Technology

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...

Target Group appoints chief information officer

Target Group has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of Scott Hill as...

MAB takes stake in Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has made a strategic investment in Dashly, a mortgage data...

Twenty7tec’s Velocity users benefit from Natwest integration

Twenty7tec has integrated Natwest into the APPLY module. It will streamline the research and application...

Advise Wise adds Forever Legal to one-click instruction feature

Advise Wise has announced the extension of its one-click instruction feature to Forever Legal’s...

Sikoia partners with Y3S to improve customer verification

Sikoia has announced a new partnership with specialist loan brokerage Y3S, aimed at enhancing...

CoreLogic bolsters senior leadership team

CoreLogic has announced a number of senior appointments to bolster its growth plans for...

Social Media Management firm launches to serve advisers

A new social media management company dedicated to supporting the UK’s advisory community has...

PEXA appoints new UK CTO

PEXA has announced the appointment of Nitesh Thadani to the role of UK chief...

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

Teachers for Intermediaries raises new-build LTV limit to 95%

Teachers for Intermediaries has increased its maximum LTV on new-build houses and flats to...

Cambridge BS opens applications for deposit-building Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its Rent to Home property in...

Life changes could create new wave of accidental landlords

Changes in personal circumstances rather than investment plans could push more homeowners into the...

Remortgage searches jump 40% as borrowers return after summer

Remortgage activity drove a sharp rise in mortgage searches during September, with Twenty7tec recording...

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