Technology

Tembo unveils AI tool

Tembo has released details of its new AI-driven mortgage criteria tool. The tool, called...

Use of the Exeter’s HealthWise app already higher than last year

The Exeter has reported that usage of its member benefits app HealthWise has already...

Finova adds will-writing facility to Broker CRM

Finova has partnered with Sail Wills, the digital will-writing service, to incorporate its self-service...

PLS Solicitors adopts LMS Secure Link Workspace

LMS has announced that PLS Solicitors has selected LMS Secure Link Workspace as its...

Positive Lending selects primary technology provider

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been adopted by Positive Lending as its primary technology...

Portfolio landlords in no rush to exit market

Market activity is being driven by portfolio landlords, demand for holiday lets, as well...

OMS joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced its addition to the Legal & General Mortgage...

Property developers utilising AI to improve operations

An increasing number of developers are turning to new technologies – including artificial intelligence...

Finvest completes application process pilot with Nivo

Specialist property finance brokerage Finvest has transformed its business a following a successful pilot...

Property Circle launches lead generator platform

Technology firm, Property Circle, has launched a platform to help mortgage brokers, letting agents...

Mortgage Broker Tools passes million case milestone

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has revealed that it has processed more than one million...

MPowered Mortgages uses ChatGPT to answer one-third of broker queries

MPowered Mortgages has announced the full rollout of its ChatGPT-powered chatbot tool, CriteriaGPT. Following a...

James Sharp selects MorganAsh’s MARS platform

Wealth management firm James Sharp has implemented the MorganAsh Resilience System, to assess, measure...

Responsible Lending expands access to Royal London equity release range

The range of lifetime mortgage products delivered by Responsible Lending in partnership with Royal...

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I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

Slow completions are costing brokers. Five steps can help protect their pipelines

Through my conversations with mortgage brokers, and Landmark’s work across the wider home-moving process, I see the same pattern repeatedly. Once a mortgage has...

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

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Wider mortgage options put borrower circumstances in focus on Lenders Live

Borrowers with historic credit problems and smaller deposits have more routes to explore, but...

Christodoulides joins ConveyBuddy as head of distribution

Former NatWest national account manager Luke Christodoulides has joined ConveyBuddy as head of distribution. Christodoulides...

MorganAsh adds BSL translation to customer websites

MorganAsh has introduced British Sign Language translations across its corporate website and itswhoiam.me consumer...

London flat owners face highest risk of resale losses

Nearly four in 10 London flats resold after being held for between five and...

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