Clydesdale Bank has been named "Best Mortgage Lender in Scotland," for the sixth year running at the prestigious Your Mortgage Awards.

Also collecting awards were Clydesdale's parent company, National Australia Group, and sister organisation, Yorkshire Bank.

National Australia Group was presented with the Publishers Special Award, which has been created to celebrate the twentieth year of the Your Mortgage Awards.

The award was given to the group in recognition of its consistency, commitment and excellence in the mortgage market for the past 20 years.

Yorkshire Bank was named "Best Regional Mortgage Lender" by Your Mortgage magazine for the 11th time in its history.

Steve Reid, retail director at Clydesdale Bank, said: "Everyone at Clydesdale Bank and the National Australia Group is very proud that our hard work has been recognised with these prestigious accolades.

"We are especially delighted to have received the Best Mortgage Lender in Scotland award for the sixth consecutive year and this underlines our commitment to providing an innovative and competitive product base for our customers."