Technology

Countrywide sells remaining holding in Zoopla

Countrywide plc has sold 9,234,473 ordinary shares in Zoopla Property Group plc at an average...

Equiniti provides Axcess Financial Europe with Core Pancredit

Equiniti has entered into an agreement to provide its Core Pancredit technology to Axcess...

Zoopla unveils mortgage in principle service

Zoopla has teamed up with online mortgage adviser Trussle to launch a new service for house...

Brits want face-to-face financial help

61% of Britons think discussing financial matters is more important that seeking health advice...

Mortgage Affordability Tool unveiled

Money Dashboard has introduced the Mortgage Affordability Tool (MAT), a new product targeting the...

‘Digital mortgage adviser’ promises free 24/7 advice

Habito has launched what it claims to be the world’s first "artificially intelligent Digital Mortgage...

Conveyancers achieve Cyber Safe accreditation

Blacks Solicitors and Shakespeare Martineau have become the first Conveyancing Association (CA) members to...

Brightstar reveals EasySource registration stats

Brightstar has reported that over 3,000 intermediaries have registered to use its EasySource sourcing...

Connect launches unsecured loan portal

Connect for Intermediaries has joined up with DotBroker to provide an unsecured loan service...

FHL reaps rewards from new portal

Foundation Home Loans has said that its new portal has boosted broker participation. Since launching...

The Leeds bolsters IT risk and governance team

The Leeds Building Society has added to its IT risk and governance team following...

Source GI Masterclasses back on the road

Source insurance is taking its general insurance masterclasses back on the road in October...

Claims firm rapped over misleading tweet

A claims management firm has been warned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over...

Enterprise adds milestone case-tracking to Apex

Enterprise Finance has upgraded its recently-launched Apex broker portal, with the addition of 'milestone'...

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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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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...

Christodoulides joins ConveyBuddy as head of distribution

Former NatWest national account manager Luke Christodoulides has joined ConveyBuddy as head of distribution. Christodoulides...

MorganAsh adds BSL translation to customer websites

MorganAsh has introduced British Sign Language translations across its corporate website and itswhoiam.me consumer...

London flat owners face highest risk of resale losses

Nearly four in 10 London flats resold after being held for between five and...

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