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 Mortgages
Getting a mortgage as a first-time buyer is likely to be more straightforward if you’re well prepared. Find out about first-time buyer mortgages, including the deposit you need, the rates…
Mortgage Rate Cuts May Stall After Inflation Holds Firm
The base rate could remain unchanged for a while and slow down mortgage rate cuts after the latest official data revealed inflation is unexpectedly ‘sticky’. Here are our latest mortgage…
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.
Virgin Money Mortgage Review: Pros, Cons & Features
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.
Lloyds Bank Mortgage Review: Pros, Cons & Features
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.
TSB Mortgage Review: Pros, Cons & Features
TSB offers a range of mortgages to homemovers, first-time buyers and for remortgaging. Learn more in our TSB mortgage review.
NatWest Mortgage Review: Pros, Cons & Features
NatWest offers mortgage options to first-time buyers, homemovers and those remortgaging. It’s possible to overpay on a NatWest mortgage by up to 20% of the amount you owe each year.…
Nationwide Mortgage Rates & Review
Nationwide offers fixed and tracker mortgage rates to those remortgaging, moving home or buying for the first time. There is the option to apply for a mortgage online, and the…
More Mortgage Rate Cuts Possible After Surprise Inflation Drop
There are hopes that more mortgage rate cuts may be on the way after a base rate rise that was expected never happened and if competition among lenders for borrowers…
Mortgage Rates Fall as Lenders Look to Compete
Fixed-rate mortgages have been falling as inflation continues its descent and competition among lenders ramps up. Base rate predictions are lowered too. Here are our latest mortgage rate predictions.
Santander Mortgage Review: Pros, Cons & Features
Santander offers a range of mortgage options to first-time buyers, homemovers and those who are remortgaging. Learn more in our Santander mortgage review.
HSBC Mortgage Rates & Review
HSBC offers fixed and tracker mortgage rates, some helpful online features and plenty of customer support options. Here’s our HSBC mortgage rate comparison and review.
Halifax Mortgage Review: Pros, Cons & Features
Halifax offers a wide range of mortgages to first-time buyers, homemovers and those who are remortgaging. Here’s our Halifax mortgage review.
Barclays Mortgage Review: Pros, Cons & Features
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.
Signs Mortgage Rates May Have Peaked After Inflation Falls
Fixed-rate mortgages begin to fall and base rate predictions are revised down after inflation recorded a larger-than-expected drop. Here are our latest mortgage rate predictions.