Technology

OMS appoints head of marketing

One Mortgage System (OMS) has appointed Jodie Andrews as head of marketing. Andrews (pictured)...

Acre partners with Brilliant Solutions

Acre has signed an agreement with Brilliant Solutions to offer the latter's network of...

Paradigm Protect partners with UnderwriteMe

Paradigm Protect has agreed a new partnership with technology provider, UnderwriteMe. Members of Paradigm...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Property Circle

Independent mortgage brokerage, The Mortgage Hut, has selected Property Circle to provide its automated...

Finova launches new decisioning engine for lenders

Mortgage technology provider, finova, has launched a new, purpose-built decisioning engine called Optimo. The system...

One Mortgage System makes sales team hire

One Mortgage System (OMS) has added Scott Fient to its sales team. Fient...

SmartSearch appoints client services director

SmartSearch has announced the internal appointment of Julie Green as client services director. In nearly...

Lendlord introduces app for tenants

Lendlord, a platform for property investors and landlords, has launched a Tenants App to...

Target Group launches new mortgage originations system

Target Group has unveiled Mortgage Hub, its new mortgage originations system. Over two...

Quilter increases investment in 360 Dotnet

CRM platform provider, 360 Dotnet, and Quilter plc have announced a further investment of...

MBT Affordability partners with Mpowered Mortgages

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has integrated its research platform with MPowered Mortgages. MBT markets itself...

Q&A: Melanie Spencer, One Mortgage System

BestAdvice fires the questions at Melanie Spencer, business partnership & growth director, One Mortgage...

Advise Wise joins Folding@home initiative

Advise Wise has announced its partnership with Folding@home, a distributed computing project aimed at...

Phoebus publishes ESG report

Phoebus has published its second ESG report, outlining what it does to maintain and...

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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Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

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...

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