U.K. Housing Market Seen at Risk of Overheating | Armonk NY Real Estate
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney may be struggling to prevent Britain’s housing market from reaching what he calls “warp speed.”
About two-thirds of 27 economists in a Bloomberg News survey said property in the U.K. is at risk of overheating. The survey, published today, also showed that the outlook for the economy has improved, with forecasts for growth this quarter raised to 0.7 percent from 0.6 percent last month.
Carney has already taken a first tilt at the market, ending some incentives on mortgage lending in a program the central bank started last year to boost credit. House prices rose to a record in November, Acadametrics said today, while home-loan approvals and sales are increasing, bolstered by a strengthening economy, government incentives and record-low interest rates.
“Clearly there is a risk of overheating,” said Brian Hilliard, an economist at Societe Generale SA in London and a former BOE official. “It’s puzzling to see quite how strong the market has been since the summer. There is an emerging problem, to some extent, and it’s right that the method of attacking it has been to use the macro prudential measures.”
Carney has justified his decision to revamp the Funding for Lending Scheme by saying that taking small steps now will curtail the need for bigger measures later on.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-13/u-k-housing-market-seen-at-risk-of-overheating.html
About two-thirds of 27 economists in a Bloomberg News survey said property in the U.K. is at risk of overheating. The survey, published today, also showed that the outlook for the economy has improved, with forecasts for growth this quarter raised to 0.7 percent from 0.6 percent last month.
Carney has already taken a first tilt at the market, ending some incentives on mortgage lending in a program the central bank started last year to boost credit. House prices rose to a record in November, Acadametrics said today, while home-loan approvals and sales are increasing, bolstered by a strengthening economy, government incentives and record-low interest rates.
“Clearly there is a risk of overheating,” said Brian Hilliard, an economist at Societe Generale SA in London and a former BOE official. “It’s puzzling to see quite how strong the market has been since the summer. There is an emerging problem, to some extent, and it’s right that the method of attacking it has been to use the macro prudential measures.”
Carney has justified his decision to revamp the Funding for Lending Scheme by saying that taking small steps now will curtail the need for bigger measures later on.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-13/u-k-housing-market-seen-at-risk-of-overheating.html
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