We have had the best experience and we couldn’t have asked for a better mortgage broker to have helped us through everything.

We felt very supported throughout the experience and you always ensured we understood what was happening. Thank you for this clarity and transparency.

There was no way we could have purchased our first home without you, so thank you again!

Seriously cannot recommend Alison highly enough!
We found Alison after an awful experience with a franchise mortgage broker. Alison took us on, and we were pretty complex, she went way above and beyond to get us our perfect block of land. Nothing was a problem, and her language was so relatable and understandable with no financial jargon. We so wished we had found her at the start of our journey and can’t thank her enough.

Alison was absolutely amazing from start to finish. We had a tricky loan/income situation that multiple brokers could not help us with. Just as we thought our dream scenario was not possible, we found Alison by chance and she moved heaven and earth to make it happen for us!

Alison guided us through a stressful time, working tirelessly and often after hours, to get a difficult loan approved and in an impossible time frame. She treated our situation as if it was her own.

This was all done over the phone and through email as we live in a different state to her.

I leave this review here for anyone in need of a broker and wondering what separates each broker. We dealt with multiple brokers that put us in the too hard basket, and are now sitting here the happiest clients in the world after Alison has delivered on everything we asked of her. Her follow up support even after settlement has been genuine and so helpful.

We have now found a broker for life. Thank you so much Alison & Rivendell, great people and a great company!

Alison from Rivendell Rural Finance is great. We have had Alison help with refinancing to pay for renovations and also to buy 100 acres.

Alison helped us with probably a dozen scenarios (buying larger blocks, vacant blocks, mixed use blocks) and her information empowered us to make the best choice for us. 

We got a great product at a highly competitive rate. Alison also helped us navigate a very difficult purchase with an unhelpful agent and unapproved structures. 

I could not recommend her services more highly!

I recently purchased my first rental property with the help of Alison. Nothing was too hard for Alison. She goes above and beyond. I never had any trouble contacting her. She always kept me up to speed with every step. super efficient and I would never use a bank again. I can’t thank you enough for everything. I recommend her 100%.

Alison went above and beyond, she made the entire process pain free. Amazing knowledge and communication. Would highly recommend her for Rural Finance!!

Alison is an absolute professional, incredibly knowledgeable and made our entire purchasing experience a pleasure.
From the first enquiry, Alison provided the best advice and was always so quick to reply to any questions we had. Alison has a very friendly approach, this along with her extensive knowledge of the current markets provided us with the confidence to purchase our property.
We highly recommend Alison!

Alison came highly recommended by our lovely realtors and WOW, did she not disappoint! Alison helped purchase our gorgeous forever home. After a year of holding our hand and going back and forth with us on deciding upon big acreage, small acreage, land and build options before finally settling on our DREAM pre existing home. Alison made this process so easy and quick. Alison was on the phone to us ANY time we needed, after hours, Sunday’s, Mother’s Day all in between her dealing with her own farm animal situations. My husband and I were filled with absolute confidence from the get go. Alison was very thorough with explaining everything and was even great with just general knowledge on purchasing property. Alison is AMAZING and we would not recommend anyone else after dealing with Alison xx

Alison is amazing!!! She absolutely knows what she is doing and was always available to answer questions. We used another broker first who applied for a loan that was not appropriate for the size of our property leaving us scrambling for last minute rural finance. Alison jumped right in and got it done. Yesterday we settled on an amazing property which we couldn’t have done without Alison.

Alison expertly guided us through a very complex loan process that comprised many elements and moving parts. Her knowledge of processes, policies and the intricacies of different lenders was extremely impressive and provided us with enormous confidence. Alison’s patience with us and our many questions was greatly appreciated, as was her tolerance of our sense of humour. Her communication style was engaging and open, and we never had any doubt as to status or progress, due to timely updates. We cannot highlight or emphasise enough, the significant time and effort that Alison dedicated to helping us, and to improve our financial situation. Our heartfelt thanks and gratitude.

I really don’t have the words as to how good Alison truly is. We had been to different mortgage businesses being left frustrated and seemingly left without any finance. I was referred to Alison who was just absolutely incredible. Without Alison, I’m sure my family and I’s dream home would not be being built. Alison’s customer service is incredible, response times are ridiculously quick for someone in this field of work! She loves to get stuff done! I am gobsmacked at how efficient, driven and reliable Alison is. You feel as if when dealing with Alison that it’s a close friend helping you out, you just build that close relationship and she really does all she can to help. She held our hand throughout the whole process, going well above and beyond any clients needs. I am forever grateful for Alison’s hard work and dedication. If you need finance for any size property, you need to go through Alison at Rivendell Finance.

Cannot thank Alison enough for all her hard work getting our refinance over the line, we are grateful for her help sorting our finances out and in the process saving us a lot of money too!! Very knowledgeable and professional, would not hesitate to recommend Rivendell Finance.

Wow, Alison’s knowledge & experience with farm finance is nothing short of amazing. So professional & yet feels like you’ve known her for years. She’s forward thinking about your future & I love that. Thank you for all your help. Highly recommend.

Mortgage Magician, is the only way I can describe Alison’s abilities! As a family we have used Rivendell Finance for many loan transactions, and I have also recommended Rivendell Finance to clients (vendors & purchasers) on many occasions. She is amazing!! Great customer service, creative thinking, thorough, and process driven. She has listened and understood our needs and wants for every purchase/transaction we have made over the past years. Where I thought our finances were complicated at best, Alison has been able to get her head around each of our scenarios and made stuff happen! I thoroughly recommend Rivendell Finance and I would not use anyone else, ever!

Alison helped us get the property we have been dreaming of for several years. She has stuck by us during the ups and downs of finding our property and provided the most amazing advice. Alison also assisted another family member in securing their home. I can’t recommend Alison highly enough and no matter what type of house or property you are purchasing she will help.
Thank you Alison for helping us find our piece of paradise for all my family to enjoy!

Rivendell Rural Finance was recommended to us by some friends and we are so very grateful that we reached out. Alison was a wealth of knowledge and unbelievably helpful with answering our questions. She provided us with various options with our future financial needs and we are so happy with the outcome and having her support throughout the whole process. Would be happy to recommend her to anyone looking for any financial assistance.

We have had the pleasure of dealing with Alison on multiple properties and had her assisting with business finance also.

Her around the clock support is second to absolutely no one.
She will do her job plus more, she is more than happy to have a half hour phone conversation after hours for advice alone.

I can’t recommend her enough.
we will certainly look forward to using her services for all future dealings.

Alison was fantastic, kept us up to date the whole process and was extremely patient with us when we kept making major decisions that required starting the process again. Our financial situation changed numerous times during the process and Alison went above and what we expected.

My partner and I found ourselves in a non-standard lending situation, which meant the banks simply wouldn’t lend to us. Being rural, owner builders, and not ticking the standard boxes, they all found it too hard. After reaching out to six brokers and countless banks, we kept getting the same response: it couldn’t be done. As a last-ditch effort before committing to an online funding group (which would have cost us a fortune in fees and double the standard interest rate), I found Alison through a Google search. From the very first conversation, she was helpful, efficient, and determined to find a solution. Despite it being over the Christmas break, Alison took the time to understand our situation, worked tirelessly, and secured us a loan through a standard bank that understood agriculture and hobby farming —with a competitive interest rate, no extortionate fees, and no hidden surprises. After six months of knockbacks, we were amazed at how she took everything in her stride and simply made it happen. Her industry knowledge, persistence, and bank contacts were invaluable. If you’re in a complex lending situation and have been told “no” too many times, don’t give up until you speak to Alison! We can’t recommend her highly enough.