Technology

Secured loan broker system unveiled

Equiniti Pancredit has announced the launch of Broker Client, an automated secured loan sourcing...

Hope Capital opts for Target Bluechip’s bridging system

Target Group is to supply its bridging lending system to Hope Capital Bridging Finance,...

Skipton unveils new broker portal

Skipton Intermediaries has launched a eMortgage portal, which it claims provides its broker partners...

LSL hires social media marketing specialist

Carly McCormick, formerly marketing manager for the Economist has joined First Complete and Pink...

NWIS unveils mortgage application tracker

NatWest Intermediary Solutions (NWIS) has launched a new ‘real-time’ online mortgage application tracking system. It...

360DotNet integrates with SortRefer

360DotNet has integrated SortRefer’s online conveyancing portal into 360 Dotnet’s client management system, 360 Lifecycle. Specifically designed...

Paratus AMC makes IT board appointment

Paratus AMC has appointed Roulla Williams as chief technology officer. She joins the residential...

Aldermore unveils Landlord Hub

Aldermore has announced the launch of a new Landlord Hub, designed to host information...

FCA to consult on payday loan comparison website standards

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its response to the Competition and Market...

PTFS chooses technology partner

Personal Touch Financial Services has announced the selection of Distribution Technology (DT) as the network’s...

Significant expansion for Equiniti Pancredit

Equiniti Pancredit has announced 14 new appointments. The appointments include: Beth Greenwood, customer delivery consultant; David Kilroy,...

Brokers still uncertain about social media

While two-thirds of brokers regularly use social media, only 56% use social media for...

PTFS partners with iPipeline

Personal Touch Financial Services has announced a new partnership with technology supplier iPipeline to integrate the SolutionBuilder protection...

The Skipton using Mortgage Brain to measure competitiveness

The Skipton Building Society is now using a customised version of Mortgage Brain’s mortgage product...

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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House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

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

Simplify’s trust gives £22,500 to nine local charities

The Simplify Charitable Trust has donated £22,500 to nine charities working in communities across...

Landlords turn to portfolio refinancing to fund expansion

More than three-quarters of landlords are considering refinancing their existing portfolios to fund further...

LiveMore launches mortgage for homes with spray foam insulation

LiveMore has launched a mortgage designed for homeowners whose properties have become difficult to...

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