As the year comes to an end, we wanted to highlight some of the best reader comments which have added flair to the rollercoaster of 2022.
Ranging from the debate between two and five-year fixed rates, buy-to-let stress rates, stamp duty holiday, broker and lender behaviour, income caps, broker remuneration and innovation our readers provided us with great insight into the broker community.
Thank you for all your contributions.
‘I’d be wary of recommending five-year fixes despite the gloom’ – Star Letter 05/08/2022
Buy-to-let stress rates are ‘out of control’ – Star Letter 11/11/2022
Stamp duty holiday now is a ‘terrible idea’ – Star Letter 23/09/2022
Bad broker behaviour ‘unacceptable’ but better communication helps – Star Letter 26/08/2022
Brokers fear ‘rise of rejection will lead to panel removal’ – Star Letter 25/02/2022
‘A cap of 4.5 to five per cent on mortgage rates is a fair level’ – Star Letter 07/10/2022
Lenders cannot be expected to sell ‘loss leading’ mortgages – Star Letter 10/06/2022
Some brokers ‘have stopped recommending five-year fixes’ – Star Letter 12/08/2022
Why not introduce a tighter cap on broker remuneration? – Star Letter 01/07/2022
‘We are in desperate need of product innovation and lender sensitivity’ – Star Letter 14/10/2022
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.
