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...

Keep exploring

Buy-to-let

Millennials and Gen Z set to make up 62% of landlords within a decade

Millennials and Generation Z are expected to account for almost two-thirds of UK landlords...
Case Studies

Butterfield provides £4.5m for prime London buy-to-let acquisitions

Butterfield Mortgages Limited has provided £4.5 million to finance the acquisition of two prime...
Buy-to-let

Holiday let mortgage enquiries rise for 88% of brokers

Almost nine in 10 mortgage brokers have reported an increase in holiday let mortgage...
Technology

OMS links with Scroll Finance through new API integration

One Mortgage System (OMS) has integrated with Scroll Finance to allow brokers to progress...
banks

Mortgage deals drive two in five bank account switches

Two in five mortgage holders who changed banks after moving home did so to...
Buy-to-let

Landlords face £40k penalties as property licensing expands

Landlords are being urged to check local licensing rules as councils expand schemes and...
banks

Mortgage rates set to rise as leading banks reprice deals

Mortgage borrowers face higher costs as leading lenders respond to a rise in swap...
Later Life

Gender confidence gap emerges in affluent retirement planning

Almost four in 10 affluent women approaching retirement are unsure how to turn their...
Appointments

Enness Global hires chief of staff to oversee business strategy

Enness Global has appointed Ailsa Alexander as chief of staff, with responsibility for coordinating...
Building Societies

Tipton expands expat and limited company buy-to-let range

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has added mortgage products for limited company landlords and...
News

Wealth advisers urged to consider later life lending in inheritance tax planning

Wealth managers should widen their inheritance tax planning options to include later life lending...
Buy-to-let

Stoke-on-Trent tops Paragon student rental yield rankings at 9.42%

Properties in known student postcodes generate higher average rental yields than those in non-student...
Load more

Latest articles

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...