Technology

Countrywide Surveying Services launches virtual valuation platform

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has introduced a new virtual inspection system designed to speed...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

Michael Day on why conditional selling remains an industry flashpoint

Conditional selling remains one of the most persistent and contentious issues facing the UK...

NatWest and Rightmove strike three-year deal on digital mortgage access

NatWest and Rightmove have announced a new three-year strategic partnership that will see the...

Key Group extends Finova partnership for further five years

Key Group has extended its partnership with Finova for a further five years, continuing...

JammJar embeds Twenty7tec mortgage sourcing within its platform

Advisers using JammJar will be able to source mortgages directly within the system following...

Twenty7tec launches rebuilt insight platform using live adviser search data

Twenty7tec has launched INSIGHT Pro, a re-engineered data analytics platform designed to give lenders...

Acre enables Halifax API submissions, taking direct residential case coverage beyond 50%

Acre has partnered with Halifax to allow brokers to run Decisions in Principle directly...

Autonomous AI is waiting for us

The UK rightly prides itself on having one of the most respected financial services...

UK housing market steadies as tax-driven volatility fades

UK property transactions stabilised at the end of 2025, with residential sales holding firm...

Property transactions stretch to 123 days

Property transactions in England and Wales are taking an average of 123 days from...

Digitisation could already halve homebuying times

Digitisation already has the power to slash the time it takes to buy a...

Skipton partners with Eligible to bring earlier engagement to mortgage renewals

Skipton Building Society has partnered with Eligible as part of a move to engage...

Early engagement urged as smart property data framework takes shape

Brokers are being encouraged to prepare for a fundamental change in how property data...

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Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Flipping slump reshapes broker opportunities

Falling profitability in the property flipping market is reshaping opportunities for mortgage brokers as...

Instamo to unveil FastAdmin at broker padel event

Instamo is set to showcase its latest mortgage administration solution, FastAdmin, at a broker-focused...

Bank of Ireland brings Lauren Wiles back to national partnership role

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager...

Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

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