Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK house prices myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.UK house prices rose more than expected in January, according to mortgage provider Nationwide, as easing mortgage rates helped to stabilise the property market.House prices increased 0.7 per cent between December and January, the fastest pace since October, data published on Wednesday showed.The figure was much higher than the 0.1 per cent increase forecast by economists polled by Reuters and took the average house price to £257,656.Jake Stott, founder of Manchester-based...