Amidst intense competition from Scottish Widows, The Exchange, Fidelity International, Skandia and Prudential, Solent Mortgage Services scooped “Best Use of Technology” at the annual Money Marketing awards this month.

Not only providing a wide range of information from industry news to product and service offerings, the SMS Porthole also delivers access to a real time case tracking system for intermediaries. This 24 hour online trading facility gives intermediaries the ability to see the status of their mortgage applications, Agreements in Principle and access to Key Financial Indicators (KFI’s). Introducers are able to data transfer from sourcing systems or to input mortgage applications on to the system which go directly to SMS’s underwriters, resulting in faster offers and greater competitive advantage. Using the powerful SORCE engine, SMS have developed one of the most comprehensive product service offerings in the market.

Solent Mortgage Services commented: “This award is the icing on the cake for what has been a spectacular period of innovation for the company and to be recognised in this way is a clear indication that our strategy of putting technology at the forefront of our service proposition has been extremely successful.”

John Nicklin, Sales and Marketing Director at SORCE said: “The innovations that Solent Mortgage Services have produced with their extranet have not only made their organisation more productive but also helped many thousands of Independent Financial Advisors and intermediaries secure more business. The SMS Porthole is a shining example of how an extranet can not only improve communications but business processes as well.”