Technology

Embrace the cloud

Cloud computing can be the perfect solution for many businesses, argues Paul Hunt, managing...

TMW Online service update

The Mortgage Works' (TMW) online service will be unavailable for large parts of the...

Focus improves consumer portal proposition

Focus enhances its ‘Direct to Consumer’ execution only consumer portal, focus:360° consumer. Focus Solutions...

Mortgage Brain pleased with initial app take-up

Mortgage Brain’s mobile application solution, has been accessed and used over 10,000 times, the...

Sesame agrees long term deal with Mortgage Brain

Sesame Bankhall Group has selected MortgageBrain sourcing and the Key point of sale system...

AFI vows to reduce paperwork with Introducer Internet changes

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has claimed it will reduce the amount of paperwork that...

New mobile app unveiled

National Counties Building Society customers can now view their accounts and complete transactions using...

TrigoldCrystal acquired by technology firm

Technology solutions provider Avelo has acquired TrigoldCrystal. Avelo says the acquisition is part of...

Fighting obsolescence

Delaying new technology is self-defeating, argues Paul Hunt, managing director of Phoebus Software For...

Phoebus celebrates GEMHL milestone

Phoebus Software is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their partnership with GE Money Home...

Halifax unveils app for homebuyers

Halifax has launched a new smartphone app which it claims offers a ’one stop...

SBG integrates portal with practice management system

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has integrated its portal of choice, the Avelo Exchange Portal,...

Monthly house price fall of 0.6%

March saw an annual house price fall of 0.6% according to Land Registry. It...

Largemortgageloans.com launches consumer iPhone app

Largemortgageloans.com has become the latest firm to unveil an application for the Apple iPhone...

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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Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

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

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

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