Technology

JMT criteria now on Knowledge Bank

JMT Finance Ltd (JMT), the commercial property finance lender, has added its criteria to...

Phoebus agrees servicing contract with Lendco

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) and Lendco have agreed a four-year contract which will see...

Finova powering Standard Life’s equity release entrance

Finova has been selected to provide the software that will power Standard Life Home...

Shawbrook appoints head of experience design

Shawbrook Bank has appointed Craig McPheat as head of experience design. McPheat has a background...

Brokers more satisfied with lenders’ speed to process applications

Broker satisfaction with the time mortgage lenders take to process applications through to offer...

LMS upgrades Select service

LMS has announced the launch of its enhanced Select product, a technology that refines...

Buckinghamshire BS introduces affordability calculator

Buckinghamshire Building Society has unveiled an affordability calculator on its website, utilising technology from...

ASTL launches new website

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has launched a new website, aimed at...

Alto selects SmartSearch as preferred AML supplier

Anti-money laundering specialist, SmartSearch, is to provide its customer verification system to Alto, the cloud-based software...

Smartr365 adopts Experian’s Affordability Passport

Smartr365 is now offering customers and mortgage advisers "quicker, more accurate and bespoke support"...

Twenty7Tec integrates CloudTwenty7 with Pepper Money

Twenty7Tec has integrated its CloudTwenty7 platform with Pepper Money, enabling advisers to submit mortgage...

Recognise Bank partners with Rent Chief

Recognise Bank is collaborating with property technology firm, Rent Chief, to offer professional landlords...

Twenty7Tec: remortgage searches continue to dominate

Twenty7Tec has reported that remortgage searches totalled 43.2% of the mortgage market searches in...

MAB invests in tech brokerage

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed an investment in brokerage Heron Financial, which has...

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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The Market Harborough reaches £1m community funding milestone

Market Harborough Building Society said it has committed £1 million to community causes over...

Accord publishes broker guide on recognising economic abuse in mortgage cases

Accord has published a new guide for mortgage brokers on how to identify and...

CHL completes £5m portfolio refinance as lender navigates time-sensitive case

CHL Mortgages has completed a £5 million refinance across 10 buy-to-let properties in south...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...

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