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.

HSBC to raise residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK is increasing mortgage rates across much of its residential and buy-to-let range from 15 September, with fixed and tracker products affected at all LTVs. The lender is making changes across its first-time buyer, home mover, remortgage and buy-to-let ranges, as well as products...

Cumberland expands school money workshops into second year

The Cumberland Building Society is extending its financial education programme for primary school children after reaching more than 1,000 pupils during its first term. The mutual has renewed its partnership with community interest company FutureJam, with a further 34 MoneyJam workshops due to take place...

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