Richard Horwood > Longmores Solicitors LLP > Hertford, England > Lawyer Profile

Longmores Solicitors LLP
24 CASTLE STREET
HERTFORD
SG14 1HP
England

Work Department

Private Client

Position

Partner and Head of Private Client

Career

Richard advises individuals and families about their wills, trusts and inheritance tax planning arrangements specialising in the administration of complex estates, with particular emphasis on assets attracting business property relief and agricultural relief.

Richard trained Stanley Tee & Co and qualified in 2001. Richard joined Longmores as a newly qualified Solicitor in the Private Client practice area and has worked there since 2001.  He became a partner in the department in 2008 and head of the department in 2014.

Richard specialises in:

  • Inheritance tax planning
  • Acting as a professional Executor and Trustee
  • Will drafting
  • Trust drafting (including associated documentation)
  • Powers of Attorney

Memberships

Richard is a member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the Law Society Private Client Section and Hertfordshire Law Society Trusts & Probate Committee.

Education

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) (2004 – 06 Post Graduate Diploma: Distinction)
College of Law, Chester (1998 – 99 Post Graduate Diploma)
University of Liverpool (1995 – 98 LLB (Hons) 2:1)
Hereford Sixth Form College (1993 – 95)
Bishop of Hereford Bluecoat School (1988 – 93)

Personal

Richard is the chair of The Apton Centre, a charity based in Bishop’s Stortford.

Leisure

Richard is a keen fan of all sports, particularly cricket and golf. He is also very happy relaxing with a good book.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

(Leading partners)

Richard Horwood Longmores Solicitors LLP

Richard Horwood spearheads the private client practice at Longmores Solicitors LLP which focuses on all aspects of wills, tax planning and administration of estates. Horwood is praised for his ‘ability to think outside of the box’ and lends his expertise to a broad range of complex and sensitive private client matters. Alastair Peter John Liddiard is a key name for the administration of trusts and estates.

South East > Private client > Agriculture and estates

Described as ‘one of the strongest agricultural and estates practices in Hertfordshire’, Longmores Solicitors LLP handles a diverse range of work in the sector, which includes employment contracts, tenancy disputes, grazing licenses, and development opportunities. Richard Horwood is recommended for his capabilities with inheritance tax planning, will drafting, and succession issues.