As this year comes to an end, we wanted to extend our thanks for sticking with us through yet another unprecedented year.
Whether it was complex credit, second charge, complex buy-to-let, bridging or commercial finance, this year was a rollercoaster.
One thing is certain, the specialist lending sector continues to be of vital importance to help so many people achieve their housing goals, and is only set to go from strength-to-strength in the coming years.
It has been a joy to cover this sector and to see you many of you at face-to-face events again, and we are excited for what the next year has in store for the specialist lending arena.
This Christmas may not have turned out as many of us expected, so a special shout-out goes to those who are having to isolate or cannot spend it with friends and family.
From everyone here at AE3 Media, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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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.
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