United Kingdom: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Property Markets and Financial Stability-Technical Note

International Monetary Fund

No 2016/157, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to assess the risks to the financial sector that currently emanate from the United Kingdom property markets. The interaction of property markets with financial markets has important implications for financial stability. Cycles in the prices of housing and commercial property affect the balance sheets of households, banks, and other financial institutions. Excessive lending and price swings in property markets can cause significant distress to both borrowers and lenders. A drop in prices of real property weights on firms’ access to finance, which can reduce economic activity, leads to further declines in asset prices and potential financial stability risks.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; price; Commercial real estate; lending; mortgage rate; property market; house price growth; house-price shock; mortgage lending; CRE price reversal; U.K. BTL sector; Mortgages; Housing prices; Housing; Debt service ratios; House price indexes; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24
Date: 2016-06-17
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