Technology

Iress appoints managing director of sourcing

Iress has announced that Jennifer Rafferty has been appointed as its new managing director...

Newcastle for Intermediaries rolls out Recite Me accessibility tool

Newcastle Building Society has partnered with assistive technology company, Recite Me, to add accessibility...

MPowered Mortgages claims success for broker chatbot

MPowered Mortgages has reported that 60% of broker enquiries are being solved by MQube's...

Mutual Vision works with Sikoia to cut down admin work

Fintech Sikoia is partnering with digital banking platform Mutual Vision to significantly reduce the...

Loughborough BS launches affordability calculators for brokers

Loughborough Building Society has introduced a series of intermediary-focused affordability calculators. The Society has teamed...

Iress and Acre extend partnership

Iress has extended its partnership with Acre, the mortgage and protection platform. Under the...

Melanie Spencer joins Target Group

Melanie Spencer has joined Target Group as growth and sales lead, to help drive...

CSS partners with Advise Wise

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has formed a partnership with Advise Wise, joining its Contacts...

Finova upgrades Apprivo platform

Finova has introduced two new upgrades to its origination platform, Apprivo. The new optional modules...

Standard Life Home Finance’s Horizon Interest Reward now on all sourcing platforms

Standard Life Home Finance's Horizon Interest Reward product has launched on Iress’s The Exchange. ...

Phoebus joins IMLA

Phoebus is the latest firm to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA). This brings...

Skipton International now live on Iress platforms

Iress has announced that Skipton International is live on its mortgage sourcing software, Xplan...

Brickflow partners with Together

Brickflow, a marketplace for commercial property finance, has announced a key partnership with Together,...

OMS in partnership with Uinsure

One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with Uinsure to create an integrated insurance experience....

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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