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Tim Leonard

Tim Leonard

Lead Writer & Content Strategist

Resume

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.

The latest from Tim

First-time Buyer Stamp Duty Explained

As a first-time buyer you only need to pay stamp duty if the property you’re buying costs over £300,000. Even if it costs more, first-time buyer stamp duty relief means…

Holiday Let Mortgages: Buying a Holiday Home to Rent Out

A holiday let mortgage is used to buy property to rent out to paying guests.

Stamp Duty Explained: How Much is it, Who Pays & When?

Stamp duty is a tax you may need to pay when buying property or land in England and Northern Ireland. Whether stamp duty is payable, and how much, mainly depends…

Compare Best Secured Loans 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 loans and lenders in the…

West One Loans Secured Loans Review: Pros, Cons & Features

West One Loans offers large secured loans that can be repaid over a wide range of loan terms. Here’s our West One Loans secured loans review.

United Trust Bank Secured Loan Review: Pros, Cons & Features

United Trust Bank secured loans offer high loan amounts which can be repaid over a term as long as 30 years. Here’s our United Trust Bank secured loans review.

Pepper Money Secured Loan Review: Pros, Cons & Features

A Pepper Money secured loan may appeal if you need to borrow a larger amount, with loans potentially available up to 95% LTV. Discover more in our Pepper secured loans…

Central Trust Secured Loans Review: Pros, Cons & Features

Central Trust secured loans are available for up to £250,000 and can be applied for directly or through a broker. Here’s our Central Trust secured loans review.

Virgin Money Mortgage Rates

Compare the latest Virgin Money mortgage rates with NerdWallet UK. Virgin Money offers fixed and tracker mortgage rates to home movers, first-time buyers and remortgage deals.

Masthaven Secured Loan Review: Pros, Cons & Features

Masthaven Finance secured loans offer a wide range of loan terms, starting from as short as two years. Here’s our Masthaven secured loan review.

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.
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