Tesco Bank has made a move into the mortgage market by launching a range of non-advised deals.
Abbey for Intermediaries is to reduce rates on a number of its mortgage products.
The number of mortgage applications approved by banks fell sharply in June as the UK was hit by the wettest month on record, figures from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) show.
HSBC will make an additional £2bn of mortgage funding available to UK borrowers, with £1bn allocated to first-time buyers this year.
NatWest Intermediary Solutions is introducing a quartet of new deals to its core products and reducing rates on the rest of its range.
The Co-operative Bank is to withdraw its interest-only mortgage range, it has announced.
Halifax has become the fourth lender to launch a product range to support its participation in the NewBuy scheme.
Demand for UK housing hit its highest level in two years in March as more properties were put up for sale ahead of the Stamp Duty holiday-end, data suggests.