Canterbury Home Loans is the Canterbury Metro office of New Zealand Home Loans (NZHL), a mortgage adviser at 88 Division Street in Addington, Christchurch. The office advises on home loans and refinancing, and it works with interest rates, mortgage calculators and home loan FAQs. It also arranges life, health, income, and home and contents insurance, with a claims service. Mortgage mentors Emm and Terry McCartney lead the office, with a combined 48 years in the financial industry, and the office has other staff, Jess, Zander and Eden. The office says it is celebrating 10 years in business this year, and it has helped clients with a range of situations, from first loans to a fourth house sale.
Clients quoted on the website say the advisers listened to their situation when banks had turned them down, and that they have paid down mortgages faster than they did with their previous bank. One client described regular catch-ups and encouragement from their adviser. The office says it has saved clients $11.4 million in interest and paid out more than $7 million in insurance claims, and that it does not rely on a hard sell. For people in Addington and across Christchurch who want a mortgage adviser rather than a bank branch, the office offers its own mentors and a long-running client base.