Technology

Just Wealth implements new CRM system

Just Wealth has implemented an advanced customer relationship management (CRM) system, ConcertHub, to support...

UTB introduces online DIPs and auto-underwriting

United Trust Bank (UTB) has launched online Decision in Principles (DIPs) and automatic-underwriting. The bank...

Advise Wise provides adviser desktop application

Advise Wise has introduced a desktop application to allow advisers to access the Advise...

Source to hold free webinar on FCA’s GI market study

Source Insurance is hosting a free one-hour webinar on the FCA's General Insurance Pricing Practices...

Sesame integrates with the Key and GBG’s EIDV checks

Sesame Network has exclusively integrated with the Key, Mortgage Brain’s CRM system and GBG,...

CHL Mortgages’ products now on Twenty7Tec

CHL Mortgages has teamed up with Twenty7Tec to widen access to its product range...

Smartr365 partners with Experian

Smartr365 has launched a commercial and strategic partnership with Experian. Smartr365 users can now...

Homebuyers want more digital documentation

81% of homebuyers across the country want a wider adoption of digital documentation tools...

MBT unveils research platform

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has unveiled MBT Research, an integrated research platform designed to...

ULS technology boosts sales and marketing teams

ULS technology has expanded its sales and marketing functions with the recruitment of two...

SmartCriteria sees first indications of market normalising

Legal & General’s SmartrCriteria tool recorded a -32% decrease in furlough friendly mortgage searches...

GoCompare partners with Mojo Mortgages

Online mortgage broker Mojo Mortgages has partnered with GoCompare, with the latter's customers able to...

LendInvest appoints fintech law firm to BTL legal panel 

LendInvest has appointed 'digital-first' law firm, Juno, to its legal panel for its buy-to-let product. Juno...

Furlough no longer a major search criterion

‘Furloughed workers’ is no longer amongst the most-searched terms by brokers, according to Knowledge...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

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...

Latest news

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...

First-time buyers turning to side hustles to bridge deposit gap

Almost half of aspiring first-time buyers are using secondary income streams to help fund...

Vida cuts residential rates and loosens criteria for self-employed and contractor borrowers

Vida has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 106 basis points and...

Iress adds AI underwriting tool to The Exchange in protection push

Iress has struck a deal with The Interesting Life Company to offer an AI-powered...

PROFILES