The mortgage lender said it was important it managed these volumes in a timely way for brokers and their clients and bring its service levels back in line.

Although it is not clear exactly how long the products will remain off the market, Nikki Warren-Dean, head of intermediary sales for The Nottingham, reassured brokers it was a ‘short-term measure’ which would allow the team to work through all outstanding cases.

She added: “We always aim to give our brokers as much notice as we are able to when implementing product range changes, but in this fast-moving climate it hasn’t been possible on this occasion and these changes take place with immediate effect.

“Helping people onto, and along, the property ladder has been an important part of our DNA for over 170 years and that ethos hasn’t changed. We will return to the mortgage marketplace with a range of competitively priced products as soon as possible and communicate product news to brokers in the first instance.”