Technology

Target integrates sourcing into Bluechip

Target Group has announced the integration of Twenty7Tec’s mortgage and secured loan sourcing software...

New board appointments at Mortgage Brain

Mortgage Brain has announced the appointment of Sharon Marshall and Suzanne Green to its...

Vizolution unveils new video and telephony solution

Vizolution has launched a new video and telephony solution - vVid - that is...

Skipton extends web chat to eMortgage system

Skipton Intermediaries is extending its web chat service to provide further support to brokers. It...

Firm highlights aggregator site ‘risks’

Paymentshield has published a white paper which provides a overview and analysis of the risks...

Why you should be on Twitter

On the day that I write this it’s the tenth anniversary of the launch of...

Enterprise unveils new broker portal

Enterprise Finance has revealed that its new broker portal, Apex, has been accepting new business since...

Holloway Friendly joins forces with online portal

Holloway Friendly has partnered with Synaptic Software to provide its income protection policies through its online...

Lloyds launches mortgage advice via video at home

A new service is offering Lloyds Bank and Halifax customers the ability to speak...

Conveyancers warned over cyber threats

Conveyancing firms have been warned that they need to engender a cyber-security and cyber-resilience culture in...

MortgageBrain releases loans sourcing system

Mortgage Brain has announced the launch of its free secured loans sourcing system. LoansBrain...

L&G Mortgage Club unveils Later Life Lending Hub 

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the launch of a Later Life Lending Hub. It...

The Lending Wizard becomes Freedom for Intermediaries

Freedom Finance has rebranded the Lending Wizard as Freedom for Intermediaries. The revamped...

Mortgage Brain rolls out MCD ready systems

Mortgage Brain is rolling out its Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) ready systems for mortgage...

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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