Technology

LV= invests in ‘robo-adviser’ 

Retirement player LV= has taken a majority stake in automated advice business Wealth Wizards. LV=...

Halifax launches mobile AIP tool

Halifax has unveiled a mobile Agreement in Principle (AIP) tool which it claims lets...

New product manager for Twenty7Tec Group

Twenty7Tec has appointed John Penn as the new product manager for its MortgageApply platform. Penn...

NACFB platform plans reach next step

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has revealed that it has received...

IRESS unveils new sourcing product

IRESS has launched XPLAN Mortgage, its new product for mortgage intermediaries. The firm aims...

360 Sourcing breaks £100m barrier

Specialist packager Positive Lending has revealed that its secured loan sourcing platform 360 Sourcing...

Just Retirement adopts Vizolution’s vScreen

Just Retirement has deployed vScreen from Vizolution following a trial. vScreen is a...

vScreen saves Wesleyan a round-the-world trip

Wesleyan claims its financial consultants saved enough mileage last month to circumnavigate the globe following the...

Connect Mortgage Club adopts Twenty7Tec sourcing platform

Connect Mortgage Club has selected the Twenty7Tec's combined mortgage, secured loan and bridging sourcing system as...

Phoebus partners with Connexica

Phoebus Software has embarked upon a strategic partnership with software company Connexica to provide...

HLP unveils new CRM system

HomeLoan Partnership (HLP) has begun to roll out its new cloud based Client Relationship...

New MD for APAC Systems

Peter Heigho has become managing director of specialist financial technology business APAC Systems. He has 25 years’...

New intermediary website for Metro Bank

Metro Bank has unveiled a new website for intermediaries, which it claims makes it easier...

Y3S releases miLoan V8 sourcing system

Y3S has upgraded its sourcing system for mortgage brokers. The Cardiff-based firm claims...
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

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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The Simplify Charitable Trust has donated £22,500 to nine charities working in communities across...
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More than three-quarters of landlords are considering refinancing their existing portfolios to fund further...
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