Craig Brown is a mortgage adviser with Guardian Smith, at Level 1, 4 Cranford Street in St Albans, Christchurch. The Guardian Smith group offers mortgage advice, insurance and KiwiSaver reviews, and its website says it is New Zealand owned and operated. Its advisers work across more than 20 New Zealand lenders with no bank bias, for first home buyers, refinancing, investment properties and refixing. The website offers a free 30-minute review and a free assessment, and says its insurance advisers compare more than 10 insurers.
Reviewers describe Craig as helpful and clear. One says he explained where they stood financially and their options, and let them ask any question without feeling foolish. Another says he made the first home purchase run smoothly and was always available to answer questions. A third says everything was clearly explained, and that the loans and online banking were set up without problems. Nearby, Ella McLean, also with Guardian Smith, is 0.3 km away, rated 5.0 from 66 reviews.