The restrictions placed on the extension to the FLS to slow the expansion of mortgage lending will have a very limited direct impact. Lenders who did not qualify for the extension simply made heavy use of the initial scheme before it closed at the end of January. Therefore FLS funds will continue to support mortgage lending for some time. However we doubt they will lead to a new lending boom.
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