UK’s defences against ‘dirty money’ overrun, say MPs

UK now ‘jurisdiction of choice for dirty money’, cross-party group says as it launches economic crime manifesto

‘The risks are pretty big’: how long can UK house prices defy gravity?

Pent-up lockdown demand and stamp duty holidays kept prices high, but rising mortgage rates and living costs may tip balance

Chef’s six-bedroom property with pool and tennis court was most expensive sold in Cornwall last year

April marks longest run of monthly increases since 2016 as average cost of home reaches record of £286,079

Average price of property in April rises to £267,620, the ninth straight month of growth, says Nationwide

Shelter says a private tenant is handed notice every seven minutes despite government promise to ban practice in April 2019

Typical figure in first three months of 2022 was 6.1% higher than a year earlier, standing at £849 a month

Savills says people are paying close attention to EPCs, and homes with heat pumps sell at a premium

Nature of academic job market means staying in city beyond next three years is unlikely

But situation needs looking at in global context because it is not a story of British exceptionalism

As inflation takes its toll, interest rates are rising and the best offers are drying up

Swansea and Manchester up more than 19%, with average rise outside London in double digits for first time

Serious health and safety risks costing NHS £340m a year, public accounts committee report finds

From checking how much you are likely to be able to borrow, to planning ahead of an application

Brokers warn soaring bills, tax rises and big hike in cost of household basics have forced lenders to recalculate models