Technology

Conveyancer decline adds to capacity pressure as exchange times lengthen

The number of solicitors working in residential conveyancing has continued to fall as separate...

JammJar adds AI document analysis and broker automation tools

JammJar has expanded its AI-powered operating system for mortgage advice firms with new document...

Cotality strengthens lending team after two major lender deals

Cotality UK has promoted Ash Lloyd (main picture, inset) to client delivery director as...

Novus launches mortgage journey simulator to help lenders test transformation plans

Novus Strategy has launched a mortgage journey simulation platform designed to help lenders assess...

AI adoption raises stakes for trusted financial data

Financial services firms will need to balance greater use of AI with stronger human...

Legacy systems risk holding back group protection market

Legacy technology is making it harder for group protection providers to develop products and...

Saffron targets faster mortgage decisions with FintechOS platform

Saffron Building Society has partnered with FintechOS to overhaul its mortgage origination process as...

Novus launches mortgage simulator to tackle completion delays

Novus Strategy has launched a mortgage journey simulator designed to allow lenders to test...

OneDome takes integrated homebuying service nationwide

OneDome has launched a national television campaign promoting its integrated homebuying service, which brings...

Iress adds Coventry and Godiva to Acre mortgage API

Iress has extended its Lender Connect API integration with Acre, adding Coventry Building Society...

MBE London sets out 2026 seminar line-up

Mortgage Business Expo has unveiled the seminar programme for MBE London 2026, with sessions...

e4 Strategic targets post-offer delays with new VERSA Convey platform

e4 Strategic has launched a digital workflow platform designed to improve communication between lenders...

Novello joins OPDA as it prepares AI-led surveying platform

Novello Chartered Surveyors has joined the Open Property Data Association as the surveying firm...

The Mortgage Hub adopts JammJar platform

The Mortgage Hub has gone live with JammJar as it looks to reduce administration...

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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