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035 _a(Sirsi) u109810
245 _aBoom-bust property warning disputed
260 _c2000
490 _aIndependent
_v 6 December 2000, 9(1)
520 _aThe head of the Financial Services Authority, Sir Howard Davies', warning that borrowers are being put at risk by ever-increasing home loans, has been rejected by the Halifax, the UK's largest mortgage lender. The latter contends that although house prices have risen again, they are still affordable compared with recent booms. It argues that the housing market is set for low, stable growth.
590 _aWB
650 _aFINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
650 _aHALIFAX
650 _aMORTGAGES
650 _aHOME LOANS
650 _aHOUSE PRICES
690 _aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET
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