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Although many had hoped that the worst was over for the mortgage United Kingdom market, it does not appear to have hit bottom yet. The problems in the mortgage United Kingdom sector are beginning to affect many businesses, especially builders that rely on banks to give approvals for mortgages United Kingdom. Numerous homes are now sitting empty as a result of the housing crisis and builders are losing business rapidly and perhaps permanently.

“The housing market shows no signs of stabilising and the problems will spread to other areas, including non-residential construction and consumer spending,” Mr John Paulson, a hedge fund manager said. “For the last four months prices have been depreciating and the decline is accelerating. Ninety per cent of the mortgage market is supported by two private companies losing vast sums of money operating with no equity.”

Matthew Carter, a director at Nationwide, said: “We have seen continued large rises in money market rates together with further competitor activity and, as a result, it has been necessary to increase the rates on our range of mortgages. While markets remain volatile, we can expect to see frequent changes to fixed-rate mortgages across the industry.”

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