Technology

Iress UK delivers double-digit earnings growth in strong half-year

Iress has reported a robust first half of 2025, with its UK business delivering...

e4 Strategic joins OPDA to back smarter property data sharing

Digital solutions provider e4 Strategic has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to...

Q&A: Simon Slater, e4 Strategic

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Simon Slater, CEO of e4 Strategic. Mortgage Soup (MS):...

SortRefer posts record-breaking July as broker demand surges

SortRefer, the Derby-based conveyancing and legal services platform, has reported its strongest month on...

Experian partners with Sikoia to automate income and employment verification

Experian has joined forces with verification platform Sikoia in a bid to circumvent the...

AI fuels record surge in identity fraud

Criminals are exploiting artificial intelligence to forge documents, create synthetic identities and bypass verification...

Fignum appoints Steve Carruthers as growth director to accelerate next phase of expansion

Mortgage technology specialist Fignum has appointed Steve Carruthers as growth director, signalling its intent...

Atom Bank strengthens tech leadership to accelerate product growth

Atom Bank has announced a wave of senior internal promotions within its technology team,...

Novium adds L&G’s critical illness cover to sourcing platform

Advisers using Novium’s protection sourcing platform can now quote Legal & General’s critical illness...

Acre expands partnership with Iress to include protection sourcing

Acre has strengthened its ties with fintech provider Iress by selecting the firm to...

MAB rolls out Comentis tool to bolster support for vulnerable customers

Mortgage Advice Bureau is deploying a new digital assessment tool across its broker network...

Twenty7tec and FinCalc integrate to streamline adviser planning

Twenty7tec has further improved its adviser technology offering by integrating its customer relationship management...

Castle Trust Bank revamps website to streamline broker access

Castle Trust Bank has launched a new website aimed at simplifying the way brokers...

Afin Bank joins Mortgage Brain platforms

Mortgage Brain has added Afin Bank to its Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain platforms,...

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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Zoopla has become the first official front-of-shirt partner of Manchester Super Giants for the...

Southwest Knotweed launches identification app

Southwest Knotweed Group has launched an app designed to help mortgage and property professionals...

Broker Conveyancing launches referral hub for advisers

Broker Conveyancing has launched a referral platform intended to make it quicker for mortgage...

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...

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