The news that long-term fixed rate lender, Perenna, gained its banking licence with restrictions, and consequently received £100m in enquiries in one day were among most read this week.
Other stories that piqued readers’ interest included a warning that first-time buyers should not apply for Help to Buy after August, advice to brokers on how to get through a potential recession and the launch of a 95 per cent loan to value scheme in autumn.
First-time buyers warned ‘not to bother’ with Help to Buy applications after August
This predicted recession will be unlike the 2008 crash – analysis
Perenna garners over £100m in enquiries in a day following banking licence update
‘Here today, gone tomorrow’: Why the shelf life of mortgages is shrinking – L&G Mortgage Club
Low risk 95 per cent LTV mortgage scheme to launch in autumn
Asking prices fall for first time this year – Rightmove
Surging fixed rates make a case for tracker mortgages – West One Loans
Perenna given banking licence with restrictions from FCA and PRA
Inflation to hit 18 per cent for Britain’s poorest families
Just Mortgages promotes pair to financial services director roles
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.
