The Bank of England’s decision to keep the base rate at 5.25 per cent for the fifth consecutive time ranked highly this week among the most read stories.
The base rate decision was widely expected, but there is cautious optimism that there may be rate cuts later this year.
Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB’s) annual results were also popular, showing that gross mortgage completions came to £25.1bn. While purchase completions fell by nearly a quarter, product transfers rose by around 71 per cent.
Analysis on product transfer procuration fees and the confirmation of the £2.9bn cash offer from Nationwide to buy Virgin Money also featured.
Natwest and TSB rejig mortgage rates – round-up
MAB reports £25.1bn gross mortgage completions fueled by PTs
Royal London launches lifetime mortgages through Air Sourcing
Base rate locked again at 5.25 per cent
Unless PTs are fairly rewarded, brokers say growth of advice market is at risk – analysis
Natwest enters partnership with the British Mortgage Awards
Legal and General Retail reshuffles executive team
Base rate hold unsurprising but cuts on horizon – reaction
Nationwide confirms Virgin Money cash offer of £2.9bn
Over £2trn on table to buy lender back books ahead of Consumer Duty deadline
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.
