time to enjoy the magic of moths

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Blindly, we follow the leader. But the leader is blindly following the cues of everyone else. Round and round in a circle we go. The caterpillars of the pine processionary moth exemplify this futile … Read more

Look to local markets to value your home

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This week, Nationwide building society reported that the average UK house price was £271,619 in June, as it dropped by an unexpected 0.8 per cent compared with May — the biggest monthly fall in two … Read more

Private equity can defy the gloom narrative

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is co-head of private equity at KKR The private equity naysayers are out in force in 2025. Underlying the latest predictions of the industry’s demise is a notable mis-step many firms made by over-deploying … Read more