Technology

L&G adds 10 lenders to SmartrFit tool

Legal & General has announced the integration of 10 lenders to its mortgage research...

Paymentshield unveils home insurance platform enhancements

Paymentshield has made a number of upgrades to its Adviser Hub platform. The latest change,...

Netcall joins IMLA as associate member

Financial automation and customer engagement specialist Netcall has become the latest associate member to...

Mortgage Brain relaunches lender service report

Mortgage Brain has relaunched its Lender Service Report, enabling mortgage advisers a single view...

SBG in new partnership with Eligible.ai

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is partnering with Eligible.ai to give PMS Mortgage Club and...

MFS added to MBT Affordability platform

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has added MFS to its MBT Affordability research platform. MBT Affordability...

Acre integrates Land Registry data

Acre has added the Land Registry search facility to its broker Property Portal, allowing...

Convey Group achieves Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation

The Convey Group has achieved the highest level of cybersecurity accreditation offered by a...

Mortgage Magic introduces automated onboarding

Mortgage Magic has unveiled an automated onboarding process, providing smaller broker firms with access...

UTB adopts Workato for Alfa connectivity and integration

United Trust Bank (UTB) has chosen enterprise automation platform Workato to provide the software...

OMS integrates with Click2Check’s Credit Assess

One Mortgage System (OMS) has integrated with Click2Check’s online solution Credit Assess. This link-up...

Recognise Bank transforms its SME customer onboarding

Recognise Bank has partnered with TruNarrative to transform the onboarding process for its SME...

MorganAsh partners with Infinian

MorganAsh has announced a new partnership with Infiinian, a provider of lending insights and...

iPipeline launches automated life update process

iPipeline has launched a life update process in a move designed to improve transparency. The digital...

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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