Despite our belief that the London economy and labour market will continue to perform strongly, we don’t expect that to allow house prices in the capital to go on outperforming. Further house price growth will require another rise in the amount banks are willing to lend in relation to earnings – something that the tougher mortgage regulatory environment all but rules out.
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