Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first budget, along with commentary from the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) were among most read this week.
Changes to childcare, pensions, energy bills, fuel and alcohol duty were among some of the key announcements, but mortgages or the housing market were not on the agenda. This led many to say this was a “missed opportunity” for the government.
The OBR said house prices were expected to decline by 10 per cent and the base rate would hit 4.3 per cent before falling.
HSBC hitting the 1,000 broker firm milestone and the government naming and shaming developers who did (or did not) sign cladding remediation contracts also piqued reader interest.
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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.
