Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisers

Competition in Western Australia’s mortgage broking market looks set to intensify this year as three of Australia’s most successful non-bank lenders prepare to open new branches across the state.

When Dave Urquhart set out in 2004 to buy a mortgage and finance broking franchise, his values and beliefs were set in stone.

The Bank of Queensland's aggressive push into Western Australia has highlighted a growing trend of franchising within the finance industry.

MORTGAGE brokers have taken a battering over the past two years so perhaps it's not surprising that the big franchise groups in this sector have focused on service to retain support.

THE global financial crisis was a tough time for most businesses, none more so than sporting clubs that discovered the risks of choosing the wrong sponsor.

REGISTERED charity HeartKids WA was established in 1979 by a group of parents dealing with the day-to-day realities of childhood heart disease.

Western Australia-based home financing group The Mortgage Gallery has announced it will merge with national mortgage broking network Smartline.The combined group will comprise more than 240 franchise owners across the nation, settling more than $4 billion in loans each year.

Western Australia’s resources boom may be driving the state’s economy, but it’s also restricting the franchising industry’s potential for ongoing growth.