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.

Fixed rates

Family BS relaunches fixed rates with 0.60% increase

Family Building Society has reintroduced its fixed-rate mortgage range with rates increased by 0.60 percentage points following recent swap rate volatility. The lender temporarily withdrew its fixed-rate products on 4 September and has now relaunched the range across both owner-occupier and buy-to-let mortgages. Family BS said...
Economy

Mortgage rates face further pressure as inflation rises to 3.1%

Mortgage rates could face further upward pressure after UK inflation climbed back above 3% in August. The Consumer Prices Index rose by 3.1% in the 12 months to August, up from 2.9% in July, according to the Office for National Statistics. Inflation including owner occupiers' housing...

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Paragon adds limited edition 75% LTV buy-to-let fixes

Paragon Bank has launched six limited edition five-year fixed rate buy-to-let products, including new...
Buy-to-let

Kensington cuts buy-to-let rates across core range

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its buy-to-let mortgage range, including its Prime, Core...
Appointments

Cotality appoints Carl Ross to lead business development

Cotality has appointed Carl Ross as head of business development as it looks to...
Buy-to-let

Landlords plan rent rises as rent freeze proposal emerges

More than six in 10 landlords are planning to raise rents over the next...
Appointments

Hanley Economic appoints Matt Ellis as chief risk officer

Hanley Economic Building Society has appointed Matt Ellis as its new chief risk officer. Ellis...
networks

Primis appoints four regional sales managers

Primis has appointed four regional sales managers as it looks to strengthen its support...
Appointments

Fleet Mortgages appoints BDM for Wales and South West

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Claire Graham as business development manager for Wales and the...
News

Molo cuts buy-to-let rates for UK and overseas landlords

Molo has reduced rates across its UK resident, non-UK resident and expat buy-to-let mortgage...
Technology

OMS adds AI compliance checks to mortgage case workflow

One Mortgage System (OMS) has integrated AI-powered compliance case checking into its mortgage case...
surveying

Japanese knotweed ‘knocks £21.4bn off UK housing market’

Japanese knotweed is wiping an estimated £21.4 billion from UK property values, with more...
Appointments

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...
News

The Monmouthshire goes live with Phoebus mortgage servicing system

Monmouthshire Building Society has gone live with Phoebus to support mortgage account servicing as...
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Fixed rates

Family BS relaunches fixed rates with 0.60% increase

Family Building Society has reintroduced its fixed-rate mortgage range with rates increased by 0.60...
Economy

Mortgage rates face further pressure as inflation rises to 3.1%

Mortgage rates could face further upward pressure after UK inflation climbed back above 3%...
marketing

OneDome takes integrated homebuying service nationwide

OneDome has launched a national television campaign promoting its integrated homebuying service, which brings...
News

Buyers put greater premium on energy-efficient homes

Energy efficiency is playing a growing role in homebuying decisions, with almost three-quarters of...