Sara's reviews
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Insurance and Protection ( 10 )
Pensions ( 51 )
Equity Release ( 1 )
Retirement income (annuities, drawdown) ( 36 )
Investments and Savings ( 96 )
Pension Transfers - Non Specialist ( 17 )
Inheritance Planning ( 17 )
Pension Transfers - Specialist ( 14 )
Financial Planning ( 30 )
Financial Mentoring ( 4 )
Financial Coaching ( 3 )
Reviewers' assets
£500k+ ( 9 )
£200k - £500k ( 20 )
£100k - £200k ( 14 )
£50k - 100k ( 20 )
Up to £50k ( 9 )
Review
by a verified client in Durham
9 days ago
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What were the circumstances that caused you to initially look for an adviser?
Wanted an established adviser that we could build up a relationship with - this is an important factor for us. We were looking for knowledge based advice to decide how to take our investments forward and advise what was possible pension wise.
How has Sara Hollingsworth helped you?
Sara was amazing from the first meeting. Her organisation skills were obvious immediately and she quickly understood our needs, concerns and goals. Her exceptional knowledge made us feel confident and happy that we would be entrusting our retirement plans to an organisation that had their customer at heart and with a proven track record. She always gave us time to consider the advice and was highly efficient in the gathering of information. She made us feel comfortable asking questions and is easily accessible if you have a query outside of any appointment. Sara has made us confident in the, at times, somewhat overwhelming world of retirement planning
Have you seen the outcome you were hoping for?
Yes. We have been through a few meetings now with Sara and she has taken us through the stages step by step. She has put together plans and figures, shown us projections and discussed risk all the time explaining everything thoroughly. She has surpassed our expectations.
What could they have done better?
Genuinely. … nothing.
Review
by a verified client in Durham
14 days ago
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What were the circumstances that caused you to initially look for an adviser?
Had pensions with several different agent and needed to consolidate them
How has Sara Hollingsworth helped you?
She took the information I had and felt with every aspect to consolidate all my pensions
Have you seen the outcome you were hoping for?
Still in the early stages at the moment but everything seems to be coming together
What could they have done better?
Can’t see anything I could have done to improve the service
Review
by a verified client in North Yorkshire
14 days ago
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What were the circumstances that caused you to initially look for an adviser?
I didn’t, Sarah happened to be in the branch when I went in to sort out my ISA renewal, and we had an initial chat
How has Sara Hollingsworth helped you?
She’s advised me to amalgamate my various bits of pensions, realising I had more than I thought to make a retirement income to supplement the government pension
Have you seen the outcome you were hoping for?
Yes, I don’t like having to pay a fee each year, but guess good advice doesn’t come for free
What could they have done better?
The wrong prediction amounts were sent out to begin with, but was swiftly corrected
Review
by a verified client in Durham
16 days ago
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What were the circumstances that caused you to initially look for an adviser?
I was recommended to see an adver by my Building Society
How has Sara Hollingsworth helped you?
By advising on options to maximize my savings on a tax free basis.
Have you seen the outcome you were hoping for?
Yes
What could they have done better?
N/A
Review
by a verified client in Durham
2 months ago
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What were the circumstances that caused you to initially look for an adviser?
asked if interested when setting up isa
How has Sara Hollingsworth helped you?
consolidate pensions
Have you seen the outcome you were hoping for?
yes
What could they have done better?
not sure