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Shekina Tuahene

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Shekina Tuahene

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.

You can contact her at shekina.tuahene@ae3media.co.uk

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.

In her spare time, Shekina likes to read, travel, listen to music and socialise with friends.

She currently reports on current events in the mortgage market and liaises with financial clients to produce sponsored content.

Follow her on Twitter at @ShekinaMS
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First-time Buyer

Options for low-deposit mortgages hit 17-year high

Options for low-deposit mortgages hit 17-year high

15/04/2025

Household Bills

Majority of young renters stressed about living situation

Majority of young renters stressed about living situation

14/04/2025

First-time Buyer

Barclays broadens sub-4% offering with mortgage rate cuts

Barclays moves more mortgage rates below 4%

10/04/2025

First-time Buyer

Barclays launches 0% deposit mortgage for Right to Buy applicants

Barclays launches 0% deposit mortgage for Right to Buy applicants

08/04/2025

Mortgages

FCA considers allowing pension savings for home deposits

Regulator considers letting homebuyers use pension savings for deposits

01/04/2025

First-time Buyer

Santander lowers affordability rates in response to regulator's request

Santander is first lender to lower affordability rates after regulator’s request

28/03/2025

Economy

Spring Statement 2025: Prediction for UK economy growth halved to 1%

Spring Statement 2025: Prediction for UK economy growth halved to 1%

26/03/2025

First-time Buyer

Housing affordability returns to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 – ONS

Housing affordability returns to pre-pandemic levels in 2024

24/03/2025

Buy To Let

Govt ‘at risk of not delivering’ plan to remediate cladding, say MPs

Govt ‘at risk of not delivering’ plan to remediate cladding

21/03/2025

Economy

an image of the Bank of England to denote the base rate

Base rate held at 4.5% as MPC takes ‘restrictive’ measures to tackle inflation

20/03/2025

First-time Buyer

First-time buyer mortgage sales fell to 10-year low in 2023

18/03/2025

Economy

Base rate expected to stay at 4.5% until May, experts predict

Base rate expected to stay at 4.5% until May

17/03/2025

First-time Buyer

Self-employed applicants cut out holidays and delay marriage to get a mortgage

Self-employed workers delay tying the knot to get a mortgage

13/03/2025

Economy

International Women's Week: 'Success doesn’t require adopting traditionally male leadership traits'

International Women’s Day 2025: ‘Success doesn’t require adopting traditionally male leadership traits’

08/03/2025

First-time Buyer

FCA to consult on stress testing changes, non-regulated advice and simpler mortgage rules

Regulator announces plans to cut red tape for mortgage applications

07/03/2025

News

Former Co-operative Bank chair jailed for £100k fraud

Former Co-operative Bank chair jailed for £100k fraud

28/02/2025

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