Technology

New online hub unveiled by Paymentshield

Paymentshield has introduced its new Adviser Hub, which is designed to provide advisers with...

John Charcol adopts Criteria Hub platform

Criteria Hub, the self-styled 'deep search' criteria engine, is the provide John Charcol's DA...

Knowledge Bank launches ‘World Cup special’

Knowledge Bank, the broker criteria search system, has launched a World Cup special, offering...

Technology should cut down “horrendous” paper trail

Brokers attending yesterday's FSE Wales exhibition heard that the increased use of technology solutions,...

DPR Group acquires online mortgage broker

Mortgage technology provider DPR has acquired online mortgage broker Burrow. The move follows on from...

Phoebus reaches £40bn milestone

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has reported that client lending and savings balances serviced on its...

SmartSearch launches integrated app

Anti-money laundering (AML) form SmartSearch has launched an integrated app to allow AML checks...

Accord offers broker online review service

Accord Mortgages has introduced a new online review generator with the aim of helping...

VIBE Finance selects OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been chosen by specialist brokerage VIBE Finance. The newly launched directly...

Hinckley & Rugby goes live on MortgageApply

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has become one of the first lenders to...

Partnership aims to improve valuation panel management

Valuation panel and audit services business, VAS Group, has signed an exclusive agreement with...

Canopy partners with MoneySuperMarket

Canopy has announced a partnership with MoneySuperMarket will see MoneySuperMarket integrate into the Canopy app,...

The Leeds supports technology boost for Samaritans

Money raised for Samaritans by the Leeds Building Society will be used to improve...

UK’s first fully digital mortgage settlement hailed

Shieldpay and My Home Move’s law firm subsidiary, Premier Property Lawyers, with the support...

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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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,...

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...

Together appoints corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire

Together has appointed Kristi Capaldi as corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire,...

Ceta unveils rent guarantee products for landlords facing longer possession delays

Ceta has launched four wholesale rent guarantee products, arguing that longer possession timelines under...

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