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Education
- BA (Hons) Industrial Economics, University of Nottingham
Previous Experience
- Finance Editor, Future
- Associate Editor, Moneyfacts
Tim is a lead writer at NerdWallet and holds the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Level 3 Certificate in Mortgage Advice. He has over 20 years’ experience writing about almost all aspects of personal finance. During his career at Moneyfacts, Virgin Money and Future, Tim has shared his high-level technical understanding of financial products and regulation with both consumer and IFA audiences.
Tim's picks
Best Mortgage Rates UK 2025
The best mortgage rates and deals in the UK are constantly changing. That’s why it’s important to keep track of current mortgage rates and compare mortgages before getting a new…
Compare Secured Loan Lenders March 2025
Secured loans allow you to borrow using your home as security or collateral. Use our star ratings to help compare some of the best secured loan lenders in the UK.
Best Mortgage Lenders
Finding the best mortgage lender and deal for you is essential. Of course, the mortgage rate you can get is important. But making sure a lender offers the type of…
The latest from Tim
Santander Mortgage Rates
Compare the latest Santander mortgage rates with NerdWallet UK. Santander offers fixed and tracker mortgage rates for first-time buyers, homemovers, and remortgage deals.
Virgin Money Mortgage Review
Virgin Money offers a range of mortgage options for remortgaging, first-time buyers, homemovers and buy-to-let. Find out more in our Virgin Money mortgage review.
TSB Mortgage Review
TSB offers a range of mortgages to homemovers, first-time buyers and for remortgaging. Learn more in our TSB mortgage review.
Barclays Mortgage Review
Barclays offers a wide range of mortgages to home movers, first-time buyers, those wanting to remortgage or for buy-to-let purposes. Here’s our Barclays mortgage review.
Halifax Mortgage Review
Halifax offers a wide range of mortgages to first-time buyers, homemovers and those who are remortgaging. Here’s our Halifax mortgage review.
Nationwide Mortgage Rates & Review
Nationwide offers fixed and tracker mortgage rates to those remortgaging, moving home or buying for the first time. Here’s our Nationwide mortgage rate comparison and review.
Coventry Building Society Mortgage Rates & Review
Coventry Building Society offers mortgages for those remortgaging, moving home or buying for the first time. Here’s our Coventry Building Society mortgage rate comparison and review.
HSBC Mortgage Rates & Review
HSBC offers fixed and tracker mortgage rates, for remortgaging, first-time buyers and home movers. Here’s our HSBC mortgage rate comparison and review.
Santander Mortgage Review
Santander offers a range of mortgage options to first-time buyers, homemovers and those who are remortgaging. Learn more in our Santander mortgage review.
Best Mortgage Rates UK 2025
The best mortgage rates and deals in the UK are constantly changing. That’s why it’s important to keep track of current mortgage rates and compare mortgages before getting a new…
Lloyds Bank Mortgage Review
Lloyds Bank offers a range of mortgages to first-time buyers, homemovers and those who are remortgaging. Learn more in our Lloyds Bank mortgage review.
Best Mortgage Lenders
Finding the best mortgage lender and deal for you is essential. Of course, the mortgage rate you can get is important. But making sure a lender offers the type of…
NatWest Mortgage Review
NatWest offers mortgage options to first-time buyers, homemovers and those remortgaging. Learn more in our NatWest mortgage review.
Why is Car Insurance so Expensive?
Most drivers are likely to agree that car insurance is expensive. If you’re one of them, here are five reasons your car insurance premium might seem high right now and…
17 Tips on How to Get Cheap Car Insurance
Knowing how to get cheap car insurance can knock hundreds of pounds off your premiums. From choosing your car wisely to taking care of your no-claims discount, here are 17…