He began his financial services career with City Financial Partners in 1992. He was approached to join The J. Rothschild Partnership in 1998, now St. James Place Wealth Management, as Associate Partner in the Manchester office, advising on life assurance, pensions, investments, estate & inheritance tax planning, as well as mortgages. In 2003, Chris set up his own mortgage firm, now trading as Access 2 Mortgages. Chris holds the Financial Planning Certificate, CeMAP and the Certificate of Regulated Equity Release and apart from giving advice on all types of mortgages and insurance requirements, he is the specialist adviser within the firm for all equity release cases and business protection planning.