The move aims to underline its support for customers looking to release capital from their home, subject to current criteria, and sees the lender return its maximum LTV to 90%, up from 80%.

If any element of the loan request is to consolidate debts, then the maximum LTV remains at 80%.

Secured borrowing and second charges, including shared equity and ownership staircasing requests, are not considered debt consolidation, and can be offered up to 90% LTV.

If following the property valuation the LTV exceeds 80% and debt consolidation has been requested, the loan amount will return to below 80% LTV.

Luke Christodoulides, head of corporate accounts, said: “We are consistently reviewing our proposition at NatWest Intermediary Solutions to ensure we can support a wide variety of customer types.

“This move highlights our support for the higher LTV market, and we’ll continue to demonstrate this support in the near future.”