Technology

Land Registry allows free access to historic price paid data

All Land Registry’s historic price paid data of over 18 million sales is now...

Vizolution unveils web chat for advisers and clients

Vizolution has launched a new web chat capability for advisers or agents speaking to...

Technology forcing small businesses to work harder

Nearly half of 'microbusinesses' and sole traders in the UK believe that they now...

Mortgage27 teams up with Greenlight

Mortgage27 is to partner with digital marketing agency Greenlight to provide a detailed monthly...

Simply Online Leads wins global award

Simply Online Leads has won Lead Generation Firm of the Year in the 2013...

IPad Mini winner selected by the Source

Source Insurance has revealed the winner of an Apple iPad Mini. David Evans of Whichers...

Safran: screen sharing can safeguard MMR sales process

Screen sharing can safeguard the MMR sales process for lenders and advisers through the...

Mortgage Brain offers Help to Buy filter

Mortgage Brain has introduced a Help to Buy Guarantee scheme filter to enable brokers...

BTL calculators on new Connect Mortgage Club site

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC), part of the Connect Group, has relaunched its new website...

New boss at Vertex

Vertex Financial Services has promoted Chris Thompson to the role of CEO. Thompson (pictured) joined...

The Source appoints IT chief

Source insurance has appointed Louis Russell as its new head of IT. He joins...

Avelo to rebrand as Iress

Iress is to bring Avelo under the Iress brand from 1 November. This follows...

HML introduces specialised Ireland website

HML has launched a dedicated website for Ireland. The servicer says its new site...

Y3S makes miLoanbroker.com open access

Y3S has updated its miLoanbroker.com secured loan sourcing system, opening it up to all...

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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Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...

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