Stories about expectations around mortgage pricing were among the most read this week, with experts saying that rates should fall but “payment shocks” could still be experienced.
Mortgage Advice Bureau’s annual results also made for interesting reading, with a rise in revenue and market share.
An update from the HM Land Registry on its processing times, more lenders reducing rates and Gove’s promise to go after developers who dodge cladding remediation also piqued readers’ interest.
Mortgage rates heading down with more cuts on way – Rightmove
BTL 2023: Landlords with properties in personal name ‘face significant incentives to sell up’
Landbay cuts rates for two-year fixed rates
Over half of HM Land Registry’s new entries could take longer than a year
First-time buyer mortgage demand surges in February
HSBC lowers rates by up to 0.2 per cent
Landlord fined thousands over ‘illegal’ alterations
Gove says he will apply ‘vice-like grip’ to builders’ ‘nether regions’ if contracts not signed
MAB posts rise in revenue and market share for FY22
Falling mortgage rates will not stop borrower payment shock – Fitch
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.
