Stories covering mortgage rate and product changes dominated the news agenda once again, as did a debate between brokers on how much stress this was causing them.
The notion that the buy-to-let market was not struggling as badly as mainstream media headlines would suggest was also of interest to readers, as was the idea that lifetime mortgage loans would be smaller on average going forward.
Smaller loan sizes ‘new normal’ for lifetime mortgages – Wilson
Base rate to hit 5.25 per cent but UK likely to avoid recession
Landbay launches like-for-like remortgage deals
HSBC, Natwest and Clydesdale Bank up rates – round-up
Reports of the ‘death’ of the UK buy-to-let sector have been greatly exaggerated – Davies
Mortgage products fall by more than 100 over the weekend
Brokers divided over whether market ‘horrendous’ or advisers just need to ‘toughen up’ ‒ analysis
Citizens Advice warns of ‘back door evictions’ as Section 21 notices hit record high
Santander to temporarily withdraw all new business due to ‘market conditions’
Virgin Money increases rates; Natwest ups buy-to-let stress rates – round-up
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.
Follow her on Twitter at @ShekinaMS
