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My husband and I spoke with Lawrie months ago and I am hugely remiss in posting this testimonial for reasons related the query that prompted me to contact Edale in the first place. Based on incredibly positive feedback about Edale, I’d reached out for tax and retirement advice as we were selling our home in the England, buying a new one in Wales, and looking toward retirement under the US Rule of 55 funded largely by a 401k but also UK pensions. As dual citizens (US/UK), we were overwhelmed by the complexity of tax laws and had no idea how to navigate retirement in the UK, but we were also interested in understanding financing options for the purchase of our new home. Lawrie met with us, explained our options, warned us of situations to avoid, and after our initial call, subsequently came back to us with extremely helpful clarification of the Rule of 55. After a quite busy few months, we are only now settling into our new home, and I was thinking about how it was Lawrie who helped us get here. That’s when it occurred to me I’d never written a review.
We simply could not recommend Edale and Lawrie more highly. Aside from his clear knowledge of all things financial, what struck us the most about Lawrie is how kind and genuine he is. In a world where people are increasingly unkind to each other, and particularly to those “not from around here” (wherever “here” is), speaking with someone so considerate, understanding, compassionate, and non-judgmental left a lasting impression on us. The consultation with Edale cost us nothing, despite how very valuable Lawrie’s time surely is. Social impact indeed, Edale far exceed their focus on making a difference. I look forward to working with Edale again for pension planning, investment strategies, and income management.

It has been great getting together with like minded people on the programme and this has generated lots of ideas to improve my business.
Highly recommended

I phoned up on the off chance and was given a very helpful overview of my situation by Lawrie. I would certainly come back for more advice should it be necessary.

Lawrie is a great advisor, he has shown us clearly and simply how financial instruments work and what options we have. He has dedicated all the necessary time and has been proactive.

My wife and I had a free consultation with Lawrie from Edale this morning. We have a difficult decision to make of how to use the substantial inheritance money that needed both US and UK expertise. We are deciding between buying to let properties in the USA and repaying our mortgage and investing in the UK. Lawrie gave us a comprehensive analysis of the pros and cons of both strategies. He also brought our awareness to maximising our pension capabilities and offsetting our UK mortgage while we are waiting for the rest of the funds from the USA to become available. Everything he explained was in simple language and very clear. The consultation has given us a huge amount of pure value without trying to sell us any products. We are very grateful, thank you so much.

I had a zoom call with Lawrie to ask for some advice on the financial reporting and tax liability for a Junior Isa for my American child. Laurie was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to about this matter. If we needed financial advice for investments in the future we would engage with this company again.

I found Edale online as I had discovered how difficult it was to find a financial advisor able to advise me because of my USA citizenship. Lawrie was just the ticket – a straight talking, forward thinking Financial Advisor with a depth of understanding around the tax implications of various investment vehicles as it related to expat Americans. His solutions were inventive and right away I made a huge financial win that would have otherwise passed me by! I highly recommend!

I had a pressing query about US/UK banking and received a speedy (same evening!) extremely helpful response. Thank you so much!

Very happy that I stumbled on to Edale. They provided exactly what I was looking for, which was a relief given I had struggled to find any expertise in UK/US tax from various searching and somewhat inconsistent information by googling. As a UK citizen/resident I was needing help to understand the tax situation regarding 401Ks and IRAs that I had left in the US from time working there, and how the tax treaty would apply. Lawrie spent the time needed as one-off advice, explaining the situation and provided a letter to me, for use with the HMRC if ever required.
The process was painless, cost effective, extremely quick and on point.
Thanks Lawrie and the Edale team