The UK property sector is becoming an increasingly attractive target for cyber criminals, according to intermediary Karis Insurance. The firm says the amount and sensitivity of data routinely collected from buyers, sellers, landlord and tenants is behind the 17% uptick in cyber attacks experienced by the sector.

Citing figures from the Information Commissioner’s Office, Karis Insurance says the number of cyber attacks against UK property services businesses jumped from 178 in 2024 to 208 in 2025.

Ravi Sejpal, director of insurance at Karis Insurance, said: “In many cases, property businesses hold just as much detail about their client base as a bank would. However, there are very few businesses in the property sector who have bank-level data security arrangements.”

“The sort of personal data that property agencies hold about their clients could be hugely valuable if it fell into the wrong hands. These figures show that hackers are increasingly realising that.”