The trouble is, house building takes time, while the danger remains that potential purchasers will attempt to ‘get on the housing ladder’, thus further fuelling the acceleration in house prices that the IMF is concerned about. Both the FPC and the government will have to find a way of tackling these housing-related challenges if the IMF’s next visit is to prove as positive as this year’s.
Dr Lucy O’Carroll is economist at Aberdeen Asset Management
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