Mortgage lenders, including Paragon, Barclays and Natwest, cutting mortgage rates across the board proved of interest to readers this week.
Inflation and wage figures, along with conditional selling and the lull in activity in August were among most read this week.
Falling interest-only mortgage figures and The Co-operative Bank signing an agreement to buy Sainsbury Bank’s mortgage portfolio also ranked highly on most read.
Paragon cut two-year fixed rates
Lenders ‘fighting for market position’ as Barclays cuts mortgage rates
Mortgage broker Koodoo develops AI tool which can pass CeMAP
Fewer than one million interest-only mortgages outstanding
Brokers welcome ‘dead’ August as chance to recharge before market returns ‒ analysis
Brokers warn conditional selling becoming more prevalent as Connells under fire
Falling house prices prompt some homeowners to pick product transfers – analysis
Record wage growth and sticky inflation could push Bank of England base rate beyond 5.5 per cent
The Co-operative Bank agrees to buy Sainsbury’s Bank mortgage portfolio
Natwest to lower select rates by up to 0.45 per cent
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.
