Chief executive, Paul Geddes of consumer banking at RBS Group, said: "Our message to customers in Scotland is very clear, we are now more than ever open for mortgage business.

"We hope the latest commitment goes some way to refuelling the Scottish economy and provides borrowers with the financial means to get back on track and realise their plans for the future."

Jim Murphy, Scottish Secretary said "When the UK Government moved decisively to underpin our banks it was to save the lifeline services they provide for individuals and businesses and to allow us to keep moving economically.

"Today's news shows we were right to do so and highlights the positive effects which are emerging as a result."

Scottish finance secretary John Swinney added "When the UK Government moved decisively to underpin our banks it was to save the lifeline services they provide for individuals and businesses and to allow us to keep moving economically.

"Today's news shows we were right to do so and highlights the positive effects which are emerging as a result."

It's only been 3 days since we went live with our Zungalow community and we've had some really great feedback regarding the design and features of the site.  Before we heed our tagline and 'Shout it from the Rooftops' (or laptops) we're looking for more UK property owners to sign up and tell us what they think of the site so far. It's free to join and we're keen to get a feel from others as to how the site looks and what features you think could be added. We're already working on more social features to make the community aspect of the site more prominent and any suggestions as to how we can do this better will be really valuable to us. Please email ideas, suggestions, snarky comments etc etc to info@zungalow.com

The Zungalow team are pleased to finally go live with our first phase of Zungalow - the UK's property community.  Please join up, create your property profile and have a look around. It's early stages of the project and your feedback is really valuable as to how we develop it. We will be adding more social features to enhance the community aspect of the site and your thoughts on this are most welcome. This is a beta version so there may be bugs and parts of the site that aren't working as they should. The copy also requires some work - if the site and the features aren't apparent or difficult to navigate please let us know by emailing us at info@zungalow.com

Welcome to the Zungalow community!