UK house prices return to growth as market ‘shows signs of resilience’

Rate more than doubles to 1.3% in May and average property price rises to £264,249, Nationwide says

Business manifestos: six pre-election proposals touted by UK industry

The business groups’ big ideas, from payroll savings schemes to making big tech compensate for fraud on its platforms

Next UK government should introduce scams legislation, says City lobby group

Group wants big tech social media firms to pay millions a year to reimburse customers after years of shouldering cost of fraud

Nationwide blocked my debit card and won’t tell me why

Its fraud team couldn’t resolve the matter and I’m running out of money

Metro Bank ignored my report of attempted scam

Although fraudsters gave one of its account numbers, it was totally uninterested as I was not its customer

Make accreditation mandatory for low-carbon heating installers, says Which?

Widening government-run scheme would counter mistrust among householders, says consumer group

Revealed: how touts drew up secret plans to sabotage Labour’s ticket reforms

Exclusive: Footage shows private event, attended by representatives of firms including StubHub and Viagogo, where £73,000 was raised for political lobbying

‘No one needs their name near this’: the secret plot by touts to undermine Labour’s reforms

Attendees at Coalition for Ticket Fairness dinner stump up thousands for fighting fund – because they know their time might be up

Reality check: can Treasury afford pledge to raise tax-free pension allowance?

We look at whether the Conservative pledge for a ‘triple lock plus’ can really be paid for by cracking down on tax avoidance

Basketball court, home cinema – but no booby traps: Home Alone house on sale for $5.25m

The house in Winnetka, Illinois still features the staircase which Macaulay Culkin rode down on a sledge, but the swinging paint cans have since been removed

Billionaire non-dom quit UK on day Hunt scrapped tax breaks, says adviser

Super-rich have left country to avoid being subjected to UK taxes on overseas income, conference hears

Ofwat poised to refuse most suppliers’ requests for big price rises

Water watchdog decision on bills in England and Wales delayed until after election, as Thames crisis looms

Revealed: how ‘convenient’ recipe boxes really measure up on price

Our survey shows that buying ingredients separately for the meal kits offered by the leading suppliers can save up to 74%,

House price growth in rural areas outstrips towns in Great Britain

Countryside semis are strongest-performing property type, with average price up 22% over five years