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![Lenders take too long on mortgage offers claims agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Estate agents’ body Propertymark has issued a report called ‘A Dickensian Legal Process’ exploring why it takes long and longer to...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Digital bank buys out specialist buy to let mortgage lender](/upload/images/24%2005%2028%20%2004.jpg)
UK digital bank Chetwood Financial has completed the acquisition of the buy to let mortgage lender CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries from...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Top Three Lenders invest in improved house buying process](/upload/images/24%2004%2015%20%20%2002.jpg)
Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest - along with Rightmove - have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business. This...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bank’s new intermediary website is part of product refresh](/upload/images/240325%20%2005.jpg)
Sharia-compliant digital bank Nomo - part of Bank of London and The Middle East plc (BLME) - has linked with a...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fintech renews long term link with Legal & General Mortgage Club](/upload/images/24%2003%2018%20%2004.jpg)
Mortgage and protection CRM platform Smartr365 has renewed its longstanding partnership with Legal & General Mortgage Club. The agreement means members of...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Remortgaging via digital conveyancing - bank claims ‘UK first’](/upload/images/24%2001%2017%2002.jpg)
Shawbrook has become the first bank in the UK to offer limited companies the ability to remortgage using the digital conveyancing...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Saga launches mortgage service in bid to be ‘over 50s one stop shop’](/upload/images/23%2012%2011%201.jpg)
Saga, the provider of products and services for the over-50s, has teamed up with digital broker Tembo to launch Saga Mortgages. The...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove launching its first broker mortgage product](/upload/images/23%2012%2004%2004.jpg)
Rightmove is launching its first broker product, which will allow customers to access mortgage advice through the property website. The portal,...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![FinTech triggers dramatic reduction in mortgage processing time by bank](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2020%203.jpg/2023%2011%2020%203__400x267.jpg)
Shawbrook Bank has seen a dramatic reduction in the time to process buy to let mortgage offers since rewriting legacy software...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unique mortgage affordability tool launched by digital broker](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2008%201.jpg/23%2011%2008%201__400x268.jpg)
A digital mortgage broker has launched an online tool aggregating data from over 50 Buy to Let lenders to calculate what...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Innovative buy to let mortgage product launched by digital lender](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2030%204.jpg/23%2010%2030%204__400x267.jpg)
Molo, which calls itself the UK’s first fully digital mortgage lender, has launched a Non-Resident Buy-to-Let Mortgages, unlocking investment opportunities for...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokerage launches Marketing and Lead Generation Platform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Mortgage and protection brokerage Access Financial Services has launched an in-house digital marketing and lead generation platform. Access FS has acquired a...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Digital Survey may speed mortgage applications - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Metro Bank customers will now benefit from a smoother house buying process thanks to a new partnership with Legal & General...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgages and Climate Change - Bank makes pioneering partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Atom bank has announced a partnership with climate tech business Kamma to give “an unparalleled view on both the physical and...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bad Timing? New product for landlords committing to EPC improvements](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2025%203.jpg/23%2009%2025%203__400x225.jpg)
Molo Finance - which says it’s “the UK’s first fully digital mortgage lender” - has joined with a PropTech startup to...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Financial Services Firms set up Landlord Support Body](/upload/images/23%2009%2013%204.png)
A body called the Landlord Leaders Community is pledging “to drive positive change for a sustainable and thriving private rented sector.” Set...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Reach Out! New public awareness campaign launched by lenders](/upload/images/4%20WomanSavingMoney_400x310.png)
From this week the banking and finance industry’s Reach Out campaign will be seen across out-of-home advertising, radio, print and digital,...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Returning Homebuyer Show Scotland partners with Mortgage Advice Bureau](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage%20approvals%20down%20MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
Autumn 2023 will see the return of the Homebuyer Show Scotland in Glasgow, a dedicated show for Scottish homebuyers looking to...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Home buying platform, OneDome, buys broker CMME Mortgage](/upload/images/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Technology firm, OneDome, has bought CMME Mortgage and Protection for an undisclosed sum. Describing itself as the world’s first eHomebuying platform, OneDome...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Low trust amongst banking customers as recession looms](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/WomanSavingMoney_400x310.png)
During these uncertain economic times, people are extra careful with their money, and to this end, new research reveals that 48%...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - UK consumers welcome plans for a digital passport](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ID-Checks-400x310.jpg)
The government has plans to create the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and Credas Technologies, the leading identity...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![PEXA UK reveals first lenders to go ‘live’ with digital remortgages](/upload/images/library/DigitalMortgage-WideInArticle.jpg)
PEXA has announced that Hinckley & Rugby Building Society and Shawbrook Bank will be the first lenders to transact remortgage cases...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![The people power behind Open Banking payments](/upload/images/library/PiggyBank-House-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Jess Gerrow, vice president of marketing at Token provides insight into the human side of Open Banking. Driven...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how homebuyers are searching in the current market](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AgentsWindow-1-400x310.jpg)
While digital continues to dominate the way we purchase properties, the latest property insight from YourBusinessNumber suggests that homebuyers still find...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![AML expert issues fraud warning amid speedy sales market](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HandingOverKeys-1-400x310.jpg)
This story originally appeared on Estate Agent Today, but has been reproduced here in full for the benefit of Introducer Today...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – will the challenger banks ever become major lenders?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Over the weekend, Nat Daniels - CEO of Angels Media, the founder of the Today sites - penned this piece in...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage roundup – lower rates, AVM integration and going green](/upload/images/Site%20logos/MortgageRoundup-400x310.png)
This week’s mortgage roundup is a range of reduced rates and new products across the mortgage market, with Furness Building Society’s...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![How can technology change the financial services sector?](/upload/images/library/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
For mortgage and protection advisers there is no disagreement that managing a bank of clients from the initial meeting until completion...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Good news for advisors – tech prevails and business bounces back](/upload/images/library/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
Data released by independent equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), shows that there’s a continued desire amongst their customers to...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Brand-new mortgage decision automation launched by Hometrack](/upload/images/library/Hometrack-logo400x310.png)
Hometrack, the leading provider of insight, intelligence and decision automation to the UK mortgage market, has launched a brand new vision...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Heavy fines should focus the mind on AML](/upload/images/library/Anti-Money-Laundering-4-400x310.jpg)
Organised crime gangs and fraudsters are now thought to be responsible for up to $2trn a year in money laundering, which...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![SmartSearch combats global money laundering with new weapon](/upload/images/library/Anti-Money-Laundering-4-400x310.jpg)
Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has launched a ‘new weapon’ in the ongoing fight against dirty cash being cleaned around the world...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage roundup – entering the mortgage market and slashing rates](/img/default/it.png)
Roma Finance has launched new bridging and development ranges with improved rates and enhanced criteria. The new bridging range, called RomaPrime, is...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - should financial advisers adopt technology into their business?](/img/default/it.png)
Ozgur Unlu, managing director of 360 Dotnet, addresses the key items and points for financial advice businesses to consider when adopting technology. What...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – will there be a rise in virtual tour voyeurism?](/img/default/it.png)
Half of UK homebuyers admit to viewing a property without the intention of buying, with 16% going as far as viewing...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘First-of-its-kind’ affordability sourcing tool launched by L&G](/img/default/it.png)
Legal & General (L&G) has announced that it will provide its digital mortgage sourcing technology to intermediary business, My Simple Mortgage. L&G...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents should ‘ditch documents’, says AML specialist](/img/default/it.png)
Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has warned property agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch documents...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Time to close the gap between theory and reality in AML - claim](/img/default/it.png)
When it comes to meeting anti-money laundering (AML) obligations and compliance with the relevant regulation, brokers need to do more. That...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Twenty7Tec rolls out key integrations for mortgage market](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage technology provider Twenty7Tec has completed an APPLY integration with Accord. The move will enable users of CloudTwenty7 to seamlessly submit applications...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage roundup – PropTech, innovation and smart tools](/img/default/it.png)
Advise Wise has introduced a bespoke, customisable Equity Release Fact Find on its platform. Members can now manage a large number of...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage roundup – a diverse range of products just in time for Easter…](/img/default/it.png)
Vernon Building Society has announced a new competitively priced mortgage, available up to 90% of the property’s value. The mortgage is designed...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Financial advice and mortgage broker app launched for FTBs](/img/default/it.png)
Multiply AI, a fully automated financial adviser app, has partnered with digital mortgage broker Mojo to provide the first end-to-end digital...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Hodge goes live with EQ’s digital mortgage platform](/img/default/it.png)
EQ Credit Services (EQCS), a UK credit technology and outsourced services provider, has announced the ‘Go Live’ of its mortgage servicing...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Time to review the ‘UK’s outdated house buying process’, says firm](/img/default/it.png)
The managing director of bespoke property search firm Index West Midlands says the government must urgently review the UK’s ‘outdated and...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Together to offer short-term finance via L&G’s digital platform](/img/default/it.png)
Specialist lender Together has added its bridging products to Legal & General’s digital criteria service, designed to improve the process of...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Shawbrook bolsters resi presence with The Mortgage Lender acquisition](/img/default/it.png)
Shawbrook Bank has strengthened its position in the residential and buy-to-let (BTL) markets with the acquisition of specialist intermediary mortgage business,...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![An outlook on the mortgage advice sector in 2021](/img/default/it.png)
As we leave behind one of the strangest years in memory, we anticipate starting fresh in 2021. With a buoyant housing...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Together increases digital valuations across product range](/img/default/it.png)
Together has updated its criteria to allow more automatic property valuations to reduce costs and speed up mortgage applications. The specialist lender...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![eKeeper launches new CRM system for lenders](/img/default/it.png)
eKeeper has launched a new customer relationship management (CRM) system for lenders, named Intermediary Manager. The system – which can be used...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pure Retirement launches adviser marketing toolkit](/img/default/it.png)
Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new and improved adviser marketing toolkit. The refreshed website is part of Pure’s commitment...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Cirencester Friendly adopts e-sign software for adviser registration](/img/default/it.png)
iPipeline, a provider of digital solutions and services, has announced Cirencester Friendly has adopted its AlphaTrust e-sign and document process automation...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Half of business owners distrust automated AML checks – study](/img/default/it.png)
More than two in five (47%) business decision-makers have some level of distrust when it comes to any of their anti-money...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![New search engine for development finance loans launches](/img/default/it.png)
Brickflow, the UK’s first online search engine for development finance loans, has officially launched. The property technology platform – co-founded by Ian...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![How is Land Registry digitalising the mortgage system?](/img/default/it.png)
For a number of years now, HM Land Registry (Land Registry) has been one of the most innovative and forward-thinking government...
30 October 2020
From: PropTech
![Five compliance tips for mortgage advisers](/img/default/it.png)
Over the last ten years, the mortgage market in the UK has changed significantly. Alongside increased regulation of the industry, stricter...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
![Mortgage Magic integrates iPipeline to system](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage Magic, the customer relationship management (CRM) and mortgage management platform, has incorporated several of iPipeline’s webservice solutions into its broker...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![eKeeper adds DocuSign eSignatures to CRM](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage, lending and banking customer relationship management (CRM) system, eKeeper, has successfully integrated DocuSign’s eSignature functionality into its intermediary-focused CRM, MortgageKeeper. The...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Knowledge Bank expands with three new appointments](/img/default/it.png)
Knowledge Bank, a market-leading criteria search system, is expanding with the appointment of three new roles. An increasing number of mortgage brokers...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide now available on Mortgage Brain’s Lendex](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage Brain has confirmed that Nationwide Building Society has joined Lendex, its new multi-lender application and submission gateway. This latest integration will...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![MCI Club extends later life lending panel with LiveMore Capital](/img/default/it.png)
The MCI Mortgage Club has added LiveMore Capital to its panel, expanding its range of products to include retirement interest-only (RIO)...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![MCI Club extends into lifetime mortgages with OneFamily partnership](/img/default/it.png)
The MCI Mortgage Club has appointed OneFamily to its lender panel in a bid to include lifetime mortgages for its members. The...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![House price growth has slowed by half since Brexit](/img/default/it.png)
Brexit has caused UK house price growth to half since June 2016, according to property management company Apropos. The digital platform, designed...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![ULS Technology launches digital portal for brokers](/img/default/it.png)
Conveyancing technology provider ULS Technology has announced the arrival of DigitalMove Remortgage for mortgage brokers. This new functionality aims to help brokers...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Pilot scheme launched to help advisers digitally connect with clients](/img/default/it.png)
A free pilot seminar has been launched to demonstrate how advisers can use websites and social media channels positively. Launched by financial...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Advice Bureau opens its 30th UK mortgage shop](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) opened the doors to its 30th high street mortgage shop in Dorchester on Thursday 3 October. The opening...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Synaptic’s ‘Webline’ portal now available through The Key](/img/default/it.png)
Webline, an online quote and e-apply portal from research software developer, Synaptic, is now accessible to mortgage advisers through a new...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Trussle hosts ‘digital march’ to fix broken mortgage system](/img/default/it.png)
Trussle, the UK’s first online mortgage broker, is campaigning for fairer mortgages. The company has launched a manifesto which seeks to champion...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Portal allows brokers to showcase their brand to customers](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage advisers are now able to showcase their professional image to customers by adding their own branding and personalisation to The...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Hinckley first UK lender to launch digital mortgage application system](/img/default/it.png)
Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is the first UK lender to go live with an innovative digital system developed in Denmark. Developed...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Pure Retirement launches new mobile app for advisers](/img/default/it.png)
Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new adviser-facing mobile app. Believed to be the first of its kind in the...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online activity helps to boost mortgage broker success](/img/default/it.png)
The emergence of new digital tools and services is becoming an increasing driver of intermediary mortgage business, according to Intermediary Mortgage...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![General Insurance made easy via new unique systems integration](/img/default/it.png)
A unique systems integration between Paymentshield and The Key has made it possible for mortgage advisers to gain instant access to...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Fluent Money launches first mobile app for equity release](/img/default/it.png)
Specialist lending distributor Fluent Money Group has announced the launch of Fluent Lifetime Ltd on mobile. The company will be offering equity...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Major lenders committed to the new Lendex gateway](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage Brain’s next generation lender gateway, Lendex, will now be used as a digital mortgage transaction tool by nine major lenders. Lendex,...
30 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Brain events reveal firm’s strategy and vision to lenders](/img/default/it.png)
UK lenders were given an insight into Mortgage Brain’s vision and technology strategy for the next generation at three exclusive events...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Shieldpay to ‘revolutionise’ moving day process in the UK](/img/default/it.png)
The UK’s first digital mortgage settlement has been carried out by Premier Property Lawyers and Shieldpay, bringing transformation to the £245...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![First digital mortgage registered at HM Land Registry](/img/default/it.png)
The first digital mortgage was entered into the Land Register by Enact Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society for a house in...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![e.surv launches remote valuation service](/img/default/it.png)
The UK surveying provider and property risk service, e.Surv Chartered Surveyors, has launched a remote valuation service. Set to offer mortgage lenders...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Digital mortgage start-up exceeds crowdfunding target](/img/default/it.png)
A round of crowdfunding by digital start-up Property Master that started in January has already beaten its £250,000 target. The start-up uses...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Openwork extends partnership with Mortgage Brain](/img/default/it.png)
Financial advice network Openwork has extended its partnership with mortgage technology firm, Mortgage Brain, in a bid to provide its advisers...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Trading Exchange processes over two million digital transactions](/img/default/it.png)
The Mortgage Trading Exchange (MTE), the single delivery channel for mortgage placement, has now processed over two million mortgage transactions since...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Product investment – it’s not important, it's critical](/img/default/it.png)
Any company that sells a product or service and wants to survive and thrive needs to constantly come up with new...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Brain enhances its Key Client Portal](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage Brain has launched a new version of the Key, the company’s POS and CRM system, offering customers a streamlined service...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landbay reports record lending amid greater specialisation of BTL](/img/default/it.png)
Digital mortgage lender Landbay has totalled £6.31 million lent across 31 mortgage products, leading to a record month of buy-to-let (BTL)...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Digital advice and GDPR take priority at Mortgage Vision 2017](/img/default/it.png)
Information on the impact of general data protection (GDPR) and how advisers can create their own digital customer experience are just...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Digital buy-to-let mortgage broker launches service](/img/default/it.png)
The UK’s first digital mortgage brokerage service for UK buy-to-let landlords has been launched. Property Master, which claims to allow the...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Regulated mortgage ‘robo-adviser’ to launch in the UK](/img/default/it.png)
MortgageGym.com, which claims to be the world’s only regulated mortgage robo-adviser, will be launched in the UK in the coming months,...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Moneyfacts Awards finalists announced](/img/default/it.png)
The Moneyfacts Group has announced the finalists for its awards ceremony, taking place on June 6 in the Pavilion at the...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General to kick off sixth roadshow this spring](/img/default/it.png)
Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that it will be hosting its annual series of Mortgage Club LIVE events for...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Digital Mortgage range expanded by mobile-only bank](/img/default/it.png)
The UK's first bank built exclusively for mobile has extended its Digital Mortgage Range. Atom Bank has launched a two year...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Digital Mortgage range expanded by Atom Bank](/img/default/it.png)
The UK’s first bank built exclusively for mobile customers has extended its Digital Mortgage range, with 80% LTV and 85% LTV...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Digital mortgage broker secures £5.5 million investment](/img/default/it.png)
Digital mortgage broker habito has raised £5.5 million in investment funding. The firm says it will use the money to enhance the...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![One in three don't know their mortgage rate](/img/default/it.png)
One third of UK mortgage holders don't know what interest rate they are on, new research shows. This means that than 5 million people...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Warm welcome for Atom Bank's focus on brokers](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage brokers have welcomed new technology-driven lender Atom Bank's intermediary-driven approach to mortgage lending. The Durham-based bank is set to launch residential and...
11 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![New Street unveils Mortgage Advice Bureau tie-up](/img/default/it.png)
New Street Mortgages has announced a new distribution partnership with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). Under the agreement, all of MAB’s members now...
06 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Lloyds launches online remortgaging](/img/default/it.png)
Lloyds Bank has launched an online remortgage service in a bid to make it easier to switch to a better deal. More...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![New Street launches as mass market brand](/img/default/it.png)
New Street Mortgages has launched into the UK market as a new mass market lending brand under the recently announced Northview...
08 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Maud Rousseau, Searchflow Group Marketing and Communications Director](/img/default/it.png)
This week, SearchFlow launches it new brand. Group Marketing and Communications Director, Maud Rousseau discusses the ethos behind the new brand...