Chancellor John Healey wants the Bank of England to loosen limits on ​high-risk lending. Allowing more mortgages ​worth 5 times borrowers’ income wouldn’t ⁠materially increase risk. Yet as ​with moves to help first-time buyers, ​it ignores the main issue – dire housing construction.

​  Chancellor John Healey wants the Bank of England to loosen limits on ​high-risk lending. Allowing more mortgages ​worth 5 times borrowers’ income wouldn’t ⁠materially increase risk. Yet as ​with moves to help first-time buyers, ​it ignores the main issue – dire housing construction.  

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Chancellor John Healey wants the Bank of England to loosen limits on ​high-risk lending. Allowing more mortgages ​worth 5 times borrowers’ income wouldn’t ⁠materially increase risk. Yet as ​with moves to help first-time buyers, ​it ignores the main issue – dire housing construction.