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Asset prices might bubble up, though Mr Carney could use other tools to cool them, such as limiting mortgage lending.
Rather than abolishing these tax benefits outright, I would impose reasonable restrictions, like limiting mortgage exemptions to a single home of moderate size, tightening the definition of charitable organizations, and providing some tax relief for interest and dividends only when accrued in retirement savings accounts of reasonable size.
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But Reich also throws a few curveballs, and fails to discuss the gains in social fairness and economic growth that could be secured by limiting mortgage-interest deductions and other loopholes in the tax code.
However, in case of trouble further down the line, it has instituted an insurance policy on riskier lending by limiting mortgages of 4.5 times loan to income to just 15% of total lending.
Lloyds, for example, said last month that it would limit mortgage lending to four times income for loans worth more than £500,000.
He suggested that the Bank should be given the power to limit mortgage lending to rein in future property price bubbles.
"It would appear that while the short term outlook for housing continues to remain positive, all the talk about elevated house prices and the uncertainty over the timing of a possible interest rate rise, as well as recent measures to limit mortgage availability, has made investors more cautious about piling into a sector that is notoriously sensitive to cyclical cross winds," he said.
Some feel this new legislation will limit mortgage access in a good way.
Lloyds Banking Group says it will limit mortgage lending to four times income for loans worth more than £500,000.
In its report, Rics pointed to the example of Canada - the former home of Mr Carney - where the central bank took action to limit mortgage availability.
But things that usually limit mortgage approval, like credit score and income, are not factored into a reverse mortgage, making them ideal for boomers who are short on funds for retirement.
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