As money worries continue to plague many in the country, high street banks have faced their very own Black Monday after seeing £4billion wiped off their value. The crash is symptomatic of a larger economic slowdown that has seen the value of the pound dive; high street spending reach one of its lowest peaks; and property prices slump. House prices are now falling at their fastest for 17 years and the number of mortgages on offer has been slashed as increasing numbers of people find they are unable to pay what they owe each month. This hasn’t been helped by sky rocketing food and energy prices, and the decrease in the average person’s disposable income has been reflected in poor high street sales as well as rising credit card debt.