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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Mortgage misconceptions leave first-time buyers doubtful about their prospects

More than half of prospective first-time buyers believe securing a mortgage would be difficult,...
Building Societies

Darlington backs first-time buyer mortgage with pension income

Darlington Building Society has provided a residential mortgage to a first-time buyer approaching retirement...
News

Loan.co.uk launches specialist lending webinar series for advisers

Loan.co.uk is to run a series of four webinars designed to help mortgage advisers...
Technology

Iamproperty joins drive for open property data standards

Iamproperty has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as the industry seeks to...
Buy-to-let

HMO landlords plan five-figure spending as costs and regulation rise

More HMO landlords expect to spend upwards of £10,000 on property improvements over the...
networks

BrokerSync grows network after Acre technology deal

BrokerSync has expanded its appointed representative network to 24 firms in the six months...
Technology

TransUnion widens consumer credit score range to 0 – 999

TransUnion has introduced a new consumer credit score in the UK, although the credit...
Buy-to-let

Company ownership dominates larger buy-to-let portfolios

More than 45% of UK buy-to-let ownership is held through companies, with the proportion...
Conveyancing

PLS Solicitors completes conveybuddy platform integration

PLS Solicitors has completed the integration of its case management system with the conveybuddy...
Later Life

Later-life mortgage lending rises as advisers face calls to widen options

Mortgage lending to borrowers aged over 55 increased in the second quarter, although the...
News

Newcastle raises new-build Affordability Boost limit to 95% LTV

Newcastle for Intermediaries has extended its Affordability Boost proposition to eligible new-build purchases at...
News

Regions share £10bn allocation for 70,000 affordable homes

More than 70,000 social and affordable homes are to be built across six English...
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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...