Housing

Ian Guider: What could go wrong as the Central Bank to allow borrowers take on more debt?

The ban on evictions of renters over the winter months marks a major shift in housing policy, but the Central Bank’s decision to relax rules for mortgage borrowing for first-time borrowers could burden borrowers with unsustainable debt

The ban on evictions of renters over the winter months marks a major shift in housing policy, but the Central Bank’s decision to relax rules for mortgage borrowing for first-time borrowers could burden borrowers with unsustainable debt

Depending on how you measure it, we are probably approaching a full decade of crisis in housing. From soaring rents to a chronic shortage of homes to buy, it has been the one issue that has overshadowed the country.

Last week, we saw two major housing policy shifts. The first was the confirmation that the government will introduce a ban on evictions of renters over the winter months. The second was the unexpected decision of ...