Alex West - Mortgage Advisor

26/05/2026

☕🏡 WESTWAYS FINANCIAL MORTGAGE HUB TODAY! 🏡☕

We’re at The Blue Bean Coffee Co until 3PM today offering FREE mortgage advice and support.

Whether you’re a first-time buyer, wondering about remortgaging, moving home, or just have mortgage questions you’ve been dying to ask - come and have a chat with us!

No pressure, no obligation - just friendly advice over a coffee ☕

Pop down and see us we decided to extend today to 3PM just for you!

15/05/2026

📣 New Community Mortgage Hub 📣

Are you on the look out for a reliable, hardworking, award winning, Mortgage broker?

Finding it hard to commit time to book an appointment? Need a quick chat in your lunch break?

Unsure of the process or have any questions relating to a mortgage?

👀 Look no further!! Westways Financial have got you! 🫶🏻

Launching our new Community Mortgage Hub at on Tuesday 26th May offering FREE, no-obligatory advice 🏡

27/04/2026

This wouldn’t be possible without our team and our clients.

Over the past 5 years, we’ve had the privilege of helping so many people through one of the biggest moments in their lives.

First homes.
Family moves.
Fresh starts.

And behind every single one of those… is a team that genuinely cares.

The calls, the messages, the chasing, the late nights, the attention to detail. It all adds up to the service our clients experience every day.

To our clients, thank you for trusting us, supporting us, and recommending us.

To our team, thank you for everything you do behind the scenes and on the front line. This recognition is a reflection of you.

We’ve built this together.

And we’re only just getting started.

We treat you like one of us. Welcome to the family.

21/04/2026

We started with 2 desks in a bedroom…

Now we’re officially
Mortgage Brokerage & Advisory of the Year 2026
(Kent & London – BFSI Insider Awards)

No paid ads.
No shortcuts.
Just trust, consistency, and putting people first.

This award isn’t just ours.

It belongs to every client who trusted us with one of the biggest decisions of their life.

First time buyers, home movers, investors, families… thank you for choosing us.

And most importantly…

Our team.

The people behind every message, every call, every application, every late night.

The ones who genuinely care about doing things properly and looking after our clients the right way.

This doesn’t happen without you.

From a bedroom setup to an award-winning brokerage…

And we’re only just getting started.

We treat you like one of us. Welcome to the family.

18/03/2026

Over the past few weeks, 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗣 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽 📈

👉 Why does that matter?

Because SWAP rates heavily influence fixed mortgage pricing.

And here’s what’s happening right now:
• Lenders are already repricing deals upwards
• The “cheap fixes” we saw earlier this year are starting to disappear
• Waiting could mean locking in at a higher rate than today

💡 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴?

The general outlook for the rest of 2026 is:
• The 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 (𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵)
• Inflation is still unpredictable, which means rate cuts may be delayed or limited
• Mortgage rates won’t drop as quickly as people hope

👉 Translation:
Waiting for “better rates” could backfire.

🔥 Here’s the smart move right now:

If your deal ends in the next 3 - 6 months, you can:
✅ Secure a rate NOW
✅ Switch to a better deal later if rates improve
✅ Avoid getting stuck with higher rates if they rise further

(This is called 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 and most people don’t realise they can do it 👀)
If your mortgage is ending this year, drop us a message saying “REVIEW” 📩

We can arrange a free no obligation call to go through:

✔ When your deal ends
✔ What rates you could lock in
✔ Whether waiting actually makes sense for you

No pressure, just clarity.

23/12/2025

Thank you to every single person who has used our services, referred us to friends and family or introduced their clients to us. We can't wait to help more of you in 2026.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from all of us here at Westways Financial!

14/12/2025

12/12/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴

Most first time buyers focus on the wrong part of the process. They spend hours scrolling through Rightmove, planning viewings and falling in love with properties, but they skip the one step that actually determines whether they can buy or not.

The mistake is simple. They start with the house instead of starting with the numbers.

Before you book a single viewing, you should know exactly:
• what you can borrow
• what a lender will accept
• what your deposit allows
• and what your monthly payments will look like

Without that, you are guessing, and guessing leads to disappointment, declined offers, wasted viewings and missed opportunities. When you understand your affordability first, everything else becomes easier.

You know which properties are realistic. You know how strong your position is, and you can make an offer with confidence instead of hoping it will work out.

The first step is not the house. The first step is understanding what the lender will allow you to do. Get that right, and the rest of the journey becomes far simpler.

01/12/2025

First Sighting of Westie Bauble Bottom...Can you help us find him? Do you recognise where he is?

If you see this elf, do NOT attempt to reason with him.
He has consumed more Christmas coffee than medically advisable
and is now loose somewhere across our community.

Your mission is simple:
📸 Take a photo with him
🏷 Tag
👥 Tag 3 friends
📲 Share to your story

Do this and you’ll be entered to win a £50 festive treat.
Capture every location he appears in over the next 3 weeks and you’ll go into the draw for a full festive hamper.

Westie Bauble Bottom is unpredictable.

Stay alert. Stay festive.

Updates coming daily…

30/11/2025

WANTED: Caffeinated Elf. Last seen escaping Westways. Considered extremely jolly.

If you see this elf, do NOT attempt to reason with him.

He has consumed more Christmas coffee than medically advisable
and is now loose somewhere across our community.

Your mission is simple:
📸 Take a photo with him
🏷 Tag
👥 Tag 3 friends
📲 Share to your story

Do this and you’ll be entered to win a £50 festive treat.

Capture every location he appears in over the next 3 weeks and you’ll go into the draw for a full festive hamper.

Westie Bauble Bottom is unpredictable.
Stay alert. Stay festive.
Updates coming daily…