Technology

“Bold ideas” wanted to transform home buying using Smart Data

The Department for Business and Trade, Challenge Works, the Open Data Institute (ODI) and...

PriceHubble acquires WhenFresh

PriceHubble, a provider of performance data solutions for real estate and finance, has acquired...

MPowered Mortgages launches broker WhatsApp channel

MPowered Mortgages has introduced a dedicated WhatsApp channel for its brokers. The channel will provide...

HLPartnership outlines its technology upgrade plans

HLPartnership (HLP) has announced upgrades to its technology platform. The network says its goal is...

OPDA finalises make-up of executive committee

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has confirmed the completion of its executive committee...

First-time buyers leading market activity

Stabilising interest rates are fuelling activity in the mortgage market despite longstanding affordability concerns,...

MPowered Mortgages launches marketing tool driven by AI

MPowered Mortgages has announced the launch of Marketing Assist, which uses artificial intelligence and...

Air to partner with Stonebridge network

Later-life lending platform, Air, has announced plans to partner with Stonebridge to bolster the...

Advise Wise extends legal reach to Scotland

Advise Wise has announced a significant expansion of its legal hub with the addition...

Paradigm bolsters CPD Test Zone with new cybersecurity module

Paradigm has announced the addition of a new Cybersecurity test module on its CPD...

Pure Retirement improves adviser application journey

Pure Retirement has launched an online application journey, with an enhanced online form designed...

OMS appoints head of marketing

One Mortgage System (OMS) has appointed Jodie Andrews as head of marketing. Andrews (pictured)...

Acre partners with Brilliant Solutions

Acre has signed an agreement with Brilliant Solutions to offer the latter's network of...

Paradigm Protect partners with UnderwriteMe

Paradigm Protect has agreed a new partnership with technology provider, UnderwriteMe. Members of Paradigm...

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...

Latest news

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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