Top 10 most read mortgage broker stories this week – 05/04/2019

Changes to TSB’s buy-to-let products drew lots of interest, as did the proposed changes to landlords’ private residence relief.

The launch of an aggregator platform for affordability calculators was also well read, while an analysis of the rise in county court judgments found lenders will need to be more flexible.

Pad Bamford warned that high loan-to-value lending may be set to plateau while the sale of more former-Northern Rock loans and an interview with the FCA on its Mortgages Market Study rounded-out the top 10.

TSB adds cashback buy-to-let deals and cuts rates

Landlords to be stung with cuts to Private Residence Relief

Mortgage affordability calculator aggregator launches

Increase in CCJs making mainstream lenders like Virgin Money more flexible – analysis

Do not expect high LTV mortgage lending to keep expanding – Bamford

Private Residence Relief cuts will hit accidental landlords hardest – brokers

Treasury sells 66,000 UKAR loans to inactive lender Citi

Estate agent removes ad for rundown property after regulator intervenes

Lendy takes legal action against valuers and solicitors to reclaim losses as defaults grow

FCA on the Mortgages Market Study: Advice rules oversight must not obstruct execution-only innovation