Technology

PRIMIS integrates Twenty7Tec’s APPLY module

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has integrated Twenty7Tec’s APPLY module into its back-office system, Toolbox. This...

Tech could save brokers a working month each year

New research from Legal & General Mortgage Club has examined the typical timescales for...

Knowledge Bank appoints sales and marketing director

Knowledge Bank has recruited a new sales and marketing manager as part of its...

eConveyancer parent rebrands to Smoove

Conveyancing platform provider, ULS Technology plc, is rebranding and changing its name to Smoove...

Equifax and Canopy look to bolster tenant credit scores

Equifax UK is expanding its partnership with rental platform, Canopy, to help tenants to...

Majority of young people believe credit scoring system is flawed

54% of people aged 18-34 think the current credit score system is fundamentally flawed, according...

Phoebus marks £80 billion of AUM on servicing platform

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has reported that the balances of loans and savings serviced...

CIExpert partners with Iress for protection sales

Critical illness comparison service, CIExpert, has announced a new partnership with Iress, to streamline...

Pepper Money now on CloudTwenty7 APPLY

Following a pilot, Twenty7Tec has announced that Pepper Money has been rolled out to...

Leeds BS enhances online application platform

Leeds Building Society has made changes to Mortgage Hub, its online application platform. The Society...

Knowledge Bank adds Proportunity criteria to platform

Shared equity loan provider, Proportunity, has joined forces with Knowledge Bank to make its...

Smartr365 completes new investment round

End-to-end mortgage platform, Smartr365, has secured further funding from investors, alongside a pre-money valuation...

Iress, Mortgage Brain and Twenty7Tec aim to standardise terminology

Iress, Mortgage Brain and Twenty7Tec are developing a common set of terminology and language...

MagiClick delivers new website for HTB’s Wesleyan Bank

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has selected digital agency MagiClick for a series of 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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Mortgage industry bodies launch new ED&I survey

AMI and IMLA have launched a new industry-wide survey aimed at measuring progress on...

Landbay turns to broker education as Renters’ Rights Act reforms approach

Landbay is set to host a broker-focused webinar examining the implications of the Renters’...

Fleet cuts five-year buy-to-let fixes and widens 75% LTV options

Fleet Mortgages has cut pricing on selected five-year fixed buy-to-let products and expanded its...

HSBC UK cuts mortgage rates by up to 25bps across residential and buy-to-let range

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across parts of its residential and buy-to-let range,...

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