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What to consider when purchasing an Investment Property

At Westlawn, we have a team of specialist Home Loan Brokers who love to help locals achieve their investment property goals. Purchasing an investment property is a great long-term strategy to build your wealth. In this article, we’ve put together a few tips to help you get started on your journey to purchasing an investment […]

Need new equipment? How a Finance Broker helps you

By Geoff Scofield, Westlawn Finance MD & CEO 25 October 2017 Businesses are moving away from funding new assets with their own money, and at the same time, turning away from the big banks for finance.

Interest rates on the rise: March 2017, why it’s time to take action now

By Geoff Scofield, Westlawn Finance MD & CEO 27 March 2017 It appears the recent run of record low interest rates may be coming to an end. While some lenders have raised rates on certain fixed rate, interest-only and investor loans over the past few months, owner occupiers on variable rates have mostly been spared.

Are you in the dark like 85% of homeowners?

By Geoff Scofield, Westlawn Finance MD & CEO 23 February 2017 Do you know your home loan interest rate? If you do, congratulations, you’re in the small minority of homeowners who can recall their rate to two decimal places. If you don’t, well neither does 85% of home owners.

Satisfaction highest among Mortgage Broker customers

By Geoff Scofield, Westlawn Finance MD & CEO A survey of 1,000 home loan customers by leading professional services firm Deloitte reveals high levels of satisfaction among home loan customers who arranged their loan through a mortgage broker.

Record low home loan rates slashed again as banks battle for your business

With the start of the new financial year, lenders have ramped up the competition for your home loan, enticing borrowers to switch by further slashing already record low interest rates on both fixed and variable rate home loans. Here’s a summary of some of the latest home loan deals on offer. National Australia Bank On […]

Fixed rate home loans proving popular: Why more borrowers are making the switch

The demand for fixed rate home loans has increased significantly over the first 3 months of 2016. That’s according to the latest AFG Mortgage Index. The rising popularity of fixed rates can be attributed not only to current record low interest rates, but also to a growing expectation that lenders will soon lift rates regardless […]

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