Howard Davies, chairman of Natwest Group Plc. Bloomberg | Getty Images The chair of one of Britain’s biggest banks faced a backlash Friday after saying it is not “that difficult” to get on the property ladder. NatWest chair Howard Davies told the BBC’s “Today” program that the current economic landscape — which has seen interest rates rise to a 15-year high — is little different to other historical periods. “I don’t think it’s that difficult at the moment,” Davies said when asked when it might be easier for Britons to purchase a property. “You have to save, and that’s the way it always used to be,” he added. U.K mortgage rates have…
