The movements of house prices and interest rates gained readers' attention this week, as the Halifax house price index and EY's predictions made the most read list.
Readers were also keen to know what the impact of higher mortgage interest rates would have on borrowers, and brokers discussed the potential of using offset mortgages to ease the costs.
News that Barclays was compensating mortgage borrowers for PPI breaches also piqued reader interest, as did a warning from Housing Secretary Michael Gove about developers’ approaches to footing the bill for property remediation.
House prices fall as higher mortgage rates bite – Halifax
Barclays mortgage holders to share £1m after historic PPI breach
‘No hiding place’ for those trying to dodge remediation bills, Gove warns
Brokers fear tax raid on holiday home sector in Autumn Statement
Lenders need innovative approaches as a new dawn for mortgages breaks – Zoopla
‘Underrated’ offset mortgages are a key tool in the broker arsenal – analysis
Average property prices expected to fall five to 10 per cent ‒ EY
Are shared ownership affordability tests due a radical overhaul? – Shared Ownership Resources
EPCs ‘not fit for purpose’ ‒ RICS
Mortgage rates of 5.5 per cent will push 400,000 people into poverty – JRF
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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