High street banks like Lloyds and Santander shared their latest financial results this week, with a mixed picture of lending activity and house price predictions, piquing readers interests.
Reports that the government could be considering extending the mortgage guarantee scheme and stamp duty cuts also topped the most read, along with Autumn Statement predictions.
Blogs by Steve Cox of Fleet Mortgages and Bob Hunt of Paradigm on swap rates and the Mortgage Charter were also popular with readers this week.
Govt considers mortgage guarantee extension and stamp duty cuts – reports
Lloyds predicts house price fall of 11 per cent as profits swell
Advisers should be swap rate soothsayers, not market mind readers – Cox
Autumn Statement 2023: the latest predictions and rumours
Natwest boss Alison Rose found to have breached data laws – ICO
Santander’s mortgage book falls by £10bn due to ‘higher funding costs’
Bank of England poised to hold rates after jobs market slowdown
Alexander Hall posts fall in revenue for Q3
Santander to cut new business and product transfer rates and add BTL deals
Don’t let Charter support remove advice from the mortgage process – Hunt
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.
