BoE empowered to burst UK housing bubble
George Osborne announced on Thursday that the Bank of England will gain powers to curb risky mortgage lending as the government aims to head off a house price bubble. His statement, at his annual Mansion House speech, follows a decision by Lloyds Bank two and a half weeks ago to cap the size of its largest mortgages.
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