On mortgage regulations, Central Bank rules OK?

Bank has received 50 submissions from individuals and institutions on mortgages

By the middle of last week, when an extended window for submissions closed, the Central Bank had received 50 contributions to feed into its ongoing review of its mortgage lending rules.

The controversial rules, introduced in February 2015, mean that borrowers require bigger deposits and are restricted by tighter income multiples.

The Central Bank review is due to be published in November, but the tone of recent comments from the bank’s governor Philip ...