Technology

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

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Latest news

First-time buyer affordability remains strained despite narrowing house price gap

Only 12.1% of potential first-time buyers can afford the average starter home in their...

Royal London targets GP report delays with digital service

Royal London is expanding its use of digital medical evidence in an effort to...

Equifinance names Jackie Burchill as lending operations director

Equifinance has appointed Jackie Burchill as director of lending operations as the second charge...

House price-to-income ratio falls to 11-year low as mortgage costs rise

The gap between UK house prices and earnings has narrowed to its lowest level...

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