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Specialisms

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Investments

Investment advice including portfolio management, ISAs, and general investment planning.

Pensions

Pension advice including workplace pensions, SIPPs, pension transfers, and pension consolidation.

Retirement

Retirement planning including drawdown, annuities, and retirement income strategies.

Mortgages

Mortgage advice including first-time buyer, remortgage, buy-to-let, and specialist lending.

Wealth Management

Comprehensive wealth management including investment management, tax planning, and estate planning.

Insurance

Insurance advice including life insurance, income protection, and critical illness cover.

Equity Release

Equity release advice including lifetime mortgages and home reversion plans.

Alternative Investments

Alternative investment advice including peer-to-peer lending and non-traditional investments.

Fund Management

Fund management services including UCITS and alternative investment fund management.
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FAQ
Is this service free?
Yes, completely free. We do not charge consumers to search, compare, or request introductions. We earn revenue through advertising and adviser profile upgrades.
Are all advisers FCA-authorised?
Yes. Every adviser in our directory is verified against the FCA Financial Services Register. We display their FRN, authorisation status, and disciplinary record directly on their profile.
What does "request an introduction" mean?
When you request an introduction, we share your name, email, phone, and postcode with the adviser so they can contact you. We do not provide financial advice ourselves.
How are results ordered?
Results are ordered by proximity to your postcode. This order does not indicate quality, suitability, or any form of recommendation.
What data do you show about each adviser?
We combine data from the FCA Register (authorisation, permissions, disciplinary history), Companies House (company status, directors, incorporation), and Google (ratings, reviews, contact details).
Can I compare advisers side by side?
Yes. Select up to 3 advisers from your search results and click "Compare Selected" to view their details side by side.
Locations

Browse financial advisers by location across the UK.

London 837 Westminster 324 South East 299 City of London 276 North West 226 East of England 215 South West 188 Yorkshire and The Humber 141 West Midlands 133 Scotland 129 East Midlands 105 Wales 82 North East 68 Leeds 42 City of Edinburgh 39 Northern Ireland 36 Tower Hamlets 34 Birmingham 32 Glasgow City 32 Islington 31
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Aberdeen CityAberdeenshireAdurAntrim and NewtownabbeyArds and North DownAshfieldAshfordBaberghBarnetBarnsleyBasildonBasingstoke and DeaneBath and North East SomersetBedfordBelfastBlabyBlaenau GwentBolsoverBoltonBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBracknell ForestBradfordBraintreeBrecklandBrentBrentwoodBridgendBrighton and HoveBristol, City ofBroadlandBromleyBuckinghamshireBurnleyBuryCaerphillyCalderdaleCambridgeCamdenCanterburyCardiffCarmarthenshireCastle PointCauseway Coast and GlensCentral BedfordshireChelmsfordCheltenhamCherwellCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterChesterfieldChichesterChorleyColchesterConwyCornwallCotswoldCounty DurhamCoventryCroydonCumberlandDacorumDarlingtonDenbighshireDerbyDoncasterDorsetDudleyDumfries and GallowayDundee CityEalingEast AyrshireEast CambridgeshireEast DevonEast HampshireEast HertfordshireEast LindseyEast RenfrewshireEast Riding of YorkshireEast SuffolkEastbourneElmbridgeEnfieldEpping ForestExeterFalkirkFarehamFenlandFermanagh and OmaghFifeFlintshireFolkestone and HytheFyldeGatesheadGloucesterGuildfordGwyneddHackneyHaltonHammersmith and FulhamHarboroughHarrowHartHartlepoolHavantHaveringHerefordshire, County ofHertsmereHighlandHillingdonHorshamHounslowHuntingdonshireHyndburnIpswichIsle of WightKensington and ChelseaKing's Lynn and West NorfolkKingston upon Hull, City ofKingston upon ThamesKirkleesKnowsleyLambethLancasterLeicesterLewesLichfieldLisburn and CastlereaghLiverpoolMaidstoneMaldonManchesterMansfieldMedwayMertonMid DevonMid SuffolkMid SussexMiddlesbroughMilton KeynesMole ValleyNeath Port TalbotNew ForestNewark and SherwoodNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle-under-LymeNewhamNewportNorth DevonNorth East DerbyshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth HertfordshireNorth KestevenNorth LanarkshireNorth LincolnshireNorth NorfolkNorth NorthamptonshireNorth SomersetNorth TynesideNorth West LeicestershireNorth YorkshireNorthumberlandNorwichNottinghamOadby and WigstonOldhamOxfordPembrokeshirePendlePerth and KinrossPeterboroughPlymouthPortsmouthPrestonReadingRedbridgeRedcar and ClevelandRedditchReigate and BansteadRenfrewshireRhondda Cynon TafRichmond upon ThamesRochdaleRochfordRossendaleRotherhamRushcliffeRushmoorSalfordSeftonSevenoaksSheffieldShropshireSloughSolihullSomersetSouth AyrshireSouth CambridgeshireSouth DerbyshireSouth GloucestershireSouth HamsSouth KestevenSouth LanarkshireSouth NorfolkSouth OxfordshireSouth StaffordshireSouthamptonSouthend-on-SeaSouthwarkSt AlbansStevenageStirlingStockportStockton-on-TeesStoke-on-TrentStratford-on-AvonStroudSunderlandSuttonSwanseaSwindonTandridgeTeignbridgeTelford and WrekinTendringTest ValleyTewkesburyThree RiversTonbridge and MallingTorbayTorfaenTorridgeTraffordTunbridge WellsUttlesfordVale of GlamorganVale of White HorseWandsworthWarringtonWarwickWatfordWaverleyWealdenWelwyn HatfieldWest BerkshireWest DevonWest LancashireWest LothianWest NorthamptonshireWest SuffolkWestmorland and FurnessWiltshireWinchesterWindsor and MaidenheadWirralWokingWokinghamWolverhamptonWorcesterWorthingWrexhamWychavonWyreWyre ForestYork

Results are ordered by proximity to your postcode. This order does not indicate quality, suitability, or any form of recommendation. Always verify an adviser's current FCA authorisation at register.fca.org.uk before engaging their services.