Richard is a Partner in Newmark UK’s Leisure team, where he specialises in general practice mandates including valuation, consultancy, and agency. His work spans a broad spectrum of asset and business types across both core and niche leisure sectors, with a primary focus on the UK market.
Richard is a highly regarded leisure sector specialist with extensive experience advising on some of the UK’s most unique and complex trading entities. Widely recognised for his deep sector knowledge, he has built a comprehensive and geographically broad professional network over a long and varied career.
A Registered Valuer and general practice surveyor, he works across both professional and agency mandates, covering a diverse range of asset classes including visitor attractions, piers, marinas, public houses, nightclubs, hotels, holiday complexes, caravan and lodge parks, amusement arcades, golf courses, drive-thru restaurants, and conference centres.
Key clients
- Barclays
- Brighton Pier Group
- Forestry England
- Handlesbanken
- Holiday Property Bond
- Heritage Great Britain
- Looping Group
- Westminster Council
- Tarmac
- Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Recent projects
- Project Chestnut – the private marketing of a mid-tier day visitor attraction in Wales.
- HPB – continued property and valuation advice over a portfolio of 32 holiday complexes in the UK and Europe.
- Project Compass – the open marketing of Blackpool North Pier.
- Project Candy – the formal valuation of a major south coast Pier for primary lending purposes.
