Access FS appoints West Brom to its panel
18 February 2025
Mortgage and protection brokerage Access Financial Services has appointed West Brom Building Society to its mortgage panel, becoming one of just a handful of directly authorised firms that West Brom deals with.
Access FS currently has 75 lenders on its mortgage panel. The addition of West Brom Building Society will widen the scope of mortgages that Access FS brokers can offer to their clients, with a number of in-demand product areas being made available that are not on offer from every lender.
West Brom Building Society offers a broad product range, including shared ownership mortgages, low deposit mortgages, including a specialised low deposit new build mortgage with some offering up to a forty-year term. Other product features include cashback, free standard valuation and assisted legal fees. In a drive to ensure it is treating customers as fairly as possible, the society has scrapped its arrears fees for borrowers in financial difficulties.
Nick Jones, mortgage sales and marketing director at Access FS, said:
“With its wide range of specialist and mainstream mortgages, West Brom Building Society will be a positive addition to our mortgage panel. It has also been a winner of Financial Adviser’s 5-star Service Awards for six years in a row, so I know it will provide our advisers with the level of service and turnaround times that we consider essential.
“Access had an exceptional year of growth last year, growing turnover by 46% in 2024, so we are constantly looking for good lenders and providers that will add real value to our advisers and their clients and West Brom definitely fits that requirement.”
Alasdair McDonald, head of intermediaries at West Brom Building Society said,
“Access FS is one of the fastest-growing adviser firms in the country, renowned for its high standards, so being on their panel was a priority for us. We are confident that we can provide the excellent service that we are known for, while offering Access brokers a wide range of competitive rates and products, and a level of flexibility that sets us apart from other providers.”
