A looming default crisis in the housing market could be about to happen as the Bank of England contemplates an interest rate rise. The rate has remained the same at 0.5% since June 2009, which is a period of time without precedent. Currently homeowners who have had variable rate mortgages throughout this period and benefited from it will be hardest hit by any rise, as their monthly instalments will increase and this, in such parlous financial times, is a worry for many home owners.



