West One consolidates residential, buy-to-let and second charge into single mortgage division

West One has announced the launch of a newly created mortgage division to consolidate residential mortgages, buy-to-let and second charges under the leadership of Marie Grundy, who has been appointed to the role of managing director of mortgages.

The change follows the 2022 launch of the firm’s residential proposition. 

Grundy has been with West One since 2017 and has been instrumental to the successful delivery and growth of the firm’s second charge and residential propositions, and now takes charge of buy-to-let under the new division.

Phill Tyson will take up the role of head of mortgage operations, overseeing the underwriting operations for the newly created division. 

West One’s head of intermediary sales and distribution, Paul Huxter and his sales team will now be leading the sales of buy-to-let in addition to residential mortgages, focusing on club and network partners. At the same time, packaging partners will now also benefit from dedicated support for buy-to-let mortgages from the specialist distribution team, led by Pauline Rylands.

This also means that West One will offer dedicated sales support for its short-term lending division, incorporating bridging and development finance under the leadership of Guy Murray and Tom Cantor.

Marie Grundy (pictured) said: “This is very much a natural progression for our business. The consolidation of the products under the new mortgage division will mean a more joined-up approach to distribution, and ultimately better service for brokers. With all the mortgage products now under one roof, I look forward to working with our broker partners to develop deeper connections and provide seamless access to the full range of products we can offer.

Danny Waters, CEO of West One’s parent company Enra Specialist Finance, commented: “At West One we are focused constantly on delivering fantastic service and optionality to our broker partners. By consolidating our mortgage products into one division we put ourselves in the best possible position to be easy to deal with and to provide a joined-up, efficient service. Marie has been with us for eight years, and in that time has been a tremendous ambassador for the firm and has delivered continued success. I can think of no one better qualified to spearhead this next phase of our growth.”