Technology

Target Group appoints new CFO

Target Group has appointed Iestyn Evans as the group’s new chief financial officer (CFO). Evans...

BEP Systems unveils ‘agile underwriting’

BEP Systems has designed what has dubbed an 'agile underwriting system for lenders. ...

Enra Group hires IT director

Enra Group, parent company of Enterprise Finance and West One Loans, has today announced...

CA unveils new ‘cyber newsletter’

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched its new cyber newsletter, dealing with a range of...

Comercial Trust extends Mortgage Brain partnership

Commercial Trust has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain and is now offering the...

Growth continues for outsourcing firm

Target Group has reported a fourth consecutive year of growth. The figures from the 2016...

New online lending calculator introduced

Online mortgage broker Dwell has launched a new Universal Mortgage Calculator, which it claims...

Robo mortgage adviser raises £2m in seed funding

MortgageGym has completed a seed funding round of £2m ahead of its official launch this...

Equiniti opens south west hub

Equiniti Group has opened its latest regional technology hub, Ada House, in Exeter’s Pynes...

Digital advice ‘not for specialist market’

Adrian Moloney of OneSavings Bank told a seminar audience at the FSE Manchester event...

Mortgage Brain integrates second charge sourcing

Mortgage Brain has launched an integrated second charge mortgage sourcing capability into its first...

Second charge broker portal unveiled

A trio of second charge players have joined forces to launch a new broker portal, www.smartmoneysourcing.co.uk.  It aims to...

TSB partners with Hometrack for AVMs

TSB has appointed Hometrack to be its provider and long-term partner for Automated Valuation...

HL Partnership adopts SolutionBuilder

HL Partnership has adopted iPipeline's research, quote and apply solution, SolutionBuilder. SolutionBuilder allows advisers to compare...

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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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...

First-time buyer demand slips as shortage of suitable homes persists

First-time buyer demand weakened across Great Britain in the second quarter of 2026, although...

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