Accord Mortgages has added buy-to-let functionality to its API technology. The lender says this will make broker submissions easier. Brokers using Iress’ Trigold and Xplan Mortgage, or Twenty7Tec Apply software will now be able to process buy-to-let applications via Iress’ Lender Connect system, giving advisers the
As another year draws to a close the industry reflects on the highs and lows of 2021 and the hopes for the next 12 months. Robert Sinclair Chief executive, Ami “The highpoint of 2021 for me was the Treasury accepting our arguments to extend the stamp duty deadline and taking away the March cliff edge, closely
A survey carried out by Accord Mortgages describes 79% of brokers as confident in their businesses expanding within the next decade. Of the 170 brokers asked by the lender, 52% also said that advised market is “more important than it is today”, with 54% citing more need for advice and 54% saying that clients have
I read an article a few weeks ago, where a reader had declared that, as we emerge from the pandemic, the concept of a direct relationship with a BDM is now in the past.