There’s been a lot of focus in recent years on how technology can improve the home buying process, particularly when it comes to lending and conveyancing. One area that is equally as important but has received a bit less attention, is surveying. So on this episode we discuss how Countrywide are using technology to transform their business and what the future holds for the world of surveying.

Find out more about Countrywide Surveying at: https://www.countrywide.co.uk/surveying/

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You can also view the full video interview on our Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVmeobmKfqk

In a variation from our usual theme, in this episode we discuss the hot topic of office reopening. While most offices in the sector remain largely empty, Cancom reopened their offices on 26th May and Martin has been vocal in the press urging others to follow suit.

Topics covered:

• Why service companies can lose their “edge” with whole teams working from home

• The wider economic impact of most offices being closed

• The process Cancom UK undertook to safely reopen their offices

• Why they made office attendance optional, and what the take up has been like

• How they helped people overcome the fear of returning to the office

• The future role of the office as part of increased flexible working

• Practical tips, and lessons learned, for those planning to reopen their offices

Cancom UK have also kindly made their office reopening process, templates and documents freely available to other businesses. Visit the link below to find out more:

https://info.cancom.co.uk/creating-a-covid-safe-environment-webinar

Yoti is a digital ID and credential management platform that allows organisations to verify identities and trusted credentials online and in person. With over 7 million downloads of their app, Yoti’s products span identity verification, age verification, document e-signing, access management and biometric authentication.

Topics covered:

• An overview of Digital ID technology

• Use cases within the financial services sector, including onboarding and ongoing authentication

• The challenges to adoption within incumbent financial companies

• Recent regulation change and upcoming standardisation efforts that could accelerate adoption later in 2020

Maria is a well-known and highly regarded figure in the Mortgage industry with an strong track record of launching successful businesses and achievement in overseeing the creation and implementation of cutting-edge financial technology solutions.

In her former role at Atom Bank, Maria was responsible for creating and launching the bank’s retail mortgages proposition and was instrumental in growing the lending book from zero to £2.3bn in two years.

Masthaven launched as a retail bank in 2016 and offers award-winning saving and lending products.

Masthaven was recognised as 2019’s Most Innovative Digital Retail Bank UK by CFI, the second consecutive win for the category. Masthaven won Best Second Charge Mortgage Lender in the Your Mortgage Awards 2018/19 and Customer Service of the Year in the Money Age Mortgage Awards in 2019.

Masthaven was also awarded Best Specialist Lender in the Moneynet Personal Finance Awards 2019. Masthaven Finance has featured in 2015’s The Sunday Times’ Virgin Fast Track 100 (at number 81) and the bank ranked 240 in Financial Times’ FT1000 list published in 2017. The bank is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority.

Twenty7Tec Group specialises in building, delivering and maintaining unique technology solutions to make today's lending market more straightforward. The group is backed by the venture capital firm Verso Capital, and supports some of the largest aggregator, intermediary and lender organisations in the UK.

Twenty7Tec recently published its product development roadmap and announced API tie-ups with Barclays and Nationwide.