Technology

Smartr365 unveils improved protection offering

Mortgage platform Smartr365 has announced a range of features and changes designed to improve...

Tembo’s platform combines multiple income sources to calculate affordability

Digital mortgage broker, Tembo, has launched its new buy-to-let mortgage journey. Its online tool aggregates...

Advise Wise adds later life market events web page

Advise Wise has launched new Market Events web page. It is designed to serve as...

“Bold ideas” wanted to transform home buying using Smart Data

The Department for Business and Trade, Challenge Works, the Open Data Institute (ODI) and...

PriceHubble acquires WhenFresh

PriceHubble, a provider of performance data solutions for real estate and finance, has acquired...

MPowered Mortgages launches broker WhatsApp channel

MPowered Mortgages has introduced a dedicated WhatsApp channel for its brokers. The channel will provide...

HLPartnership outlines its technology upgrade plans

HLPartnership (HLP) has announced upgrades to its technology platform. The network says its goal is...

OPDA finalises make-up of executive committee

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has confirmed the completion of its executive committee...

First-time buyers leading market activity

Stabilising interest rates are fuelling activity in the mortgage market despite longstanding affordability concerns,...

MPowered Mortgages launches marketing tool driven by AI

MPowered Mortgages has announced the launch of Marketing Assist, which uses artificial intelligence and...

Air to partner with Stonebridge network

Later-life lending platform, Air, has announced plans to partner with Stonebridge to bolster the...

Advise Wise extends legal reach to Scotland

Advise Wise has announced a significant expansion of its legal hub with the addition...

Paradigm bolsters CPD Test Zone with new cybersecurity module

Paradigm has announced the addition of a new Cybersecurity test module on its CPD...

Pure Retirement improves adviser application journey

Pure Retirement has launched an online application journey, with an enhanced online form designed...

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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Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

Four in five first-time buyers say schools failed to teach mortgage basics

Almost four in five UK first-time buyers believe their education failed to prepare them...

Rosemount adds 12 advisers as revenues rise by 39%

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) added 12 advisers during the second quarter as the network...

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