This week, comments around lender criteria returning to a new normal after the removal of government support by head of Halifax intermediaries, Ian Wilson, proved popular amongst readers.
As did lender attitudes to low-rise buildings in this week’s Marketwatch. Readers were also intrigued by a report from Moneyfacts on declining mortgage rates and Propertymark’s analysis into government housing targets.
Rate reductions at Nationwide and Natwest also held reader interest.
Lender criteria will soon adjust to withdrawal of state support – Ian Wilson
Nationwide cuts select rates across higher LTVs
Government has not convinced lenders low-rise buildings are less risky – Marketwatch
Average mortgage rates record largest monthly decline since May last year – Moneyfacts
Green mortgages are too niche and need more development – Burridge
Natwest makes widespread rate reductions across new and existing business
UK government will not meet 300,000 homes a year target until 2028 – NAEA Propertymark
Average mortgage rate to fall to 1.6 per cent by next year – Capital Economics
Brokers are still treading carefully with mortgage applications – Firth
BMPS: Lender liquidity will drive ‘plentiful, competitive’ mortgages – Regnier – exclusive
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.
