§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the information he has on those European countries which have limits on the amount their building societies or equivalents can lend as a percentage of the purchase price of a house.
§ Mr. RyderHousing finance systems in other European countries are quite different from the United Kingdom. No comprehensive information is held centrally. However, a book published by the European Community Mortgage Federation entitled "Mortgage credit in the European Community" lists the conditions applying in most EC member states. A copy is in the House Library.