I don't think we'll be like the rest of Europe. Despite money being harder to get, culture differences should keep us a little different to Europe (in terms of home ownership).We will become like the European norm with 70% of people renting within 10 years , not because they want to but because they have no choice. There will be fat cat landlords with protfolio's of buy to lets.
If it's as bad as that, people who move will have to sell (or become landlords) and start renting, so prices will fall. Not all good for landlords with their portfolios falling in value.When people want to get a mortgage or re mortgage I believe 8 out of 10 people wil not be able to because of the changes in criteria. They will become mortgage prisoners paying whatever their lender wants on their svr. Self employed, self cert, ltv over 75%, any adverse credit and people with an interest only mortgage.