Technology

PEXA makes two key hires

PEXA has announced two senior appointments to spearhead growth and support rollout of its...

Simple Financial Planning partners with Sikoia

Sikoia has announced a new partnership with brokerage Simple Financial Planning to improve broker...

Iress in two-way live integration with CIExpert

Iress has partnered with CIExpert to launch a two-way, real-time integration. The exclusive functionality is...

MPowered Mortgages using digital assistant to give criteria answers to brokers

MPowered Mortgages has unveiled a voice-activated digital assistant to provide brokers with answers in...

Paragon to migrate to new BTL origination platform

Paragon Bank has unveils its new buy-to-let mortgage origination platform, designed to provide an...

Phoebus reduces its carbon footprint by almost 70%

Phoebus Software has cut its carbon footprint by 69% since 2021. The mortgages and savings...

HLP unveils bespoke CRM system

HLPartnership (HLP) has launched a new CRM system which was developed in-house. The system was...

Loughborough BS switches to new mortgage origination platform

Loughborough Building Society has introduced its new mortgage origination platform and integrated credit decisioning...

Target Group adds UX specialist to product team

Target Group has bolstered its product team with the appointment of Kate Fisher as...

Tandem Bank automates income verification using Sikoia

Fintech firm Sikoia has partnered with Tandem Bank to automate key aspects of income...

PEXA reaches £100m transactional milestone

PEXA has processed £100 million worth of UK remortgage transactions through its platform. The increasing...

New hires and promotions at Twenty7Tec

Twenty7tec has announced two new senior hires and a pair of internal promotions. Clive Beattie...

Rising demand for advanced tech skills within traditional insurance roles

A new poll undertaken within the insurance sector has looked at the growing importance...

Combined salary averages in 2024 mortgage searches up 9.52% YOY

Twenty7tec has reported a year-on-year rise in mortgage searches of 7.96% across 2024. The first...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

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...

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The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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