The Bank of England (BoE) keeping the base rate at 5.25 per cent this week for the fourth time in a row, and its impact on the mortgage market, was of interest to readers this week.
Continued rate cuts by major lenders like Halifax, Natwest and Barclays also piqued readers’ interest, along with a report from Cifas that one in six will commit mortgage fraud to get a deal.
Santander’s results for 2023 proved popular with readers, with key highlights including gross mortgage lending coming to £13.1bn, its mortgage book coming to £175.2bn and £39.3bn worth of mortgage on its book due to refinance.
Halifax slashes remortgage rates; Natwest withdraws deals – round-up
One in six will commit mortgage fraud to get a deal – CIFAS
Barclays changes rates; Skipton trims pricing – round-up
Santander’s gross mortgage lending plunges to £13.1bn in 2023
Barclays flags 40 more bank branches for closure
All the winners of the Equity Release Awards 2024
Bank of England maintains base rate at 5.25 per cent
House sales bounce back at start to 2024 – Zoopla
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LSL’s financial services network sees boost in market share
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.
