: 26/11/2020 - 12:38
The Central Bank will not be changing its mortgage lending rules for next year.
Its Financial Stability Review says the current measures, which limit first time buyers to lending 3 and a half times their income, are meeting their objectives.
The review has also found the mortgage lending rules mean banks were in a better position going into the Covid-19 shock than the previous financial crisis.
Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf says any changes may lead to house prices increasing: