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Lookahead

Mortgage broker · Glen Innes-Wai O Taiki Bay, Central Auckland

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 106 Central Auckland finance businesses.

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Checked12 October 2026
Your marketCentral Auckland personal & business finance · 106 businesses
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Lookahead

Mortgage broker · Glen Innes-Wai O Taiki Bay, Central Auckland

Where you stand#40of 106 finance businesses
Overall health6.3/10across the eight areas

Going well

01Google listing9.002Reviews7.8

Where we can help

04Listings and social5.608Opening hours5.607Google search and traffic5.005Facebook page3.003Map positions0.706Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Lookahead is a finance adviser based in Glen Innes, Auckland, helping first‑home buyers and other clients plan toward home ownership. They specialise in mortgages, home loans, property investments, business finance and broader investment advice, and provide cashflow planning to help clients set financial goals. Clients commonly note clear communication and support through the approval process.

Lookahead is a finance advisory practice located in Glen Innes, Auckland, focused on helping people move toward home ownership and stronger financial planning. The practice identifies as serving first‑home buyers alongside clients seeking mortgages, home loans, property investment advice and business finance solutions, and offers cashflow planning and investment guidance.

Services emphasise mortgages and loan structuring, support for first‑home buyers, and property investment and business finance advice. The firm draws on experience in investments, finance and banking to tailor mortgage options, help clients switch home loans and address risk considerations. Cashflow planning and retirement and investment planning are part of the broader service mix described.

Customers tend to report a clear, supportive experience: communication that answers questions, thoroughness in paperwork and structuring, and steady support through finance approval. Several reviews highlight smooth, stress‑free approvals, helpful explanations of the home‑buying steps, and assistance that goes beyond basic application work to consider risks and long‑term plans.

Locally, Lookahead positions itself as a Glen Innes adviser for people starting their home‑buying journey or managing loan and investment choices. The combination of mortgage specialisation, practical cashflow planning and hands‑on client support is what clients repeatedly mention when describing the experience of working with Lookahead.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Lookahead's Google Business Listing is in very good health, with a health score of 9.0 out of 10. This indicates the listing effectively supports local discovery and customer actions, such as calls and visits to the website. The most notable strengths are a claimed and verified listing, accurate business name, and an active phone number that enables direct contact.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Photos on the listingYou have more photos on your listing than half the businesses here, so a customer arriving has enough to look at that they stay on it.
  • 2
    Category fitYour categories cover this market better than the middle of the field, so you appear in most of the searches your competitors appear in.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
9.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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5.0 ★★★★★ (100)
Mortgage broker · Glen Innes-Wai O Taiki Bay2
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From the business

Lookahead is based in Glen Innes, Auckland. We help first home buyers navigate the journey towards owning their first home. It's true. Your finances are a vehicle to help you move ahead in life. But I noticed that in business and ordinary life, people didn't have a plan for their finances. They're living paycheck to paycheck without knowing how to break out of that cycle and achieve their financial goals. I truly believe when you set yourself up financially, it changes your life. I specialise in Mortgages, Home Loans, Property Investments, Business Finance, and more. tell me about your financial goals, needs and wishes, and I'll use my extensive experience in Investments, Finance and Banking to help you achieve them — and so much more.

Google listingCentral Auckland personal & business finance · 106 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Lookahead's Google Business health is strong, with a 7.8/10 overall score. The highest-rated star rating supports credibility, while ongoing review growth and timely responses will be key to maintaining trust as conditions change. The account appears stable with established presence and regular customer engagement.

Strengths

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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.

Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
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    Response rateYou answer more of your reviews than the middle of this market, so a customer scrolling your page mostly finds you there.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits above the middle of this market, which puts you in the group customers read as established rather than untested.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
7.8Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Henk F.★★★★★ · 2 days ago

Huge thanks to Andre at Lookahead for guiding us through a smooth and stress‑free finance approval. His professionalism and steady support made all the difference. We truly appreciate everything he did for us and highly recommend his servic...

Response from the owner2

Thank you, Henk, for your kind words and recommendation. We're delighted Andre provided steady, professional support and helped make the finance approval smooth and stress-free. We appreciate you choo...

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Chris J.★★★★★ · 3 weeks ago

Andre was extremely helpful and thorough in securing us with the best possible deal for switching our home loan. He helped cover some risks we did not factor in, and assisted us with structuring a rather complex mortgage. Highly recommende...

Response from the owner

Thank you, Chris. We're delighted Andre could help secure a great deal and assist with the complex mortgage structure and risk considerations. We appreciate your high recommendation and will be sure t...

Google reviewsCentral Auckland personal & business finance · 106 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Lookahead shows a very low overall health score in Google Maps search performance, indicating limited visibility beyond its local suburb. The strongest finding is that the borough and suburb rankings are not performing well, with the top opportunity stemming from accumulating genuine customer reviews. Encouraging reviews at the end of engagements could broaden visibility across nearby suburbs and support steady improvement.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbWe are not seeing you in Maps searches in your own suburb, which is the search a customer standing a street away actually makes.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
0.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Seen in 1 search across Central Auckland, top three in none
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Birdie Financial5.0 ★ (10) · Mortgage broker
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Matt Fogarty - Finance New Zealand5.0 ★ (17) · Mortgage broker
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GVK Finance Ltd5.0 ★ (7) · Mortgage broker
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Cave Financial Consulting Ltd5.0 ★ (60) · Mortgage broker
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Map positionsCentral Auckland personal & business finance · 106 businesses
You are #99 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Lookahead has a moderate health score for Citations & Social Presence, reflecting gaps in active profiles. The most important finding is the absence of active Instagram and LinkedIn Company profiles, plus missing Yellow Directory and Yellow Profile listings, which limit discoverability. Strengths include confirmed Facebook and LinkedIn presence through consistent branding.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    LinkedIn ProfileWe can see your LinkedIn Profile listing (https://linkedin.com/in/andre-botha) found via: Your website.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
  • 3
    LinkedIn CompanyWe could not find an active LinkedIn Company listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
5 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing all of them.
5.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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FacebookAndre-Botha-MortgageBusiness-Lending-Specialist-116368615906106Lookahead | Facebook✓
LinkedInandre-bothaLookahead | LinkedIn✓3
InfobellookaheadLookahead | Infobel
InstagramNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
LinkedInNo listing found✓3
Listings and socialCentral Auckland personal & business finance · 106 businesses
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Health is below average at 2.9 out of 10. Lookahead's Facebook page links to its own website which keeps enquiries on the business's domain, but the page has only 237 followers and uses a Facebook-generated address rather than a chosen username. The page intro is very short and does not clearly say the suburb or full scope of services, limiting first impressions.

Strengths

  • ✓
    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    A page address you choseYour page address is one Facebook generated rather than one you chose - your business name with a long number bolted on, or just the number.
  • 2
    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than follow half the pages here.
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    What your page says about youYour intro runs to a line, shorter than most pages here, so it names the business without settling whether you do the particular job the reader came about or cover the suburb they live in.
4 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing all of them.
3.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Andre Botha- Your Personal CFO1
237 followers 2
Mortgage and Business Lending Specialist3
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🌐 lookahead.co.nz✓
☎ +64 274 499 381
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Facebook pageCentral Auckland personal & business finance · 106 businesses
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Your website

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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    Page titleYour home page headline fits a search result exactly, so the whole line reads to someone scanning a page of results rather than cutting off mid-phrase.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
  • 2
    The shape of your link profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
  • 3
    Pages linking to youVery few individual pages anywhere on the web link to yours, so there is almost nothing for search engines to follow back to you.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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2The shape of your link profile
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How people find you on Google

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
  • 2
    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
  • 3
    Monthly search visitsYour site draws fewer visitors from search than most businesses here, so most people looking for what you do are landing somewhere else.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
5.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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31About 28 visits a month from search, across 67 searches
Google search and trafficCentral Auckland personal & business finance · 106 businesses
You are #54 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Hours are already well aimed; one specific gap remains. Tuesday 8am to 9am is closed, and arriving customers meet a closed door and no answer on the phone. Tuesday 8am to 9am should be opened so customers can arrive, get in, and be served during that busy hour.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
5.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Hours 1
Monday9am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
Friday9am-5pm
Saturday9am-5pm
Sunday9am-5pm
Opening hoursCentral Auckland personal & business finance · 106 businesses
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01Google listing2 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#40of 106 Central Auckland finance businesses
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