Otherwise, it was the increase in buy-to-let products and a report criticising the Help to Buy scheme which were among the top stories according to our readers.

Penalised professionals were also the focus as other top stories included a landlord being handed record penalties for illegally converting properties, while the Financial Ombudsman ordered Legal & General to refund a client after it was found to have given ‘unsuitable’ remortgage advice.

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L&G ordered to refund client for giving ‘unsuitable’ remortgage advice

Dodgy landlord handed record penalties

Buy-to-let mortgage rates fall as product numbers continue to swell

MPs release scathing evaluation of help-to-buy priorities

House price falls spread as growth hits lowest level since 2012 – ONS

Sainsbury’s looks to sell £1.4bn mortgage book – reports

Hackney high-rise residents locked in by £0 valuation

MP calls for Persimmon to hand over new-build freeholds for no charge

Video: Landlords on SVRs are ‘nervous about coming forward to remortgage’ – Montlake