Power switching: banks compete for current account customers with cash payouts

If you’re thinking of changing bank, several are keen for your business: but time is running out to take advantage of some deals

Stamp duty: removals firms swamped as thousands of Britons race to complete

Pressure on movers and lawyers as more than 75,000 buyers in England and NI forecast to miss deadline

‘Desperately hoping’: the Britons who risk paying thousands more if they miss stamp duty deadline

First-time buyers among tens of thousands in England and NI rushing to complete purchases before April

Asda cuts prices on 1,500 products in effort to halt sales slide

Supermarket to ‘invest in lowering prices across rest of year and beyond’ as it intensifies price war with rivals

Bank of England says companies freezing hiring plans as it keeps interest rates on hold

Rate-setting committee also points to mounting global uncertainty as it pauses its cycle of reductions

How Covid changed the way Britain works and plays

From Thursday becoming the new Friday, to sore backs from working in the kitchen, the pandemic had a profound effect on our working patterns

Thames Water hopes to agree deal with one of six bidders by end of June

Debt-laden company agrees with Ofwat that review of bill rises can be delayed as it seeks buyer

‘In a rut’: cost of fixing pothole-plagued roads in England and Wales soars to £17bn

Despite the government pledging extra funds and one hole being filled every 18 seconds, motoring groups say situation looks ‘bleak’ for drivers

Strangers had sex in our Premier Inn hotel room while we were out

We hired an accessible room because my husband has Parkinson’s. We returned to find panties in the basin and condoms in the loo

Buyers’ property market looms in UK amid record numbers of homes for sale

Decade-high level despite rush to beat stamp duty deadline will push sellers to restrict price rises, says Rightmove

Nine in 10 councils in England to levy maximum council tax increase

Highest possible rise for third year running comes as cash-strapped authorities try to repair finances and, for some, avoid bankruptcy

Buy-to-let firms become biggest single type of business in UK, data shows

Four times more buy-to-let firms than fast-food shops now registered at Companies House as landlords switch set-up to cut tax payments

‘A fundamental right’: UK high street chains and restaurants challenged over refusal to accept cash

As more of us reject tapping and swiping, campaigners and politicians say the law should force retailers to accept coins and notes

Benefits cuts now? What’s the point of a Labour MP who votes for something so cruel, tin-eared and short-sighted?

Treating disabled and sick people callously flies in the face of all the party stands for – the government must rethink its plans, writes the MP John McDonnell

Buying a home jointly in England and Wales? Here’s what you need to know

High prices mean teaming up is often necessary – but it needs straight talking (and legal help) to avoid the pitfalls