Leasehold reform being one of the focal policy points raised in the King's Speech this week piqued our readers' interest this week.
A word of caution about interest-only mortgages from Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association’s Kate Davies also grabbed attention as did the suggestion that the Bank of England could start cutting the base rate from next year.
Leasehold and rental reform confirmed in King’s Speech
Coventry BS and Gen H reduce rates – round-up
Interest-only mortgages: handle with care – Davies
Natwest lowers rates by up to 57bps
The industry must take note of the FCA’s lifetime mortgage review ‒ Diamond
Base rate could start to fall by mid-2024 – BoE
House prices bounce back with October rise ‒ Halifax
TMPE 2023: ‘Landscape of increased interest rates may be here to stay’ – Beardmore
Nationwide goes sub-five per cent on a two-year fix
HSBC and TSB cut 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.
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