Hello and welcome to this week's Money Talks – a round-up of the week's biggest stories and some things you may have missed

Money news

• 'Cash for crash' scams fuel sharp rise in insurance fraud

• Political battle brews over impact of future mortgage rate rises

• Male workers at Welsh university win equal pay claim

• Radical changes to 'inequitable' pension tax relief demanded

• Fees charged by ticket agencies come under scrutiny

• Car insurer small print can be longer than Animal Farm, study shows

• Fees double at the small claims court

• Ten steps to release the pressure in Britain's housing superbubble

Feature

How do I become … a Lego modeller

Consumer champions

• Love film: but really hate switching over to Amazon

• Npower takes my money but is 'unable to identify me as a customer'

In pictures

Home and away: Properties near the beach

In the spotlight

You buy a home with a friend, both move out, then sell it some years later – what does this mean for your tax bill? Our homebuying expert, Virginia Wallis, has the answer

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