Should there be a cap on house price inflation?

A boom in house prices would certainly not be sustainable, and the authorities should take action to prevent this. But the Bank of England already has new tools to prevent any unwarranted rise in house prices, and these should be tested before a rigid and, in all likelihood, impractical limit on house price inflation is introduced.

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