There were also rumours that mortgage payment holidays could last around a year to help people deal with the financial fallout from the coronavirus crisis.

And concerns about self-employed borrowers after the current crisis was another of the biggest stories this week.

Property market ‘back in business’ as govt issues valuation guidance

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FCA considers 12-month mortgage payment holiday – reports

Self-employed people must not be locked out of future mortgage borrowing – Hunt

Valuation backlog could take up to two months to clear

Nationwide’s virtual assistant handles coronavirus mortgage queries

Santander ups LTVs on residential and Help to Buy mortgages

Update: Nationwide and Skipton latest to confirm return to physical valuations

Brokers relieved physical surveys resume but fear impact of down valuations

Accord restarts physical valuations and increases LTVs to 85 per cent

Allowing negative interest rates ‘quite possible’, BoE deputy governor says