Mortgage lenders dominated our headlines this week, from TMW’s six-week deal transfer period to Halifax’s higher LTVs for new build and shared home ownership deals. Review the week with our 10 most-read stories.

TMW’s six-week product transfer window raises broker concerns

 

Builders begin buyback of controversial leaseholds

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NatWest significantly overhauls BTL process for portfolio landlords

Halifax widens access to new build mortgages

Homeowners using mortgages to invest in riskier assets

Legal and General becomes biggest lifetime lender and predicts £3bn market

Free legal services have been over-commoditised and under-invested – Dev Malle

How real is the ‘fake news’ threat to the mortgage industry? 

Leeds extends max portfolio size to 10 and confirms post-PRA lending stance

The Mortgage Lender: “Gaining traction has been harder than we thought”