A job move from Lloyds Banking Group's Mike Jones to Mortgage Advice Bureau and a series of high loan to value (LTV) mortgages dominated the top news this week.
Also among the most read stories was news of industry optimism towards the stamp duty holiday deadline and an upcoming Parliamentary discussion on its extension.
And there was an estate agent getting tripped up by its claims to sell properties for just £1.
Nationwide warns of ‘peak period ahead’ and returns 90 per cent LTV max term
Petition to extend stamp duty holiday secures Parliament debate
NatWest slashes rates by more than two per cent
Buy-to-let mortgage rates hit highest level of Covid crisis – Moneyfacts
Estate agent’s ‘£1’ ad receives complaint as sellers face £300 bill to use own solicitor
Home repossessions to leap more than ten-fold by 2022
Perenna raises £7m to bring Danish-style mortgages to UK
Two mutuals reintroduce 90 per cent LTV mortgages
Ex-Lloyds intermediary MD Mike Jones joins MAB
Still possible to meet stamp duty deadline, lenders and brokers say
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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