Nationwide has defied the Government's latest efforts to ease the mortgage
market squeeze by announcing plans to dramatic-ally tighten its lending
criteria.
The Prime Minister is planning to extend shared equity schemes to make
home-owning more affordable for first-time buyers as part of a range of
measures aimed at helping those hit by the credit crunch.
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