Technology

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...

TMA Mortgage Club extends partnership with Mortgage Brain

TMA Mortgage Club is offering Mortgage Brain's latest technology solutions to its Directly Authorised members. MortgageBrain...

BEP Systems develops MyPepper portal

BEP Systems has provided a self-service customer portal for Pepper Ireland borrowers based on its...

Banking challenger teams up with online mortgage broker

Revolut is partnering with online mortgage broker Trussle to give users direct access to...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands Mortgage Brain partnership

SimplyBiz Mortgages has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain. It will continue to offer the...

E.surv overhauls technology with eTech

E.surv Chartered Surveyors has revealed that over the past year it has undertaken its most ambitious...

Castle Trust unveils secure email service

Castle Trust is offering a new service which will enable the lender and its intermediary partners...

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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...

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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...

Wider mortgage options put borrower circumstances in focus on Lenders Live

Borrowers with historic credit problems and smaller deposits have more routes to explore, but...

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