West One has consolidated its residential mortgages, landlord and second charge units under Marie Grundy, who has been appointed managing director, mortgages.

The business says, Grundy, who joined the firm in 2017, “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 as well”.

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

The lender adds that its head of intermediary sales & distribution, Paul Huxter, and his sales team will lead the sales of BTL in addition to residential mortgages, focusing on club and network partners.

Its packaging partners will receive dedicated support from the firm’s BTL mortgages specialist distribution team, led by Pauline Rylands.

The business will offer dedicated sales support for its short-term lending unit, including bridging and development finance, led by Guy Murray and Tom Cantor.

Andrew Ferguson had previously been managing director of BTL at West One.

Grundy says: “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.”

Enra Specialist Finance owns the West One and Arla Finance brands.

Enra Specialist Finance chief executive Danny Waters adds: “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.”