George was referred to us by our accounting practice - a firm we have been customers of for more than 3 decades. Initial correspondence was by telephone and email. One day, I happened to be driving near his office and spontaneously paid a visit to meet him and Max his team-member in person. Of course, I respectfully communicated my understanding that if they had appointments or deadlines and could not see me that I would understand. They were very hospitable despite my lack of appointment and made time to briefly go through with me the next stage of things from where we were up to. George presented us with a variety of options. The key for us, was the way he was able to negotiate with our bank far better than we were able to on our own - a bank with which I have held membership since a young child, and with whom all finance (personal loans, home loans etc) have been undertaken hitherto. As our relationship developed from first meeting, George and his team proved to be everything that we imagined from first impressions. They are honest, have the utmost integrity, respect, proper protocol, and are very easy to deal with. We have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone seeking finance. Our need for finance was for a unique reason and very specialised, but George and his team made a sterling effort to understand our different needs. They worked from a thorough knowledge of first principles and industry experience to broker a loan that was ideal for our needs - with our own bank. I cannot recommend George and Max at Astute highly enough for steering us to a package that met our needs far better than we could have imagined.
