International - Financial Times - Property

London trial of a woman convicted of laundering bitcoin from a £5bn fraud in China highlights role of land in Scotland

Co-working group’s co-founder says he has ‘half a dozen’ partners to finance a potential bid of about $600mn

But home ownership still out of reach for many because prices remain high

Company may have to raise equity from residential portfolio if it continues to pursue expensive, collateralised funding

Levelling-up secretary abandons reforms after opposition from Treasury and lobbying by pension managers

Grosvenor seeks to diversify away from London estate as investors rush into private debt business

Falling swap rates likely to mean more market stability

The ‘pretend and extend’ tactics playing out in the sector need to end

Sotheby’s real estate franchise has a new owner who plans to disrupt the business of selling multimillion-pound homes

England’s councils reverse course on agreed plans after targets diluted despite acute shortage of homes

ONS figures show impact of higher borrowing costs and stagnating property market

From lower commissions to falling mortgage rates, purchasing property may become easier

You can’t extend and pretend forever, as it turns out

High demand affects tenants’ bills across much of the country

Administrators expect to recoup only 30 per cent of recognised claims through asset sales

Preliminary decision by regulator marks first detailed allegations against developer and its founder Hui Ka Yan

Boost for policymakers comes as they struggle to counter slowdown in world’s second-largest economy

National Association of Realtors has agreed to pay $418mn in damages in a deal that sent brokerage shares lower

Rising UK home sales in first quarter data underline hopes of a market revival

Housebuilders already facing pressure over separate CMA investigation into suspected information sharing