pre-completion switch option

Market Harborough Building Society has cut fixed mortgage rates by up to 36bps and...

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