The Broking Team You Can Trust

Meet Our Team

Westlend Home Loans is a small family brokerage.

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The Broking Team You Can Trust

The team is big enough to process loans quickly and efficiently in a timely manner, yet small enough to give personal attention to each loan application.

All our services are underpinned by the national Best Interest Duty, which ensures that the needs and objectives of our customers are at the forefront of everything we say and do.

Mark Bonnici

Senior Broker

Mark Bonnici is the senior Sydney broker at Westlend and has extensive experience in home loan finance. Apart from refinances and new purchases, Mark also specialises in cross securitisation and equity release for the purchase of Investment properties.

A problem solver by nature, he will always go that extra mile to find the right lender and risk appetite that will get you over the line. Whether it’s over exposure to credit, limited finances or situational issues which result in cashflow being a problem, he will work hard to provide an ethical solution which is in your best interest and gives you that breathing space you need.

Élyssa Bonnici

Broker and Settlement Specialist

Élyssa Bonnici is Mark’s daughter and the junior broker at Westlend.
Élyssa specialises in First Home owner and First Home Deposit Scheme purchases and has an excellent understanding of the processes and various options involved in buying your first home. Elyssa also manages the settlement of Westlend home loans and the overall day to day management of the business.

Alex Getley

Broker - South West and Sydney Region

Alex has a wealth of experience in banking and compliance and looks after our South West Sydney region. He has a good grasp of general home loan lending as well as more complex scenarios like equity release and other scenarios involving 2nd or third properties.  

Submission Team

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Our loan packaging specialists take the hard work out of the loan application process.

Our experienced processors specialise in vetting supporting documents and preparing loans for submission. Our secure online portal process ensures a safe and secure process for uploading loan documents and gathering personal data. 

Darrell Arriola

Loan Processor

Darrell is our specialist loan processor and is experienced in moving loans quickly and efficiently through to formal approval.

His role involves liaising with lenders and applicants to finalise loan assessments as well as the administration of other documentation needed for settlement.

Fast, Simple & Personal

Step 1

Secure Assessment

All of your personal details are uploaded and saved to a secure data base and managed by our aggregation group The Connective, a leading aggregator in the Australian Lending industry.

Step 2

Digital Process

All of your documentation can be uploaded to a secure portal digitally and most lenders on our panel are accepting digital signatures via docu-sign, a digital signature verification process.

Step 3

Fast Approval

We have exclusive rights to have loans approved by our aggregation group within minutes for loans that meet certain criteria.

Step 4

Timely Settlement

We work hard to meet all of the purchase deadlines for each of the different milestones related to purchasing a home, from formal approval, to the cooling off and settlement dates. We work with quality conveyancers to facilitate this process.

By completing our preliminary assessment form, we can give you an idea of your borrowing capacity based on information regarding your income, liabilities, assets and credit history.

This assessment can only be as accurate as the figures you provide so please be as clear as you can.

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