When the medicine does more harm than good
The Central Bank’s lending cap will not open the door to first-time buyers, or stop property prices from rising
That the recent Central Bank lending rules won’t stop prices from increasing is proved in several empirical ways. Prices still rose in spite of the new rules, and will continue to do so.
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