Scott Shanks
Mortgage Broker Warradale, Flagstaff Hill, Hallett Cove
I have a real passion for helping people achieve their finance dreams, whether that be the purchase of their first home, upgrading, establishing an investment portfolio, buying or developing their business.
I have over 25 years experience in residential, commercial and business finance, combined with access to over 30 financiers (including all major banks). The combination of my years experience and a wide range of lenders, means I am uniquely placed to arrange the finance that meets my clients’ individual requirements.
Memberships
- Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA)
Client Education
I have a strong belief in clients making informed decisions about their finances. This means I spend as much time as necessary to ensure my clients fully understand their current financial position and the options available to them to achieve their short, medium and long term financial goals. Additionally, post settlement I continue to work with my clients to ensure their finances continue to meet their requirements.
You have explained things better than other brokers so thanks for that – it can be a lot of jargon and rather complex for the lay person!
Lia, Clarence Gardens SA
Loan Pre-approval
Where ever possible I arrange pre-approval of finance.This allows my clients to look for properties with confidence, knowing their maximum borrowing capacity as well as providing them with some additional bargaining power when negotiating their property purchase. In addition to providing the initial pre-approval, I constantly review my clients’ position to ensure they continue to meet the ever-changing lending criteria and that their pre-approved loan remains the most appropriate for them.
When I was purchasing my last house a friend referred me to Scott. In the past I had dealt directly with banks and felt intimidated by them. Dealing with Scott was totally the opposite to. It was so easy it didn’t seem like I was really getting a loan.
JB , Woodcroft SA
First Home Buyers
I really enjoy working with first home buyers. Not only do I assist first home buyers with their home loan requirements when they are ready to purchase their first home, I also spend a lot of time with some clients to assist them to be in a position to buy their first home.
Property Investment Loans
My many years of involvement in finance has allowed me to gain extensive experience in arranging finance strategies for property investors and high net worth individuals. The various strategies have been designed to assist all types of investors from those who want a passive, no frills investment to those who are more aggressive and wish to establish a large property portfolio. The strategies assist my clients to purchase investment property(ies) and gain maximum benefit from their investment.
Originally Scott was our bank manager and won our support when he successfully restructured our business borrowings, this saved us thousands of dollars. Since becoming a broker we have sought Scott’s assistance in establishing an investment property portfolio. Scott has arranged the finance to allow us to purchase 4 investment properties and build 2 houses on land we own. At the same time he arranged for thebank reduce it interest rate on our business loan, and we didn’t even ask him to do this. We totally trust Scott to arrange the best finance for us and have no hesitation in referring him to family and friends.
Peter & Cathy, Salisbury SA
Business & Commercial Finance
In addition to being an accredited residential mortgage broker, I am also an accredited commercial mortgage broker with some 20 years experience in commercial finance.
For my self employed clients this means they have one point of contact for all their finance needs, irrespective of them requiring personal or business finance.
As a result of the GFC there has been significant changes in commercial finance. In particular, lenders have changed their lending requirements and appetitie to lend for various purposes. It is therefore very important for commercial borrowers to have access to a lending expert who can source the right finance to meet their requirements. In many cases there may be only 1 or 2 lenders who will provide the finance required and if the proposal is not presented correctly the bank will not provide the required finance.
I had approached my bank to arrange finance to expand my business and build a new house. I had been dealing with this bank for years but they made it all too hard and time consuming. A business associate referred me to Scott. Scott took control of everything, including pre-approval of business finance which has allowed me to expand my business in line with my plans and also the finance to build our new family home by the beach. Scott looked after the bank whilst I got on with business. Now before I do anything I call Scott. I also refer all my business asociates to Scott.
Brett, Prospect SA
My areas of expertise in commercial & business finance are:
- Commercial property purchases;
- Franchise finance;
- Property development;
- Business purchases and expansion;
- Cash flow finance (debtor finance).
Customers Adelaide South
I am based in the southern suburbs of Adelaide and provide home loan, investment loan, and business and commercial loan services to clients in areas including: Mitchell Park, Flagstaff Hill, Warradale, Blackwood, Bellevue Heights, Brighton, Sheidow Park, Hallett Cove, Trott Park and Dover Gardens.
Business Network
Purchasing a property can be a very daunting and stressful experience, even for those who have purchased many properties before. As a mortgage broker, I am able to relieve people of the worry associated with arranging the finance they require to complete a property purchase. However, I know that this is not the only aspect of a property purchase that can cause stress, for example who do you contact for a building inspection or landlords insurance? It is for this reason I have established a network of experts who can assist my clients with other aspects of a property purchase. Essentially I can manage the whole buying process on my clients behalf.
My business network includes:
| Accountant EFC Group (Richard Koral) 56 Greenhill Road Wayville SA 5034 Ph: 8272 6833 |
Conveyancer Trevor White & Associates (Trevor White) 225 Fullarton Road Eastwood SA 5063 Ph: 8372 9129 |
| Builder (residential) Fairmont Homes (Shane Wisdom) 21-24 South Terrace Adelaide SA 5000 Ph: 0414 369 964 |
Building Inspections Adelaide Building Inspections (Peter Privopoulos) 613 Brighton Road Seacliff SA 5049 Ph: 8351 4992 |
| Financial Planning EFC Group (Richard Koral) Life Insurance Goldsborough Financial Services Pty Ltd (Tom George) 120 Greenhill Road Unley SA 506156 Greenhill Road 5034 Ph: 8378 4000 |
Insurance Broker Safeguard Insurance Brokers (Daniel Bullock) 285 Anzac Highway Plympton SA 5038 Ph: 8371 0566 |
| Tax Depreciation & Quantity Surveyors BMT Tax Depreciaition Pty Ltd Level 10, 60 Waymouth Street Adelaide SA 5000 Ph: 8231 1133 |
Contact me today for a free home loan assessment.
- State: South Australia, SA
- Broker region: Adelaide
- Suburbs: Warradale, Flagstaff Hill, Hallett Cove
- Scott Shanks provides mortgage broking services in suburbs including but not limited to: Mitchell Park, Flagstaff Hill, Warradale, Blackwood, Bellevue Heights, Brighton, Sheidow Park, Hallett Cove, Trott Park, Dover Gardens, Victor Harbor and Encounter Bay