NATIONWIDE Building Society has declared itself "open for business" to commercial property lending in the North West.The mutual, which has just appointed Stephen Luty as its Manchester-based regional director, to head its £2bn commercial property lending portfolio, has worked with private developers such as Nikal and Merepark, and is one of the biggest funders of the Building Schools for the Future PFI initiative in the country.

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