Meet the Team

Marcus started his career as a Gunnery Officer in the Royal Artillery in 1977, serving in the usual local theatres of the UK and Germany when there was still a West and East Germany, before finishing his time with an exotic final tour in Belize.

Marcus entered the financial services arena in 1983 when he became a ‘Life Inspector’ with Legal & General. Earning a promotion after only a year, he was seconded to the top salesman in L&G for a couple of days, which led to him being head hunted by Chase De Vere in May 1985.

Marcus stayed with Chase De Vere until March 2009 when the effects of the Lehman Weekend in October 2008 finally brought down another ‘Independent Mortgage Advisor’ firm affected by the financial recession.

The 24 years of working in the West End with Chase has let him define himself as someone with expert knowledge in his chosen field of mortgages and protection, with a broad understanding of all aspects of financial & tax planning that has enabled him to develop a loyal following of repeat business from his client base. During his career Marcus has established an extensive network of business and banking contacts to help service the varied needs of his clients.

Creating One Stop Finance Group in 2009, with other like-minded colleagues, has let his many varied clients have access to a completely new portfolio of products and services and, over the years since the company was established, let him take his existing, and new, relationships to a new level.

One benefit of working in the North London office has meant he enjoys a much shorter commute and can therefore have more family time with his wife, Mandy, and two daughters. A keen tennis player, skier and motor sport fan his other great love, as many of you may know, is his penchant for films.

Steve has been associated with the Financial Services industry for 12 years.

Prior to this, on leaving school, he studied at Leeds School of Architecture before pursuing a career in design, contracting with a number of national and international construction companies. This part of his life culminated in being a key member of the management buy-out team of the first MBO of a Local Authority direct labour organisation becoming Commercial Director.

Subsequently, he moved and headed up a 250 strong direct labour force for LB of Barnet. In 1998 he decided to make a career change and moved into financial services.

After periods with some of the leading providers in the industry, and a spell based off-shore working with investments for ex patriots, he returned to the UK after 9/11 setting up his own financial services practice.

He has been a prime mover in setting up “One Stop Finance Group” and promoting the concept of being a provider of all areas of financial advice.

Mike is the General Manager of One Stop Finance and a Mortgage and Protection Adviser, with 33 years of experience in the finance industry.

Mike worked for two large life offices at a senior level before switching to run Magic Mortgages in November 2004.

Mike’s Home town is Hemel Hempstead and he was keen to get involved with his local community and help make a difference on a business, as well as a personal level.

Mike is a keen sportsman and although not 21 anymore he still turns out for the occasional game of Rugby.

Senior Consultant and fully regulated adviser. Tony is fully qualified to give advice on all aspects of Mortgage and Financial Planning, Investments, Pensions, Savings Plans and Protection.

Tony brings over 20 years of experience to the business and his strong background in full financial planning brings great benefits to all our clients who need more than just mortgage and protection advice.

Tony is a keen Luton Town supporter, but please don’t hold that against him! Tony has two young daughters who keep him busy when he is not at work, and allow him to practice what he preaches in terms of financial planning.

Edgar joined the team in September 2011 and has 31 years’ experience in the Financial Services industry.

He worked for Pearl Assurance for 17 years starting as a Sales Agent and worked his way up to Area Manager, he moved on to Zurich where he worked as a Financial Adviser for 11 years.

Edgar has a wealth of experience and is a Financial Adviser and a fully qualified Protection Adviser.

Edgar enjoys his free time with his Wife and two young daughters. He’s a keen Golfer when he gets the time!

Neil has worked in the Financial Services industry for over 20 years specialising in Mortgages and Protection.

He is responsible for servicing some of our corporate introducer contacts, He works closely with Estate Agencies and has helped grow both businesses by adding an extra dimension to their service by offering his expertise as an Independent Mortgage Broker.

Neil is originally from London and is a passionate Arsenal supporter.

Gabi has worked with us since March 2007 and is a fully qualified mortgage and protection adviser. She has gained experience having worked for a mortgage packaging company before joining us.

She enjoys escaping to work from her twin daughters and teenage son. She also likes travelling and doing arts and crafts in her free time.

Iain joined One Stop Finance Group in 2010 and has worked in the Financial Services industry since 2008. He holds the Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning.

His time at One Stop is split between two roles. As a Protection Adviser he helps ensure that our clients are adequately insured against unforeseen circumstances such as death, critical illness or being unable to work.

Iain also supports the other advisers selling mortgages, investments, protection, and pensions by helping to research suitable products to ensure that they fit the specific needs and circumstances of our clients.

He is an ardent Tottenham Hotspur supporter and enjoys running and spending time with his family in his spare time.

Wendy joined One Stop Finance as our Insurance Specialist. She works with the advisers in our team to ensure that clients receive the best possible cover and service.

Wendy graduated from the University of Leeds with a Degree in Mathematics and has since had Senior positions with Blue Chip Companies including Avery Dennison and Mars Confectionery.

Wendy is a passionate Luton Town supporter and also enjoys spending her free time with her husband Tony and 2 Daughters.

Denzel joined One Stop Finance Group in 2015 as an apprentice. This was his first experience of working in the Financial Services industry. Denzel has since completed his apprenticeship and is currently working towards gaining his industry recognized qualifications.

Denzel supports the advisers selling mortgage and protection products by helping research the ‘whole of market’ to ensure that any solution recommended suits the clients’ financial needs. He is also responsible for processing, tracking and following up applications.

He enjoys playing and watching football in his spare time.