Technology

The Cambridge offers mobile Android app

The Cambridge Building Society has introduced its first mobile Android app, following the July...

Phoebus Software agrees comprehensive servicing deal for Castle Trust

Phoebus Software Ltd (PSL) has completed the migration of Castle Trust's mortgage book following...

Live chat feedback cheers L&G Mortgage Club

Legal & General Mortgage Club has revealed that its free live chat facility has...

Accord wins for website

Accord Mortgage’s website has been recognised at the Northern eCommerce Awards. The new-look website was named...

Robo-advice largest fear for brokers

49% of brokers believe robo-advice and technology are the biggest threat to their business in...

Knowledge Bank sees almost 12,000 criteria searches

Knowledge Bank has revealed that, in the month since its launch, brokers have conducted...

SimplyBiz Group sees rise in adviser digital engagement

The SimplyBiz Group has reported an increase in adviser interest in offering digital solutions...

Borrowers want seven-day mortgage switching

80% of consumers in the UK want to be able to switch mortgage providers...

Lenders investing heavily in digital offerings

IRESS has reported that half of lenders already offer, or are about to launch, a...

Together improves Top Track 250 ranking

Together has once again been listed in The Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track...

Mortgage Brain increases headcount

Mortgage Brain has recruited 15 new members of staff over the past year to...

BEP Systems unveils landlord portfolio assessment module

BEP Systems has launched a system for lenders to stress test buy-to-let portfolios automatically....

Keystone selects eTech’s Buy to Let Hub

Risk software supplier eTech is to provide Keystone Property Finance with a solution to...

Knowledge Bank introduces affordability calculators

Mortgage criteria search system Knowledge Bank has added affordability calculators for every lender on...

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I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

Slow completions are costing brokers. Five steps can help protect their pipelines

Through my conversations with mortgage brokers, and Landmark’s work across the wider home-moving process, I see the same pattern repeatedly. Once a mortgage has...

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Latest news

Accord cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43%

Accord Mortgages is reducing selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43 percentage points, with...

Mortgage Brain embeds LMS conveyancing service into CRM Brain

Mortgage Brain has integrated the LMS Select conveyancing platform directly into CRM Brain, allowing...

House prices stall as mortgage costs and Budget uncertainty weigh on market

UK house prices were unchanged in September as higher mortgage rates and wider economic...

Remortgage activity rebounds as higher rates weigh on home purchases

Remortgage applications returned to annual growth in the third quarter, helping to offset a...

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