Technology

September a record-breaking month for Twenty7Tec searches

Twenty7tec has issued its findings based on its mortgage platform data for September 2022. September...

360 Lifecycle partners with Uinsure

360 Dotnet’s wealth and mortgage platform, 360 Lifecycle, has streamlined the general insurance (GI)...

Smoove launches digital onboarding platform

Smoove has announced the full market roll out of its digital onboarding platform, Smoove...

Crystal Specialist Finance unveils new website

Specialist finance distributor, Crystal Specialist Finance, has launched a new website which focuses on...

Smartr365 calls for greater data transparency

17.5% of UK mortgage brokers say they have been held as ‘data prisoners’ -...

British Friendly selects new regtech solution

Income protection provider British Friendly is to adopt Product Governor, a new 'regtech' solution...

Scottish Building Society adopts LendingMetrics’ ADP

LendingMetrics has been appointed by Scottish Building Society to deliver its credit decisioning solution,...

Mortgage Magic opens London office

Mortgage Magic has opened a new London office, to support its continued expansion. The new...

Ceta Insurance achieves data security standard

Ceta Insurance has attained ISO 27001 certification, the global standard for the establishment, maintenance...

Twenty7tec makes senior appointments post-Bluecoat acquisition

Twenty7tec has made a number of senior appointments following the acquisition of Bluecoat Software. Nathan...

Mast joins IMLA as associate member

Mast has become the latest associate member to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association...

Leeds BS unveils redemption statement service via LMS

LMS has announced that Leeds Building Society is launching with LMS Secure Link. ...

Finova Broker CRM integrates with Air Sourcing

Finova has announced that its Broker CRM is the first to integrate with Air...

Brickflow launches broker loan sourcing & packaging platform

Development finance comparison site, Brickflow, is inviting selected mortgage brokers to trial the Beta...

COMMENT

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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SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

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