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.

Darlington backs first-time landlords with £54k limited company buy-to-let

Darlington Building Society has completed a £54,000 limited company buy-to-let mortgage at 80% LTV for two first-time landlords buying their first investment property through a newly formed special purpose vehicle. The case, introduced by David Pringle of 1-2-1 Mortgages, involved two friends making their first...

Most landlords now use rolling tenancies as legal checks remain rare

Nearly four in five landlords are now operating exclusively with rolling tenancies, while around 90% have not had their most recent tenancy agreement reviewed by a solicitor, according to Lendlord. Data from the property management and finance platform, covering 5,235 UK landlords with a current...

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