The disruption caused by the MMR, plus a lack of homes available for sale, has led to a marked slowdown in housing demand. That should help bring rates of house price inflation down from their current elevated levels. But with the FPC taking limited action to rein in more risky mortgage lending, prices are set to rise faster than earnings for the next 12-18 months.
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