Technology

Leeds BS partners with Uinsure

Leeds Building Society has announced a partnership with insurance technology firm, Uinsure, that will...

LMS enhances its ID checking tech

LMS, the conveyancing services provider, has announced the launch of its latest iteration of...

Newcastle BS provides online accessibility support

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

How could ChatGPT revolutionise the mortgage market?

Since its launch last November, ChatGPT has taken the world by storm, gathering momentum...

Acre integrates affordability directly into platform’s sourcing grid

Acre has introduced its new affordability and sourcing capabilities. Its sourcing engine provides the ability...

Advisers losing confidence in lender product development

A recent survey by Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has found that mortgage brokers believe...

Advise Wise makes platform improvements

Advise Wise, the sourcing platform for later life products, has announced further improvements to...

Iress and Reassured agree partnership

Iress has announced that life insurance broker, Reassured, has selected The Exchange platform to...

360 Dotnet and Alexander Hall extend partnership

360 Dotnet is celebrating a three-year contract renewal with Alexander Hall. Since 2018, Alexander...

CLSQ unveils strategic development director

CLSQ has announced that Spencer Wyer has joined the group as strategic development director. Wyer...

One in five online valuation requests go on to sell

Around one in five people who request an online valuation go on to sell...

L&G: mortgage activity levels fuelled by financial gifting

Legal & General has revealed that first-time buyers are still pursuing their home ownership...

Landmark unveils digital hubs to connect the home-moving market

Landmark Information Group has introduced LandmarkConnect, a series of digital hubs to help connect...

Iress restructuring to result in 10% reduction in staff numbers

Iress has announced changes to its operating structure and senior leadership teams following a...

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Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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