Technology

LBG reports increase in online SME lending

The total amount of online lending to small businesses has doubled in the past...

Shawbrook completes first application using E-Signature

The residential mortgages team at Shawbrook Bank has completed its first application using its new...

The Exeter to replace IT platform 

Insurance IT developer TCP LifeSystems has been contracted by protection provider The Exeter to re-develop its IT platform.  TCP...

Insurance industry facing ‘customer expectation challenge’

Target Group's latest whitepaper Myth v Reality: The Expectation Gap in the UK Insurance Industry has found that...

Paymentshield improves quote results screen

Paymentshield has unveiled an enhancement to its quote and apply system aimed at providing...

Four new associates for the CML

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has welcomed four new associates, bringing the total...

Target reports 11% rise in turnover

Target Group has reported a third consecutive year of growth in its annual results. The...

FHL unveils new introducer portal

Foundation Home Loans has announced the launch of the first stage of its online proposition...

Together and AToM partner with new integrated mortgage system

Together has partnered with All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM). The specialist lender was selected...

Tenet offers access to the Key

Tenet Group has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain and is now offering its...

Y3S offers free bridging AVMs

Y3S is now offering free Automated Valuations (AVMs) on some of its first and second...

Conveyancing Association partners with InfoTrack

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced a partnership with InfoTrack, a new conveyancing services provider. The...

Positive first to use Precise’s bridging AVM

Positive Lending has been able to provide its first ‘same day’ bridging offer by using Precise Mortgage’s...

Fluent Money seeks to cut identity fraud risk

Second charge distributor Fluent Money has invested in an ID scanning solution from TrustID...

COMMENT

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...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Zoopla signs Manchester Super Giants shirt deal

Zoopla has become the first official front-of-shirt partner of Manchester Super Giants for the...

Southwest Knotweed launches identification app

Southwest Knotweed Group has launched an app designed to help mortgage and property professionals...

Broker Conveyancing launches referral hub for advisers

Broker Conveyancing has launched a referral platform intended to make it quicker for mortgage...

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...

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