UK Property

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK house prices myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.UK house prices rose for the third consecutive month in December to their highest level since March 2023, according to data from mortgage provider Halifax that provides further evidence of a rebound in the property market.Average house prices increased 1.1 per cent last month and by 1.7 per cent last year, Halifax said on Friday. It was the third successive monthly rise and took prices to their highest point in nine...

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The body representing solicitors in England and Wales is urging its members to strengthen safeguards against cyber attacks after an incident at a critical technology provider caused nearly a month of disruption to house purchases in November and December.The Law Society gave the advice following an attack on CTS, an IT services provider to the legal sector in the UK and Ireland. The incident disrupted the ability of scores of solicitors’ firms...