UK-based and expat buy-to-let applicants will now be able to use video-based independent legal advice when borrowing from Keystone Property Finance.

Said applicants will have to be applying through a limited company.

This move is part of the specialist lender’s wider response to new working measures necessitated by Covid-19.

These also include all systems being entirely cloud-based to allow for remote working and the option for all broker and BDM meetings to be carried out over video.

It adds that all of its BDMs will review cases before being handed to its underwriting team.

Keystone Property Finance chief executive David Whittaker says: “Like many firms in the sector, we have had to change the way we work. We deployed a comprehensive contingency plan which has allowed us to continue to support brokers and their clients throughout the pandemic.

“As the mortgage market begins to bounce back, we’re committed to ensuring our new processes are not just short-term solutions, but part of a longer-term plan to ensure we are consistently providing the best service possible.”