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.

Mansion Tax

Propertymark warns Scottish mansion tax could restrict housing market

Propertymark has warned plans for a Scottish “mansion tax” could make it harder for people to move home and has called for a wider review of property taxation instead. The Scottish Government is consulting on two new council tax bands covering properties valued at more...
Stamp Duty

Berkeley calls for stamp duty overhaul to kick-start housing market

Berkeley Group has called on the Government to slash stamp duty for first-time buyers and downsizers and scrap the 5% surcharge on property investors in an attempt to boost housing transactions and new development. The housebuilder wants stamp duty capped at 1% for first-time buyers...

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surveying

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Buy-to-let

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Castle Trust Bank has expanded its TermTen buy-to-let range with a new pricing category...
Technology

Access FS rolls out Elev8 adviser CRM

Access Financial Services has launched Elev8, a new CRM for mortgage and protection advisers,...
Technology

Cotality joins OPDA to support open property data standards

Cotality has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as the industry group continues...
Case Studies

Cambridge BS family moves into Rent to Home property

A family of four has moved into a Cambridge Building Society rental property in...
Regulation

FCS Compliance to hold free AML webinar for property professionals

FCS Compliance is to hold a free webinar examining changes to money laundering regulations...
Buy-to-let

The Marsden eases expat criteria and cuts documentation requirements

Marsden Building Society has revised its expat mortgage criteria, removing its minimum income requirement...
Buy-to-let

Rental arrears among landlords fall to record low

The proportion of landlords experiencing rental arrears has fallen to its lowest level since...
Distribution

Mortgage Intelligence adds the Swansea to lender panel

Mortgage Intelligence has added Swansea Building Society to its lender panel, giving advisers across...
Analysis

Mortgage advances rise 11% as high-LTV lending reaches 18-year high

Gross mortgage advances rose by 11.1% in the second quarter of 2026, while the...
Appointments

Finova appoints former Kensington chief to board

Finova has appointed former Kensington Mortgages chief executive Mark Arnold as a non-executive director...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire launches three-year discounted mortgage range

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched three three-year discounted mortgage products across its Retirement and...
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Mansion Tax

Propertymark warns Scottish mansion tax could restrict housing market

Propertymark has warned plans for a Scottish “mansion tax” could make it harder for...
Stamp Duty

Berkeley calls for stamp duty overhaul to kick-start housing market

Berkeley Group has called on the Government to slash stamp duty for first-time buyers...
Economy

Stronger UK growth adds to interest rate uncertainty

Stronger-than-expected UK economic growth has added another complication to the outlook for interest rates...
Building Societies

Tipton expands Credit Plus range with second tier

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has added a second tier to its Credit Plus...