Kevin Rose

Kevin Rose began his career as a business and finance journalist in 1997 and has been writing about the mortgage industry since 2001.

He was the editor of BestAdvice for 23 years and was editor-in-chief of the Niche trade titles, which included Niche Mortgages, Niche Personal Loans and Niche Commercial Finance.

He launched and hosted the mortgage industry’s first ever podcast, SoundAdvice, back in 2005.

He has also written for a large number of newspapers and trade titles, including the Independent, i Paper, What Investment, Money Management and BusinessAge, and has also edited and contributed to Times Newspapers’ finance supplements.

In addition, he has acted as a consultant to publishing firms looking to maximise their online presence.

Wealth at Work names Mark Duckworth as next chief executive

Wealth at Work has appointed former Schroders Personal Wealth and Openwork chief executive Mark Duckworth as its next chief executive, succeeding founder David Cassidy from 1 December. Duckworth joins the workplace financial education, guidance and advice provider with more than 30 years' experience in financial...

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Terms such as "later life lending" and "equity release" risk creating barriers between borrowers and the mortgage solutions they need, industry figures have warned. A panel debate hosted by LiveMore at the Royal Society of Arts on 17 September questioned whether the mortgage industry's traditional...

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