A woman passes a branch of the Nationwide Building Society in London May 27, 2009. The customer-owned lender Nationwide reported a 50 percent drop in its full-year profits and warned on its outlook as impairments rise and competition for retail funds increases. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

A woman passes a branch of the Nationwide Building Society in London May 27, 2009. The customer-owned lender Nationwide reported a 50 percent drop in its full-year profits and warned on its outlook as impairments rise and competition for retail funds increases.

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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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