Richard Bland

Partner

Richard graduated with a Lower Second Class degree in Law from the University of East Anglia in 2002.

He then completed the Legal Practice Course at what was then the College of Law, Guildford in 2003. He qualified as a solicitor in 2005 and has specialised in Residential Property work ever since. He was previously a Partner in a large Surrey firm, practiced in a number of areas across Surrey and joined Carter Bells in 2018.

Richard has dealt with a broad spectrum of Residential Property work. His range of expertise includes acting on sales and purchases of high value properties, remortgages, transfers of ownership, declarations of trust, parental and private loans, equity release and light development work. He has specialist experience in new build property work including off-plan purchases, constructed properties and assignments of new build contracts. Richard additionally has niche expertise in dealing with shared ownership properties including sales, purchases and staircasing and acted on purchases involving Help to Buy loans, Help to Buy ISAs and Right to Buy transactions.

Most recently, he qualified as a Notary Public after four years of intensive study and looks forward to broadening the range of services he can provide to clients.

Richard grew up in Burwood Park, Walton-on-Thames and now lives in New Malden. Having lived and worked in various areas of Surrey and South West London he has first hand knowledge of the area and the experience to provide tailored and specialist advice to clients for all their property needs.

Qualifications:

Solicitor – LLB (Hons) and Notary Public

Professional Bodies:

Law Society and Notaries Society

Experience:

Over 13 years

Practice Areas:

Residential Property and Notary Public

What our clients say

I have been a client of Carter Bells for some years and dealt with various staff members on a variety of issues. I have no hesitation in recommending wholeheartedly the service I have received.

February 2020
Having dealt with Carter Bells since early 2000's and now in 2020's we are sure we could not have got better service/costs elsewhere.

February 2020
I have been using Carter Bells services for over 20 years and I am in good hands.

February 2020
Your given service under the strange time of the lockdown virus situation was very helpful and good.

May 2020
My solicitor provided an excellent service, and was really good at nudging us to return documents when this had not been done! Thank you – we’ve already recommended you to some friends.

August 2020
Overall the communication, explanations, fast responses and clarity on all questions and points was excellent.

January 2020
The service I have received has been outstanding in all respects - competency, communication, courtesy, sensitivity, timescale and friendly efficiency.

August 2020
My solicitor provided an excellent service. He is very professional and friendly. We are impressed by the speed and efficiency of the service provided by him. Thank you.

February 2020
I found the solicitor very easy to deal with from the initial meeting, where she explained how the Will writing process worked, all the way through to the finalisation of my wishes.

May 2020