Mortgage Next has launched two semi-exclusive prime mortgages, with funding provided by Kensington Mortgages.
The number of house sales could fall by at least 40% this year, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Abbey has today made reductions to its flexible mortgage and tracker mortgages, along with some fixed-rate reductions for customers with big deposits.
The Woolwich has become the latest lender to lower its loan ratios for new borrowers and is now demanding a deposit of at least 10%.
Abbey has tightened its lending criteria for interest-only mortgages by reducing the maximum loans available on such deals.
Leadbay has reduced the LTV on a variety of different mortgage types to ensure brokers are not paying for leads they cannot place.
Paaleads.com has announced it will filter all leads from customers needing a 96% or above LTV mortgage from tomorrow.
GE Money Home Lending has cut rates on it buy-to-let loans, saying it wants to strengthen its presence in the market.
Abbey is to make a series of changes to its mortgage range, including the withdrawal of its 100% mortgage it was announced today.
Chelsea Building Society's non-conforming mortgage range is to have certain high-risk products removed, it was announced today.