The lender is now offering loans up to £3m, and £5m by exception.

Open market value investment valuations will now be accepted for HMOs and MUFBs.

The quality and finish of a property is now cited by 79% of buyers as an important consideration.

The Society has launched new rates across residential, expat, buy-to-let and holiday lets starting from 5.70%.

Gary will support intermediaries in the Central region.

Intermediaries don’t favour proposals for banks to take more risks.

The average two-year fix is now 5.00%.

The lender has also reduced rates by up to 15bps.

55% of landlords who use a mortgage broker for their limited company buy-to-let feel ‘very confident’ – triple the number of those going direct to lender.

Rates now start from 5.79%.