BoE: CRE loan database proposal is ‘music to our ears’

The Bank of England has given its backing to the UK property finance industry’s proposal to build a commercial real estate (CRE) loans database. In a speech to the City of London Property Investor’s Banquet last night, Alex Brazier, executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England, said over-gearing in the real estate sector had been a major driver of instability.