Mortgage adviser technology is long overdue a shakedown from energised disruptors, but with a spate of eligibility checker launches from Moneysupermarket, Iress and Mortgagegym and brokers feverishly working behind the scenes on lender system updates, that could be about to change.
Our latest poll is a finger in the air to examine whether the evolution is already upon us, or find out if the majority of brokers see little to get excited about so far.
And if so, is this still the year where all that could change?
Is digital technology starting to improve mortgage processing yet?
Victoria Hartley is contributing editor at Mortgage Solutions, Specialist Lending Solutions, Your Money and Your Mortgage at London-based publishing company AE3 Media.
Her role includes editorial oversight of the news, analysis and features, event content management and strategic and editorial consultancy for the AE3 Media group. She is an experienced video, broadcast and live-event host and regularly chairs web and podcast debates and interviews.
Multiple award nominations have resulted in two wins: Santander Media Awards, trade journalist of the year and Headlinemoney Awards, mortgage journalist of the year (B2B).
Previous roles include editorships of Mortgage Solutions, consumer title What Mortgage and trade title Credit Today and a spent time freelancing for a variety of outlets including The Guardian and Which? Money.