Technology

Mint Bridging selects Safe4 service

Mint Bridging has adopted the Safe4 service from Safe4 Information Management to provide a secure cloud platform...

Metro Bank appoints new CIO

Metro Bank has announced the appointment of Martyn Atkinson as chief information officer (CIO). He...

eTech develops Buy To Let Hub for portfolio landlord market

In light of the imminent regulatory changes from the Prudential Regulation Authority relating to...

Hometrack wins supplier award

Hometrack has been awarded ‘Supplier of the Year’ at the fourth annual Barclays Global...

Magellan unveils new mortgage portal

Magellan Homeloans has launched Magellan Hub, a new mortgage portal which enables mortgage intermediaries...

Twenty7Tec optimises MortgageSource API

Twenty7Tec has made improvements to the API (Application Programming Interface) for its MortgageSource system,...

Phoebus Software appoints CTO

Phoebus Software Ltd (PSL) has appointed Neil Dyke as its new chief technical officer...

New website for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has revamped its website, offering a simpler and more intuitive design to...

SaaS firm joins ASTL as associate member

BrightOffice has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as its latest associate...

Sense Network adopts Mortgage Brain software

Sense Network has become the latest firm to select Mortgage Brain as its preferred...

Conveyancing: improving technology is only part of the answer

A recent survey of mortgage applicants and home owners concluded that the major area...

Mortgage Force adopts iPipeline’s protection solution

IPipeline has announced that Mortgage Force has adopted its protection modelling and sourcing solution,...

Personal Touch unveils Virtual Introducer

Personal Touch has launched its new client referral technology, Virtual Introducer, which will provide its members...

Private equity acquisition of DPR and eKeeper

Technology focused private equity investment firm Norland Capital has acquired DPR and eKeeper. DPR...

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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Landlords target growth despite rising costs

More than eight in 10 professional property investors plan to expand their portfolios during...

Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according...

Nova appoints Andrew Smith as commercial director

Conveyancing provider Nova has appointed Andrew Smith as commercial director as it seeks to...

Vida sharpens lending rules for borrowers approaching retirement

Vida has revised its later-life mortgage criteria to give brokers clearer guidance when arranging...

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