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OMS to use Nivo facial recognition ID verification service

One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with Nivo, a secure mobile messaging platform to...

Halifax Intermediaries added to Twenty7Tec’s APPLY module

Twenty7Tec has announced that Halifax Intermediaries has been added to its APPLY module. Following a...

Two senior appointments at Dashly

Mortgage switching platform Dashly has appointed former investment banker Salma Kalisvaart as its chief operating...

LendingMetrics welcomes new hires

Decisioning technology provider LendingMetrics has made a number of new appointments. The business, which offers...

Central Trust now live on Criteria Hub

Criteria Hub, the criteria-based sourcing solution from mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain, is now...

50% headcount growth for SmartSearch in six months

Anti-money laundering solution provider SmartSearch has reported over 50% growth in its team over...

Iress and more2life unveil “real-time” equity release KFIs

Iress and more2life have built upon their existing their integration to allow advisers to...

Shawbrook introduces e-signatures for BTL, bridging and commercial

Shawbrook Bank has launched e-signatures for bridging, buy-to-let and commercial investment customers. The e-signature technology is...

Smartr365 integrates smart devices into retention tool

Smartr365 has added voice assistant and smart device integrations to its retention tool SmartrRetain. Clients...

Burrow launches client portal and retention marketing modules

Burrow is expanding its API-led Digital Mortgage Platform to include two modules developed for...

The Skipton uses Rightmove AVM and API

The Skipton Building Society is to use enhanced automated valuation data (AVM) technology and...

New website for the Dudley

The Dudley Building Society has launched its new website, geared towards both members and...

Lendlord integrates with accounting software

Portfolio management platform, Lendlord, has introduced an integration with Xero. The new integration will allow...

Brokers using up to six affordability calculators per case

Mortgage Brain has revealed that 84.5% of attendees of its recent Virtual Mortgage Vision...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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Mortgage brokers bullish on rate cuts

More than half of mortgage brokers (52%) say they expect at least two cuts...

Former Nikko chief warns CGT on homes would punish owners

A leading City figure has warned that imposing capital gains tax (CGT) on primary...

The Swansea renews sponsorship of Swansea RFC for 2025/26

Swansea Building Society has renewed its sponsorship of Swansea RFC for the 2025/26 season,...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let offerings

HSBC UK has announced a wide set of rate reductions across its residential and...