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.

Target Group posts record client satisfaction score

Target Group has reported its highest client satisfaction score to date, six months after setting its previous record. The outsourcing and software provider recorded an overall CSAT rating of 4.44 out of five, up from its previous high of 4.25. The latest result moves the business...

Four-month fall in sales agreed signals weaker mortgage market

Mortgage lenders face a potentially weaker final quarter after property sales agreed fell by more than 5% year-on-year for four consecutive months, according to TwentyCi. Its latest Market Update showed sales agreed volumes were around 8% lower year-on-year in both May and June, followed by...

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Target Group posts record client satisfaction score

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