This week self-employed lending criteria came under the microscope, with NatWest and HSBC's announcements on changes among the most read.
Other stories that proved popular amongst readers this week included the outcome of an employment tribunal, where a mortgage adviser received a £23,000 payout after being unfairly dismissed for being a “moaner”, as well as an interview with MQube’s chief executive officer Stuart Cheetham.
NatWest changes self-employed SEISS grant criteria
Nationwide cuts first-time buyer and high LTV deals
HSBC softens self-employed criteria
Mortgage adviser awarded £23,000 after being unfairly dismissed for ‘moaning’ about long hours
Digital currency will be part of the mortgage market’s future – Marketwatch
NatWest cuts rates launching 0.99 per cent five-year deal
“We’re going to be enabler of Netflix moment for mortgage market” says MQube boss
Iress confirms potential sale of UK mortgage arm, while private equity circles
Skipton BS revises variable income criteria to increase borrowing
House prices rise to 17-year high in June
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.
