The North East and North West are the only regions in which arrears growth rate increased.

Remortgage, professional and offset products are among the latest rate increases.

The lender has launched higher LTVs and increased loan amounts across the range.

The lender is introducing a policy that outlines the maximum brokers can charge for providing its products.

Residential and buy-to-let rates are increasing by up to 26bps.

Rory Joseph and Sebastian Murphy, directors at JLM Mortgage Services, discuss the benefits that advisers can gain from being part of a smaller network.

NatWest will also utilise the PEXA platform to speed up the handling of sale and purchase transactions.

One is available for expat borrowers and one for standard use, with rates now starting from 6.89%.

The ‘closed book’ phase of the Duty comes into force at the end of July.

A cap of 1% or £1,500, whichever is higher, will apply from the 1st of June.