Barclays is set to increase the maximum LTV of its Woolwich mortgage fixed rate range to 90% LTV from tomorrow.
The average interest rate for a 90% LTV two-year fixed rate deal has dropped to its lowest level since January 2008, at 5.39%, according to Moneyfacts.
Annuity and equity release provider Just Retirement has more than doubled the maximum initial loan amount available from its equity release product.
Lenders fear residential lending could be restricted further over the next three months, according to a Bank of England (BoE) report.
State funded banks are becoming less willing to actively compete with privately owned rivals, according to Moneyfacts.
Woolwich is introducing a new 75% tier on its fixed and tracker range for the first time in more than a year.
HSBC is making an additional £0.5bn of mortgage funding available to homebuyers with deposits of 10%.
Sesame is calling for lenders to resume normal risk-based lending and to increase loan to values (LTVs) to a minimum of 90%.
Scottish Widows Bank has expanded its first time buyer range with an offering for key workers as an alternative to the Government's Open Market Homebuy scheme.
Residential buy-to-let landlords on average are only carrying 41% loan-to-value gearing a survey commissioned by Paragon Mortgages suggests.