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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Building Societies

Swansea BS gives £10k to fund cancer nurses in Wales

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First-time buyers

Ecology launches 95% mortgage for Scottish first-time buyers

Ecology Building Society has launched a mortgage for first-time buyers using the Scottish government’s...
Cover

Tower targets £100m in premiums after Riskworks acquisition

Tower Insurance Brokers is aiming to control between £75m and £100m in gross written...
Technology

iPipeline completes Origo acquisition after regulatory approval

iPipeline has completed its acquisition of Origo after securing regulatory approvals, including clearance from...
Buy-to-let

Quantum Mortgages passes £1bn lending milestone

Quantum Mortgages has exceeded £1bn in mortgage lending little more than four years after...
Distribution

Openwork adds April Mortgages to lending panel

Openwork has added April Mortgages to its lending panel, giving advisers access to a...
events

The Right Mortgage sets out September roadshow programme

The Right Mortgage will hold five member roadshows across England and Wales in September...
Buy-to-let

UTB reduces 2-year BTL rates by up to 50bps

United Trust Bank has reduced rates across its standard and specialist buy-to-let ranges, with...
News

Paragon cuts buy-to-let fixed rates to 3.40%

Paragon Bank has cut rates by 15 basis points across its Core and Tailored...
News

Mortgage approvals fall as affordability pressures weigh on buyers

Mortgage approvals and net borrowing fell below recent averages in July as volatile interest...
Technology

Twenty7tec launches Steppl portal to streamline adviser-client communication

Twenty7tec has launched Steppl, an AI-ready client engagement platform designed to reduce administration and...
Appointments

Afin Bank recruits three underwriters as lending range expands

Afin Bank has appointed three underwriters to support its growth across residential, buy-to-let 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...