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Bank of England Explores Easing Limit on Riskier Mortgage Lending

The central bank considers lifting the threshold for higher-risk mortgages to boost home-ownership.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 31 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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0%50%100%99%27 Sept, 04:21 UTCnowNews Feed: Bank of England explores easing key limit on riskier mortgage lending · 31 Oct, 05:00 UTC

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