The Bank of England’s widely anticipated decision to increase the base rate by 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent was among most read this week.
UK Finance’s latest figures on mortgage lending and the Bank of England’s numbers on gross mortgage advances piqued readers’ interest.
Photos from the annual dinner for the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association and brokers’ thoughts on the trajectory of equity release pricing also proved popular.
Bank of England ups base rate to 3.5 per cent
Affordability pressures to soften mortgage market in 2023, UK Finance predicts
IMLA annual dinner 2022 – the night in pictures
This is the era of the technician for brokers – Campo
Equity release pricing beginning to fall but stabilisation will be ‘slow’ – analysis
UK house prices grew 0.3 per cent in October
FCA to review FSCS compensation limits and funding obligations
Santander lowers affordability rates to boost mortgage borrowing
Five ways to win in 2023’s housing market – Rance
Gross mortgage advances rise 17 per cent YOY to £85.9bn – BoE
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.
