High street banks refusing to approve mortgages on new builds due to uncapped estate management fees and disgruntled brokers being fined for leaving the Tenet network made up some of the most read articles this week.
Mojo’s deal to launch a cheaper execution-only service was also of interest, as was the news that the Conservatives would introduce lifetime fixed rates mortgages and discounts for first-time buyers in their general election manifesto.
High street banks refusing mortgages on new builds with escalating estate fees – exclusive
FCA must rethink equity release before it becomes ‘a very serious problem’ – Blackwell
Nationwide and Accord reduce rates as Leeds introduces cashback – round-up
Tenet brokers paying tens of thousands to leave network over Intelligent Office row – exclusive
Equity release rates can’t get any lower and will soon rise – Marketwatch
All the winners of the 2019 Equity Release Awards
Tories pledge ‘lifetime’ fixed rate mortgages and discounts for first-time buyers
Mojo reveals deal with lenders to offer cheap execution-only mortgages
Mortgage fraudster jailed after posing as property owner to sell house
IMLA calls for reform of ‘excessive’ stress tests and stamp duty
Shekina is the deputy editor at Mortgage Solutions and commercial editor at Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions. She has nearly eight years of experience in the B2B publishing market, having previously covered the hospitality, retail, pet, accounting and jewellery sectors.
Shekina has worked for Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions for almost five years. Here, she covers the market’s breaking news stories, engages with professionals in the sector, and oversees any commercially agreed content in partnership with mortgage-related companies.
This includes presenting webinars and hosting roundtable discussions on developing themes in the mortgage sector.
She is an NCTJ-trained journalist and was nominated for the Headline Money Awards Mortgage Journalist of the Year in 2021.
In her spare time, Shekina likes to read, travel, listen to music and socialise with friends.
She currently reports on current events in the mortgage market and liaises with financial clients to produce sponsored content.
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