Technology

Completions taking much longer than expected

A survey from the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has revealed that homebuying is...

Twenty7tec and Nationwide upgrade digital mortgage application process

Twenty7tec has announced a major upgrade to its Nationwide APPLY functionality. The update has been...

TML uses AVM for five-day BTL remortgage

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has completed a remortgage case through its Automated Valuation Model...

BrokerIQ to expand into wealth sector

BrokerIQ has announced the appointment of Robert Wood as non-executive advisory lead to oversee...

Enra Specialist Finance adopts Lendingmetrics’ ADP

Specialist lending group Enra is developing a new lending platform and has selected Lendingmetrics’ ADP...

Cyber security is a strategic imperative

You might well have seen the recent news of a major data breach within...

The Mortgage Mingle mixes with the Soup

Mortgage Soup is delighted to announce that it is teaming up with the Mortgage...

Mortgage search activity dropped in November

November saw a decline in mortgage search activity compared to October 2024, latest statistics...

Coreco acquired by OneDome in seven figure deal

Coreco has been snapped up by OneDome in a seven-figure deal that sees the...

OMS integrates with Lopay to help brokers control earnings

OMS has announced a new partnership with Lopay to offer access to a low-fee...

Rosemount recruits with one eye on tech

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), the mortgage, protection and financial planning network, has made a...

Target Group partners to provide 20-second DiP

Target Group has joined forces with Provenir, a decisioning software provider, to help power...

Equity release sector urged to ‘level up’

Equity Release Group (ERG) has called for heightened online accuracy and an "enriched" consumer...

Orbital Witness becomes CA affiliate

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced Orbital Witness, a property due diligence automation platform...

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...

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Ireland boosts Help to Buy as UK prepares new first-time buyer scheme

Ireland has increased the maximum support available to first-time buyers under its Help to...

Reeves ranked least successful of five recent chancellors in poll

Rachel Reeves has been rated the least successful of the past five chancellors in...

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...

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