Residential fixed rates now start from 5.54%.

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The lender has also reduced existing rates and removed application fees on selected mortgages.

The proportion of single women applicants is also at the highest level seen in a year.

The Society has cut residential and buy-to-let rates by up to 0.25%.

The lender has reduced rates across all standard and RIO LiveMore 1 to LiveMore 4 products by up to 0.59%.

Sole applicants now need a minimum income of £35,000 to benefit from Helping Hand.

The lender has also increased selected rates by up to 0.19%.

Brokers who utilise Brilliant’s mortgage club and specialist packager now have access to Catalyst’s range of short to medium term property loans.

All rates up to and including 80% LTV have been reduced by up to 20bps.