Technology

2024 will be “breakthrough” year for mortgage tech

One Mortgage System (OMS) recently hosted its inaugural Tech Talks, an event designed to...

Shawbrook first to offer limited company remortgages with PEXA

Shawbrook has become the first bank in the UK to provide limited companies with...

Over 5,000 customers using Pure Retirement account platform

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has reported that over 5,000 customers register and interact...

Phoebus joins open data trade body

Phoebus has joined UK trade body the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as an...

OMS partners with Brightstar Group

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced that it is to become the primary technology...

Keystone Property Finance improves broker portal

Keystone Property Finance has made changes to its broker portal to make it easier...

Paradigm publishes latest Insights videos

Paradigm has launched the latest iteration of its Mortgage Market Insights videos. These are a...

360 Dotnet integrates with UnderwriteMe’s Protection Platform

360 Dotnet and UnderwriteMe have announced a new partnership. The integration of UnderwriteMe's Protection Platform...

Acre provides new way for brokers to collect client fees

GoCardless, the bank payment company, has announced a partnership with Acre, the platform for...

Gen H creates ‘AI-powered’ mortgage application document packaging

Gen H has announced the launch of an AI-powered packaging tool, built on Google...

OneFamily launches online customer portal

OneFamily has launched a digital platform that it believes will support its plans for...

OMS integrates with UnderwriteMe

One Mortgage System (OMS) has fully integrated with UnderwriteMe to bolster its protection and...

Purchase mortgage searches remain flat

Twenty7tec has published mortgage market statistics for November 2023. It reported that purchase mortgage searches...

Nokkel joins OPDA

Nokkel, the house wealth and fintech platform, has announced its membership of the Open...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Second-steppers take larger mortgages as deposits shrink

Home movers are turning to higher loan-to-value mortgages as rising property prices and smaller...

Property industry urged to help shape smart data rules

Property businesses are being urged to respond to a government call for evidence that...

Northern first-time buyers pay £10k price for delaying purchase

First-time buyers in northern cities risk losing thousands of pounds by postponing a purchase,...

Virgin Money to raise product transfer fixed rates

Virgin Money will increase residential and buy-to-let product transfer fixed rates on Friday, 24...

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