LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Shares in Britain's housebuilders, including Barratt Developments and Persimmon slipped on Friday after finance minister George Osbornesaid he would give the Bank of England stronger powers to curbmortgage lending.
British house prices have risen by 11 percent over the lastyear, benefiting house builders but leading to concerns that abubble could develop. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney saidat the same dinner on Thursday evening that interest rates couldrise sooner than expected.
Shares in the listed house builders, which also includeBovis Homes Group, Taylor Wimpey and BerkeleyGroup, were down between 2 and 4 percent.
(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Kate Holton)
Bellway (BWY)
Galliford Try (GFRD)
Barratt Developments (BDEV)
Persimmon (PSN)
Redrow (RDW)
Taylor Wimpey (TW.)
