Technology

New website works wonders for SortRefer

SortRefer has reported a surge in intermediary activity following the launch of its new...

iState Systems launches broker portal

iState Systems' newly launched Apprivo Broker Portal now allows advisers to submit mortgage or...

Vizolution secures funding

Bill Safran’s Vizolution has secured funding from Finance Wales and Notion Capital. Vizolution has raised...

Aldermore to use Mortgage Brain

Aldermore has opted to use Mortgage Brain’s new Lender Retail point-of-sale solution to support...

Cambridge & Counties signs deal with Phoebus Software

Phoebus Software has agreed a five-year deal with Cambridge & Counties Bank (CC Bank)...

LV= unveils retirement microsite for advisers

LV= has launched the Retirement Centre, a microsite designed to provide advisers with practical...

Software defined networking: the future?

The four giants of the internet age - Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon -...

The Avelo Experience to tour UK

Avelo is staging The Avelo Experience, a series of 10 free events aimed at...

Bill Safran launches new business

A new business called Vizolution has been launched for a former CEO of Trigold,...

Connect Mortgage Club offers landlord insurance module

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC), part of the Connect Group, is now providing its appointed...

Collections market targeted by iState Systems’ app

iState Systems has unveiled new collections functionality on its Apprivo system. The new Apprivo...

The Newbury selects new mortgage and savings software

The Newbury Building Society has signed a five-year managed service contract with Sopra Group...

Planned outage for BM Solutions

BM Solutions has warned that there is scheduled system outage on Sunday. It has informed...

Y3S to launch miLoan for iPhone

Y3S Loans is due to launch a smartphone and tablet application version of its...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Flipping slump reshapes broker opportunities

Falling profitability in the property flipping market is reshaping opportunities for mortgage brokers as...

Instamo to unveil FastAdmin at broker padel event

Instamo is set to showcase its latest mortgage administration solution, FastAdmin, at a broker-focused...

Bank of Ireland brings Lauren Wiles back to national partnership role

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager...

Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

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