News that Fleet Mortgages was undergoing a rebrand to reflect a “more modern image” was popular with readers this week.
A mixture of rate changes, with some lenders increasing rates and some lenders cutting rates, also piqued readers’ interest.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) writing to financial adviser firms to offer information about ongoing services where clients continue to be charged for advice ranked highly in most read mortgage broker stories, along with the launch of shared ownership council and debates around credit repair options and stamp duty.
Estate agent struck off by RICS over serious misconduct
Fleet Mortgages unveils rebrand
Nationwide rates now above four per cent in latest increase
Two-year fixed mortgage rate sees largest monthly fall since 2022 – Moneyfacts
FCA asks firms about advisory changes since Consumer Duty
Santander cuts rates; Clydesdale launches deals and adjusts pricing – round-up
Credit repair options for adverse clients – Denman-Molloy
Appropriate homes will move dallying downsizers, not a stamp duty giveaway – Wilson
Councils ordered to make it easier to build on brownfield land
Industry experts launch Shared Ownership Council
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.
