Financial Policy Committee sets out new powers over mortgage lending

The FPC has requested additional powers over loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratios, which will include buy-to-let lending. But with the housing market now cooling, and limits on high loan-to-income mortgages already in place, we doubt the FPC will make use of the new powers anytime soon.

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