In the latest episode of our “Securitisation Insights” podcast, Mudasar Chaudhry, who leads our European Structured Finance Research team, was joined by Kevin Stephenson, Managing Director, Head of APAC Credit Ratings, and Ketan Thaker, Managing Director, European Real Estate & NPL Ratings, to discuss Australian and UK residential mortgage guarantee schemes.
In the latest episode of our “Securitisation Insights” podcast, Mudasar Chaudhry, who leads our European Structured Finance Research team, was joined by Kevin Stephenson, Managing Director, Head of APAC Credit Ratings, and Ketan Thaker, Managing Director, European Real Estate & NPL Ratings, to discuss Australian and UK residential mortgage guarantee schemes.
Our analysts dive into a topic that sits at the intersection of housing policy, property markets, and credit risk. In Australia, the government’s expanded 5% deposit scheme is making it easier for first-time buyers to enter the market, but also raising important questions about affordability, house prices, and the risks embedded in high loan-to-value ratio lending. In the UK, the government is taking a more modest approach to its mortgage guarantee framework with a far less visible impact on the housing market. This episode addresses a key question: how do these differing government policy choices shape housing demand, market dynamics, and ultimately the credit risk to which investors are exposed?
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