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Why choose us?

Based in Cambridge, we’re independent advisers led by a Chartered Financial Planner. We combine financial planning and mortgage expertise to create seamless strategies that support your goals.

The ‘Betterment’ we bring

  • We’re led by a Chartered Financial Planner

    Chartered status is the benchmark for financial planning excellence. It means we deliver expert, trustworthy advice with professionalism and care, always prioritising your best interests and long-term success.

  • We’re flexible in how and where we work with you

    Based in Cambridge, our office offers a welcoming space for conversations about your financial future – but we’re just as happy to meet online, over the phone, or wherever suits you best.

  • We’re financial planning and mortgage experts

    Offering both mortgage advice and financial planning, we deliver integrated solutions that address your immediate needs while supporting your long-term ambitions – all within one connected, professional service.

  • We’re highly rated

    Our clients’ experiences speak for themselves. High ratings across VouchedFor and Google validate the trust and satisfaction we earn, proving our advice is reliable and focused on your future financial wellbeing.

  • We’re proudly independent

    Our advice is based solely on what’s right for you. Free from ties to providers or products, we create impartial strategies designed to meet your priorities and help you achieve your financial goals.

  • We’re tech-oriented

    We use smart financial tools and modern systems to make our advice clearer and more interactive. From visual forecasts to intuitive reports, we help bring your financial world to life.

Our clients say it best

Discover how our personalised advice has supported clients through important financial decisions and life changes.

Hear their stories
Richard helped us plan not just our finances, but the life we wanted to live

Peter

We went from uncertainty to feeling genuinely confident about our family’s future.

Alex

Your financial journey

Guiding you through every stage of your financial journey

At Betterment Wealth, we understand that financial needs and goals evolve with life’s milestones. Whether you’re an individual, part of a family, or a business owner, we’re here to navigate you through every critical life stage with tailored financial strategies.

1.

Initial call

Our journey begins with an introductory conversation. This is your chance to share what’s important to you and ask questions.

2.

Discovery

In this stage, we gather detailed information about your current financial situation to understand your goals and challenges.

3.

Planning

Using insights from our discovery meeting, we develop a personalised financial strategy that reflects your goals and preferences.

4.

Presentation

We walk you through the proposed plan in detail, explaining the rationale and how it meets your goals.

5.

Review, Plan and Action Meetings

Financial planning isn’t a one-off exercise. We stay in touch with regular reviews to ensure your plan evolves as life changes.

Trusted by our clients

Our survey results show how people feel about working with us.

100%

of clients believe that working with us has helped or will help them achieve their financial goals

100%

of clients would recommend us to their friends, family, or colleagues

53.57%

of clients have recommended us in the last 12 months alone

Richard is a Top Rated Adviser

We’re proud to say we are included in the VouchedFor Top Rated Guide for 2026, distributed by the Times and the Telegraph.

The purpose of this guide is to help identify the best advisers throughout the UK based on client feedback.

To learn more about our inclusion in the guide, please visit our blog post by clicking  here.

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Ian Valvona
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Richard and his team provide a great service, in my case over several years around mortgage brokering. What makes Richard, in particular, different from other professionals in this area is how much time he will spend in properly understanding both your circumstances but also what you and your family are trying to achieve into the future. He then brings the right products into discussion without ever suggesting one or the other product is 'right' or "better', rather allowing you to come to that conclusion yourself with further advice from him and his team as and when needed. It also helps that Richard, who I've known for years now, is a really lovely person! I unhesitatingly recommend him and his company's services! Ian Valvona - September 2025.
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Carina Eriksson
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We have used Betterment Wealth twice now. They've been incredibly helpful, efficient, thorough and honest throughout the process. We felt we were in safe hands, getting the best mortgage offer for us, and would have been a bit lost without them. Cannot recommend them enough.
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Chris Holden
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Jamie was great from start to finish arranging the mortgage. A non standard set of circumstances that required additional work to resolve. Throughout Jamie was great. Highly recommend for mortgage advice, application and follow through to a successful mortgage offer and finally exchange and completion.
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Michael Shields
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Exemplary service from everyone at Betterment Wealth - I had a great, personalised, service from Richard and Laila and have dealt with Richard before for previous remortgages etc. Despite my slightly unusual pay structure, the team were able to package things up and present the complexity neatly to lenders, making the process effortless from my point of view. Highly recommend and will be using Richard and the team for future remortgages and other financial input.
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Samuel Matthey
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We cannot recommend Betterment Wealth highly enough. They were with us every step of the way during our first property purchase, offering excellent advice, efficient paperwork/admin processes and helpful, personable staff. Special mention must be given to Jamie Panter, who was our main point of contact through the process and was always willing to talk and offer support and advice, as well as being very understanding of our personal circumstances. Additionally, Laila Hatcher offered excellent support during the latter stages of the purchase. I’m very glad that we selected Betterment Wealth. Would recommend to anyone.
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Mel Walker
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I have followed Richard over to Betterment Wealth as he has been a God Send to my finances. He has enabled me to have 2 properties and sorted out my pension so I have NO money worries even though I am freelance. Everybody needs a Richard, he simplifies everything makes sure you understand and I am SO pleased I met him!

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