The changing face of mortgage valuations
Surveyors’ on-the-ground knowledge coupled with immediate access to supporting third-party data and new valuation technologies, are able to help lenders...
Keeping an eye out for property fraud
Valuers should consider themselves the ‘eyes and ears’ of lenders as they are in a good position to spot fraud and other misdemeanors, says e.surv‘s...
The unspoken value of technology in the MMR
Paul Hunt, managing director of Phoebus Software, has expressed disappointment that the Mortgage Market Review has been silent on the importance of technology,...
Sluggish mortgage sales – but borrowers...
It’s important for lenders that mortgage borrowers have adequate insurance for their homes. Mark Holweger, broker and intermediary director at Legal...
Turbulent year for repossession law in Scotland
Denise Loney, head of litigation Scotland at Optima Legal, looks at how repossession proceedings have changed north of the border since a new legal Act...
The dawn of a new era for financial outsourcers
Andrew Jones, chief executive of HML, explains why the future is looking increasingly bright for third party administrators, with opportunities arising...
Digitisation of land and property data
Jan Boothroyd, CEO at Land Data, explains how the National Land Information Service (NLIS) has modernised the conveyancing search market. Now every local...
Rockstead – telling it as it is
Rockstead is a mortgage audit company that emerged out of the credit crisis and has just celebrated three successful years in business. Joanne Atkin asks...
How the mortgage market might look in 2013
The long awaited Mortgage Market Review has been generally welcomed by the mortgage industry. Joanne Atkin reports on the main proposals and some of the...
The 2011 IT Benchmark Study
Frank Eve, managing director of Frank Eve Consulting, outlines the results of the annual Benchmark Study comparing lender online distribution and application...