HBS unveils new partnerships

Responding to demand from service providers in the mortgage sector, the firm said its Home Buyer sourcing and sales system now had the potential to include links to partner firms that provide client and brokers services such as conveyancing, valuations, credit checking, debt management and sale-and-rent-back.

Richard Angliss, managing director of HBS, said in the current marketplace the key to survival for brokers was the creation of more ways to earn income arising from their core activity of mortgage and insurance broking.

"Home Buyer System already offers a fully functional system for sourcing direct-to-lender products together with a mechanism for charging and collecting fees."

He continued: "Now, we are extending this idea by creating links with other service providers who are looking for sales leads and will pay brokers a commission for successful introductions. Other links will be to services - for example credit checking - that help the broker to sell their core products quickly and more successfully."

HBS is currently in discussions with a number of potential professional partners and new agreements will be announced shortly.