Why choose us?
Why Choose Us
Templegate Financial Planning has ad advice track record dating back to 1991, and a loyal following of clients. The founding adviser still provides advice, and our clients not only stay with us for the long term, but also recommend us to their friends, family and colleagues. It is this trust that has enabled us to build up a successful practice, which goes from strength to strength. The key reasons why clients choose Templegate Financial Planning over other financial advisers is that we are:
1. Independent company
We are not limited to advising on certain financial products. We have access to solutions across the whole of the market, so we can focus on what you need first, and then find the best solution to meet your needs. In addition, Templegate is independently owned by Mark Bastable, which ensures that he can make decisions about how the firm is run, in the best client interests always.
2. Experienced
We have been working with clients since 1991, advising people of all ages, occupations and circumstances, calling upon our experience to provide tailored advice. As you would exepect, we keep our expertise up to date by attending regular training courses and are backed up by our compliance team at 2plan wealth management who provide compliance services.
3. Local
With office in central Andover, we cover a wide area which also includes, Newbury, Winchester, Marlborough, Salisbury and everywhere in between.
We are always happy to welcome clients at our office or, meet them at their home and work. We also offer ‘face to face’ advice via an online.
4. Providing a genuinely bespoke service
Our clients enjoy one-to-one advice from a dedicated adviser they know and trust. This is borne out by the regular testimonials received.
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My wife and I have used the services of Mark for many years. We have always found him to be completely honest and trustworthy and he has guided us professionally with any requests that we have made. His advice is always thorough and he has helped us to make sound investments and plan for our retirement. We would definitely recommend Mark.
Mark’s advice to us as first-time buyers was invaluable. He was friendly, professional, always contactable and extremely efficient, providing advice about suitable mortgages, solicitor recommendations and life insurance policies. Would highly recommend!
I have known Mark for many years now. Throughout he has been trustworthy and very patient with my questions. Over the years my needs have changed but I can still rely on Mark to find the right product for me. I am very happy with his services.
What could Mark have done better? Can’t think of anything. What were the circumstances that caused you to initially look for an adviser? When I left a corporate company and needed to organise a private pension. How has Mark helped you? In every aspect of my private pension and savings. Have you seen the outcome you were hoping for? Yes absolutely. I would have made some bad choices without Mark’s advice
Mark has provided us with financial advice for many years with particular focus on pensions, ISAs and reducing our inheritance tax liability. We have no hesitation in recommending him.
Mark has been our financial adviser for several years and continues to offer an excellent level of guidance and support. Specifically, he has helped with mortgage and investment advice taking into consideration our long term retirement objectives. We continue to use Mark's services as he understands our financial circumstances and explains how best to achieve our future goals. The advice Mark provides continues to keep us informed and we feel he is always looking at the best strategies to help our investment grow.
I contacted Mark for advice for the best use of an inheritance and my retirement plans. Mark was very informative and explained my options clearly and thoroughly. He responds quickly to any questions and is very customer focused.
Rating & Summary: Overall 5* Advice 5* Service 5* Value 5* What could they have done better? We have been very satisfied with Mark & Templegate Financial Planning's advice so far and thus from our knowledge we cannot really point to any suggestions or improvements What were the circumstances that caused you to initially look for an adviser? Originally we took the opportunity of using Mark sometime ago to re-mortgage and invest some money which worked very well so later on when looking at forthcoming pensions and retirement in general Mark was a natural choice. How has Mark Bastable helped you? Mark has advised us on several Pensions and also our financial position for some time now and will do for the foreseeable future in trying to achieve the best balance for our retirement planning Have you seen the outcome you were hoping for? Mark had evaluated our positions and future aspirations before coming back with advice that should improve further on earlier investments going forward which is something very reassuring.
I highly recommend Mark Bastable. After a detailed Financial Review, he patiently explained my pension options and advised me on tax and inheritance implications. All my emails were promptly addressed, and his responses were clear and easy to understand.
