A man walks past a branch of the Nationwide Building Society in Tooting, south London, Wednesday May 27, 2009. The Nationwide Building Society, a major U.K. mortgage lender, reported Wednesday that its full-year profit fell by 67 percent as earnings were hit by write downs for bad loans and a contribution to the government's insurance plan. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

A man walks past a branch of the Nationwide Building Society in Tooting, south London, Wednesday May 27, 2009. The Nationwide Building Society, a major U.K. mortgage lender, reported Wednesday that its full-year profit fell by 67 percent as earnings were hit by write downs for bad loans and a contribution to the government's insurance plan.

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  1. A woman walks past a real estate agent's window in west London, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. U.K. house prices rose 0.9 percent in September, bringing them broadly into line with year-ago levels, a major mortgage lender said Friday. The Nationwide Building Society warned, however, that a tight credit market, rising unemployment and an impending increase in tax may bring an end to the recent series of price increases.

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  1. People are seen outside an estate agents in London, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. House prices in the United Kingdom climbed 0.5 percent in October, marking the sixth consecutive monthly rise, although at a slower pace, the Nationwide Building Society reported Friday.
  2. A woman walks past a real estate agent's window in west London, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. U.K. house prices rose 0.9 percent in September, bringing them broadly into line with year-ago levels, a major mortgage lender said Friday. The Nationwide Building Society warned, however, that a tight credit market, rising unemployment and an impending increase in tax may bring an end to the recent series of price increases.

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