Although Scottish Widows would disagree

The help facility will be manned by specialist mortgage advisers who can offer advice on areas of the Cemap syllabus. Intermediaries can send and receive answers to their queries by e-mailing [email protected]

The bank has also been running Cemap bridge paper revision seminars throughout the UK.

Gordon Bowden, business development director at Scottish Widows Bank, said: "We felt that on top of encouraging advisers, we should be proactive and provide practical assistance.

"We are keen to support IFAs and mortgage brokers by playing an active role and sharing our expertise. By running training workshops, and now this help facility, what we are saying is, 'we'll do this together.’