Govt mortgage indemnity scheme 'will not work'

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Govt mortgage indemnity scheme 'will not work'

Plans by the government to boost the mortgage sector by offering state-backed mortgage indemnity funding are "doomed", it has been claimed.

Thomas Becket, chief investment officer of PSigma Investment Management, said the lessons of the last decade have not been learned, with a return of 95 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio mortgages causing possible headaches in the future.

He commented: "From my own perspective: is this going to force banks to offer more loans in a period when they are de-leveraging? I think probably not."

Mr Beckett added that with a recession looming, this is possibly not the best course of action for the government - and the property sector in general - to take.

Meanwhile, Gavin Elley, relationship manager at Mortgages for Business, recently told attendees of the Landlord & Letting Show in Birmingham that the average LTV for those in the buy-to-let sector is likely to be 75 per cent in the coming year, as lenders react to the tough economic climate.

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