Officials from the Nationwide Building Society have recently stated that the fall in house prices in the UK could continue over the course of 2009 and even into 2010. The building society, which has slashed mortgage lending like many other lenders since the onset of the global credit crunch, has said that the housing market is likely to remain subdued for the foreseeable future, which spells bad news for homeowners, who may lose their equity and even end up in negative equity. (more…)