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Rayen & Wood Financial Services

Finance broker · Waltham, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 123 Christchurch mortgage brokers.

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Checked12 October 2026
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Rayen & Wood Financial Services

Finance broker · Waltham, Christchurch

Where you stand#63of 123 mortgage brokers
Overall health4.9/10across the eight areas

Going well

08Opening hours10.002Reviews9.801Google listing8.605Facebook page7.603Map positions7.0

Where we can help

04Listings and social5.607Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Rayen & Wood Financial Services is a Christchurch-based mortgage broking firm offering personalised lending advice and tailored finance solutions. They focus on matching clients with suitable loans, then arranging appropriate insurance and protection. Customers can expect specialist guidance through purchases, refinancing and loan consolidation, with an emphasis on a client-centred, responsive approach.

Rayen & Wood Financial Services is a mortgage broking practice based in Christchurch. The firm presents itself as a provider of personalised and specialised finance advice, working with local clients to find lending solutions that reflect individual circumstances.

Services include mortgage broking for home purchases, refinancing and loan consolidation. The team states it combines sector experience and knowledge to recommend lending options, then coordinates insurance and protection cover once loans are secured to provide clients with peace of mind if the unexpected occurs.

Customer feedback highlights a smooth, stress-free process and quick responses from the team. Reviews frequently note efficient transactions - including rapid loan consolidation and straightforward vehicle refinancing - plus calm, professional support during first home purchases and complex cases. Clients describe staff as helpful, responsive and communicative throughout application and settlement stages.

Locally, Rayen & Wood aims to offer tailored attention and hands-on support for Christchurch clients navigating finance for property and vehicles. The practice emphasises individualised advice, prompt communication and follow-through on protection measures after lending is arranged, which shapes the experience most customers report.

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Your Google listing

Rayen & Wood Financial Services shows a healthy Google Business Listing with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The most important findings are: the listing is claimed and has a website link, and the listing description is at or above the local midpoint. Photos are strong, in the top quartile, supporting visibility.

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
    Description lengthYour description gives a reader more than most listings here do, so a customer choosing between three of you gets more of your case than of theirs.
  • 2
    Photos on the listingYou carry more photos than most of this market, which gives a customer a real look at the work before they ring.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
8.6Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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5.0 ★★★★★ (513)
Finance broker · Waltham
Open 5 days ✓
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From the business

Rayen & Wood Financial Services focuses on being able to provide our clients with the personalised and specialised advice that each individual requires. We understand that there is not a one size fits all approach when it comes to finance, This is where are experience and knowledge in the finance sector allows us to recommend the best solutions for you. Once we secure your lending we then work with you to put the appropriate cover and protection in place, giving you peace and mind if the unexpected is to happen.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Rayen & Wood Financial Services shows a healthy Google review profile, with a 7.4/10 health score indicating solid satisfaction and room for cautious growth. Key findings include an outstanding top 10% rating and strong total reviews, reinforcing trust among local clients, while the response rate sits above a quarter of peers, supporting ongoing engagement.

Strengths

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    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you at the head of this market: well rated, with enough reviews behind it that a customer takes the number seriously.
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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.
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    Review countYou hold one of the deepest review banks in this market - social proof that does its own selling.

Top opportunity

  • 1
    Response rateYou reply to some of your reviews but not most, so a customer scrolling your page finds long stretches where nobody answered.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
9.8Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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5.0★★★★★513 reviews ✓
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✓How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
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Aswani★★★★★ · 4 days ago

Working with Abby Ruddenklau was incredibly smooth and stress‑free. She consolidated my loan within just a few hours, and the entire process was far easier than I expected. Her guidance was clear, efficient, and genuinely helpful. Highly re...

Response from the owner1

Thank you, Aswani, for the wonderful review. We’re thrilled Abby provided a smooth, stress-free experience and was able to consolidate your loan so quickly. We will share your kind words with her, as...

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Mohammed Z.★★★★★ · a week ago

Response from the owner

Thank you, Mohammed, for the wonderful 5-star rating! We’re thrilled you had a great experience and appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

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Where you show up on the map

Health remains very strong, with a 9.0 out of 10, indicating high visibility in Google Maps search across Christchurch. The top opportunity is maintaining and expanding strong aggregate visibility, which is already at or above the local median. A second focus is continuing momentum in the suburb/borough results to challenge top performers.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
  • 2
    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than the middle of your suburb, so a customer searching nearby is likely to see you in the first handful.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
7.0Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Top three for "finance broker" in 6 suburbs, seen in 46
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Sentinel Wealth - Brendon Thornley5.0 ★ (22) · Finance broker
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Three Pillars Finance5.0 ★ (31) · Finance broker
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Rayen & Wood Financial Services25.0 ★ (513) · Finance broker
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Mr Finance5.0 ★ (10) · Finance broker
Map positionsChristchurch mortgage brokers · 123 businesses
You are #37 for map positions
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Where customers find you

The overall health of Rayen & Wood Financial Services is modest, with a health score of 5.6 out of 10. This suggests moderate presence across social platforms and local directories. The strongest current asset is a very high-trust Facebook profile, while other profiles show room for improvement, especially on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, GrabOne, Neighbourly and Yellow profiles.

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.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page through search rather than through anything you own.
  • 2
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    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.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 4 of them.
5.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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LinkedInrw-financial-servicesRayen & Wood Financial Services | LinkedIn
Instagramrw_financialRayen & Wood Financial Services | Instagram1
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FacebookRWFinancialServiceFound through search, not linked from anything you own✓
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    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.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top three opportunities

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    Recommendations on your pageYou hold fewer recommendations than the middle of this market.
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    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
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    People following your pageMore people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post can travel past your own customers when one of them shares it into a local group.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.6Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1.5K followers 3
Rayen & Wood Financial for all of your financial needs! Personal finance2
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★ 5 reviews · recommended 1
🌐 rwfinancial.co.nz✓
☎ +64 800 284 868✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch mortgage brokers · 123 businesses
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Your website

Rayen & Wood Financial Services presents a low on-page health score of 2.3 out of 10, indicating substantial work is needed to improve fundamental technical SEO. Key findings show missing meta description and title tag on the homepage, and no valid favicon, which affect click-through visibility and brand recognition. The current text-to-page size ratio is unusually high, suggesting content may be overly dense.

Strengths

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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.

Top three opportunities

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    On-page scoreYour home page did not return anything we can measure, and a page that will not answer a scanner is usually the same page that keeps a customer waiting.
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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    Meta descriptionYour pages carry no summary line of your own, so the two lines under your name in search results are whatever Google decides best fits the search.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 4 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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How people find you on Google

Rayen & Wood Financial Services shows below-average health for Website Traffic, with a score of 3.0 out of 10. The most actionable findings relate to organic traffic value and total organic traffic, both near zero, and no measurable paid traffic yet. Focusing on local content, on-page SEO, and a small paid campaign could start addressing gaps and build a foundation for rankings and conversions.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthSearch is delivering you nothing you would otherwise have to pay for.
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    Monthly search visitsYour site draws no measurable visitors from search, so the only people reaching it are ones you sent yourself.
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    Search terms you rank forYour site does not appear in search results for any terms we can measure, so nobody is finding it by searching for what you do.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
0.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Your hours against demand

Rayen & Wood Financial Services shows generally good temporal alignment with local demand, reflected in a high health score (8.4/10). The provided data does not include city-level popularity or the specific STRONG ALIGNMENT and MISSED OPPORTUNITIES lists, so exact hours cannot be named. The main insight is broadly positive, with potential missed peaks not identifiable from available data.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandWe could not measure your hours against local demand, which almost always means your listing shows no opening hours at all.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
10.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Rayen & Wood Financial Services
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Hours 1
Monday7:30am-5:30pm
Tuesday7:30am-5:30pm
Wednesday7:30am-5:30pm
Thursday7:30am-5:30pm
Friday7:30am-5:30pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
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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#63of 123 Christchurch mortgage brokers
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