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NatWest has also launched a dedicated WhatsApp channel to support mortgage brokers and intermediaries. 

The lender has also reduced rates across 38 existing residential and buy-to-let products.

The Society has appointed two new managers' assistants and is looking to hire an additional BDM.

Ifthikar Mohamed, mortgage adviser and director of MortgagX, says the broader impact of AI agents is not the automation of advice, but the rebalancing of the adviser’s role.

20% used equity release to repay mortgage debt in 2025, down from 31% in 2024.

New product supports experienced landlords managing larger portfolios, with no cap on the number of bedrooms.

Remortgaging volumes to rise to £103bn in 2026 and £110bn in 2027, up from £93bn in 2025, as improved affordability enables more borrowers to switch lender.

The tech platform says its latest update moves AI 'firmly from proof of concept into day-to-day delivery'.

Rob Stanton, sales and distribution director at Landbay, says competitive pricing, combined with active remortgage and product transfer demand, creates clear opportunities to add value...

The society offers mortgages for loans up to £1,000,000