Assets Quote by Vince Cable
“Housing associations have fingered the fact that they cannot use their assets as liquidity due to Bank of England rules unlike their continental equivalents. This has emerged to be one of the main bottlenecks to getting investment going in the U.K. It is a Bank of England issue.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Parliamentary debate on UK housing finance, 2020
UK housing groups cannot use assets for liquidity due to Bank of England rules, creating investment bottlenecks.
In simple terms: Regulatory limits block asset‑based funding, slowing housing investment.
Advocate regulatory reform for liquidity.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- housing projects
- investment meetings
- policy lobbying
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How to balance liquidity with risk?
- What alternatives exist?
Rules may protect financial stability.