Richard heads Watson Burton’s Property Department.  He combines over 25 years of commercial property experience with a specialist knowledge of property finance.

Richard’s regular clients include developers of commercial and residential property for whom he negotiates options, conditional contracts, joint venture and forward sale agreements. He also acts for a wide range of investors in commercial property (particularly in the retail and industrial sectors), negotiating agreements for lease, leases, surrenders and similar documents. He is also regularly instructed by a variety of commercial lenders providing finance to developers and investors in commercial property.

His clients include the Mandale Group, Knightsbridge Developments (UK), Circlered Properties, Richville and Wilton UK. Richard’s lending clients include Newcastle Building Society, Allied Irish Bank, Lloyds TSB, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Northern Rock.