About Us
London Private Wealth Ltd
Since we established LPW in 2001, the business has evolved to become "the complete" private wealth manager. We embarked on our journey with a lot of academic knowledge but no practical experience of applying it to the real world. This has meant that the needs of our clients have been the major influencing factor guiding us to where we are today.
London Private Wealth became part of the Clifton Wealth Partnership in February 2025.
London based, we have always been in and amongst the hustle and bustle of one of the world's major financial centres. It uniquely places us at the centre of all the issues and trends influencing markets, our clients' portfolios and the financial advice they need.
Our passions are wealth management and financial advice for private clients, and our investment strategy and portfolio construction skills differentiate us from competitors. This combination of passion and intellect translates into a successful business and satisfied clients.
Meet the team
Jake Carr DipFA 
Financial Adviser
About Jake - Jake is a third-generation financial planner, so the industry is something he has been around all his life and had a real passion for from a young age. He started his career in Lincoln in the East Midlands as a mortgage and protection advisor and worked his way up through the business to become a planner. Jake then moved down south to join firms in the city where he has worked since 2023, working towards achieving chartered status. In February 2025, Jake joined Clifton Wealth Partnership ready for a new challenge.
Areas of specialism - Jake's advice covers areas such as retirement planning, financial protection and investment planning.
Outside of work - Outside of work Jake enjoys running and golf, spending time participating in marathons and golf trips in the summer. He is very social outside of work and most of his weekend is filled with enjoying all that London has to offer.
Rene Lans
Financial Adviser (Consultant)
About Rene - Rene Lans has been a wealth manager and financial adviser for over 24 years. He believes in careful planning, complete trust and attention to detail - traits that have made him a trusted adviser to all his long-term clients. He relishes helping his clients succeed and seeing the huge difference he can make to the lives of them and their families.
Never one to miss the chance for a lively debate, everyone assumed he would grow up to be a lawyer. But a love for business prevailed, seeing him graduate with a B.Comm in Economics and an LL.B in Law. This unique combination of legal and business knowledge has stood him in good stead over the years.
Like many of his peers, he travelled to London for work experience in 1999 - getting his first taste of the finance world in the dealing room of HSBC - then returned to his homeland of South Africa where he took a role with the financial advisory - Dynarc. During this time, he obtained a postgraduate degree in financial planning and learned all about being a financial advisor. Here he was also privileged to head up an equity fund on behalf of his employer, leading to an invitation to expand Dynarc in the UK in 2002. This small business quickly grew its UK client base, and in 2004 he got the opportunity to purchase the company from the previous shareholders.
Further growing their operations, Rene sold a part of his business to the well-known South African wealth manager, PSG Konsult in 2007. Using the name PSG Consult until 2012, Rene repurchased all shareholding from PSG, rebranding it as London Private Wealth. Whilst in London, Rene became a CFP (Certified Financial Planner) - one of the only people worldwide to hold this qualification in both the UK and SA. This is what makes Rene so pivotal in advising clients who have affairs or assets both in the UK and South Africa.
The success of his business shows that through hard work and determination it is possible to achieve one's goals even in unknown and challenging environments.
Thomas Richter
Financial Adviser
About Thomas - Thomas Richter has over 22 years' experience as a financial adviser in the UK, applying his expert planning services and projections to his clients' tax, pension, savings and investment portfolios. His excellent track record of client retention, serves as endorsement of his abilities and skills.
Born and raised in South Africa, he completed a B.Comm Degree at North-West University in Potchefstroom in 1998, majoring in Finance and Banking. Soon after graduating, he left for London to travel and gain working experience – a city he has been calling home ever since. He has been an agent of London Private Wealth and a financial adviser since 2002.
Thomas' speciality lies in helping his clients manage their investment and pension portfolios through an active and tailor-made investment strategy. He is qualified as a pension specialist, one of a handful of advisers with this distinction. His financial planning is done through detailed cash flow modelling analysis and projections. Soft-spoken and methodical, Thomas always takes the time to familiarise himself with every client's specific goals, life stage and circumstances, and prides himself in creating a bespoke solution tailored around a client's needs.
Qualifications - B.Comm Accounting (1998), North-West University Diploma in Financial Planning (2012), Chartered Institute of Insurance UK (DipPFS)
Professional memberships - Personal Finance Society Chartered Insurance Institute
Outside of work - Golf enthusiast Thomas enjoys keeping fit and catching up on the latest sporting events. He lives in Wimbledon with his wife and young daughter.