Technology

Land Registry outlines long-term plan to modernise property market

HM Land Registry has set out its ambitions to deliver faster and more efficient...

Buy-to-let boom slows as landlords focus on refinancing

The pace of the UK’s buy-to-let expansion is slowing as landlords increasingly shift their...

Plannr CRM secures SOC 2 certification to strengthen trust in financial advice tech

Plannr CRM has achieved SOC 2 certification, marking a significant step in its efforts...

Majority of advice firms now trialling AI and RegTech to cut compliance costs

More than half of UK financial advice firms are now testing or trialling artificial...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities...

Jackie Bennett joins e4 Strategic Board

E4 Strategic has appointed Jackie Bennett OBE as a non-executive director. The move comes as...

Got something to sell? Try telling some untruths on X

Why do people peddle untruths on social media? When I say this, I’m thinking...

Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

For most of the last decade Chris Williams has been dissecting the machinery of...

The Monmouthshire partners with Phoebus in five-year digital transformation deal

Monmouthshire Building Society has signed a five-year agreement with Phoebus Software to provide account...

SmartSearch unveils new source of funds solution

SmartSearch has partnered with fintech specialist Armalytix to launch a new source of funds...

Brokers eager but cautious over AI adoption

Paradigm has published the results of its first national survey into how mortgage and...

MorganAsh enhances resilience platform with new options

MorganAsh has introduced further upgrades to its MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS), expanding the platform’s...

Black & White Bridging unveils new website

Black & White Bridging has launched a redesigned website as part of a wider...

Brokers back innovation and urge Chancellor to cut stamp duty

Mortgage brokers have thrown their weight behind industry efforts to modernise the homebuying process...

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

Tories put stamp duty abolition at heart of housing shake-up

The Conservatives have pledged again to scrap stamp duty as part of a housing...

Target Group adds Carla Stent to board

Target Group has appointed Carla Stent as a non-executive director, adding further financial services,...

Later life lending summit to focus on changing advice needs

Mortgage advisers will be encouraged to consider how longer borrowing lives and increasingly complex...

National Friendly launches mortgage-linked income protection cover

National Friendly has launched a short-term income protection product designed to cover mortgage payments...

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