Barker upbeat on housing but warns of buy-to-let 'weakness'

摘要

Kate Barker, the Bank of England monetary policy commission member and housing expert, gave an upbeat assessment of the housing market this week despite warning that it remained "vulnerable" to a downturn. Barker, speaking in Southampton this week, conceded that the turmoil on the credit markets had increased the risk of slowing house price inflation, but insisted it did not alter "previous expectations of continued robust house price growth".