The recent drop in mortgage approvals does not negate the need for the FPC to test its new macro-prudential powers. For one thing, we expect the drop in lending to be temporary. In addition, the re-emergence of higher risk mortgage lending in recent months increases the chances that the excessive gains in London house prices will ripple out across the rest of the country.
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