Longmores Solicitors LLP

Private Client

Partner and Head of Private Client

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

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.

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)

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

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