Technology

Profits up at Target Group

Target Group has posted a more than doubling of its profits for the 2014...

Lighthouse adopts MortgageBrain Classic

Lighthouse Mortgage and Protection Solutions (LMPS) has selected MortgageBrain Classic as its preferred mortgage...

Lloyds produces animated infographic for online banking

Lloyds Bank has launched an animated infographic to explain its online banking terms and...

HomeLoan Partnership reveals CRM preview dates

HomeLoan Partnership (HLP) is inviting advisers to a preview of its new cloud-based CRM system.  With...

Shawbrook launches new online broker hub

Shawbrook Bank has launched a new exclusive 'Broker Hub' for its broker partners. The...

SimplyBiz offers MortgageBrain to its members

SimplyBiz has added MortgageBrain Anywhere to the list of its preferred mortgage sourcing technology solutions.  The firm is...

FCA outlines social media promotional guidelines

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its guidance on financial promotions in social...

Going paperless: pipedream or reality?

Believe it or not, the dream of a paperless working environment stretches back to...

Phoebus Software included in Times Top 100 businesses

Phoebus Software Ltd (PSL) has featured in the 2015 Times Top 100 small and...

SortRefer rolls out new app

Online conveyancing portal SortRefer has launched the second version of its mobile app. The SortRefer...

Application process a turn-off for many

A lengthy application process is the number one frustration felt by 51% of UK...

AIB to pilot Vizolution’s vScreen

Allied Irish Banks Plc is piloting Vizolution's screen sharing solution vScreen.  AIB will introduce vScreen into its contact...

Lenders processes not matching intermediary expectations

IRESS's first ever Intermediary Mortgage Survey, has identified the lack of fully paperless systems...

RBS and NatWest introduce fingerprint technology

RBS and NatWest customers will be the first of any UK-based bank to be...
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COMMENT

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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Protection

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

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

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...
Buy-to-let

Landlords turn to portfolio refinancing to fund expansion

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

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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