Technology

Smart Data homebuying reforms could add £2.06bn a year to GDP

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has said a new government report strengthens the...

Profile: Andrew Lloyd, CEO of Fignum

Andrew Lloyd is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fignum. He was appointed to...

UnderwriteMe launches AI tool to widen post-issue audit checks for life insurers

UnderwriteMe has launched an artificial intelligence tool aimed at helping life insurers increase post-issue...

Fleet Mortgages rolls out Instamo FastSubmit to selected advisers

Fleet Mortgages has adopted Instamo’s FastSubmit system, giving selected intermediary firms access to a...

Plannr launches mobile app to extend client portal access

Plannr Technologies has unveiled Wealth Portal by Plannr, a new mobile app designed to...

Darlington to examine regulation, AI and broker relevance in CPD webinar

Darlington Building Society is to host a CPD-accredited webinar later this month looking at...

OMS widens Sikoia tie-up with deeper document checks and case data tools

One Mortgage System (OMS) has expanded its partnership with Sikoia, adding wider document verification...

Simplybiz Mortgages and FIBA expand specialist panel with two sourcing platforms

Simplybiz Mortgages and the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) have added Brickflow and...

Brokers want live criteria as AI changes how cases are placed

Brokers are increasingly turning to technology to ensure they are working with accurate, up-to-date...

Mortgage Magic offers 90% Prometheus discount for women and LGBTQ+ led brokerages

Mortgage Magic has launched a discounted technology package aimed at women and LGBTQ+ led...

Mortgage searches edge higher year-on-year in February

Mortgage search activity eased back from January’s early-year spike in February, but remained ahead...

Acre adds full Nationwide mortgage applications to its CRM

Acre has expanded its integration with Nationwide so brokers can complete a full mortgage...

OPDA urges property agents to help shape smart data framework

Property agents are being encouraged to take part in a government-backed project aimed at...

AI could shift mortgage underwriters from processors to auditors, analysis suggests

Advances in AI-driven underwriting could transform the role of mortgage underwriters, with technology now...

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

Accord cuts all residential new business fixed rates by 0.10%

Accord Mortgages is reducing every fixed rate in its residential new business range by...

Skipton raises maximum income multiple to 6x

Skipton Building Society has increased the maximum loan-to-income multiple available through its LTI Booster...

AI used by more than half of consumers considering complaints

More than half of consumers who made or considered making a formal complaint about...

BetterHome Group UK appoints Anthony Glasgow as chief operating officer

BetterHome Group UK has appointed former Connells Group executive Anthony Glasgow as chief operating...

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