Richard Carter

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Richard is Managing Partner of the firm who specialises in Residential Property Law. He has dealt with residential property transactions for over 30 years. In November 2017 Richard was appointed to the Law Society Anti- Money Laundering Taskforce to assist them based on his vast experience in conveyancing and money laundering procedures. As a residential conveyancing solicitor he has a great wealth of experience with a wide range of residential property transactions, including expertise in Staircasing and Shared Ownership, Re-mortgages, Listed Buildings and mixed Commercial and Residential Units. Recently Richard has been dealing with more unusual cases including a grade II listed property with listed swimming pool, and the sale of a property which had been in one family’s ownership since 1929 and for which there were no deeds available.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 152897

  • Based in Ashford, Kent
  • Licensed for 34 years

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Richard is Managing Partner of the firm who specialises in Residential Property Law. He has dealt with residential property transactions for over 30 years. In November 2017 Richard was appointed to the Law Society Anti- Money Laundering Taskforce to assist them based on his vast experience in conveyancing and money laundering procedures. As a residential conveyancing solicitor he has a great wealth of experience with a wide range of residential property transactions, including expertise in Staircasing and Shared Ownership, Re-mortgages, Listed Buildings and mixed Commercial and Residential Units. Recently Richard has been dealing with more unusual cases including a grade II listed property with listed swimming pool, and the sale of a property which had been in one family’s ownership since 1929 and for which there were no deeds available.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 152897

  • Based in Ashford, Kent
  • Licensed for 34 years

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Monday 09:00–17:00
Tuesday 09:00–17:00
Wednesday 09:00–17:00
Thursday 09:00–17:00
Friday 09:00–17:00 (Open)
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Suite 1 Exchange House, Monument Way, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HB

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jonathan

Housing & Property

Great service, knowledgeable, prompt and efficient

Richard Carter and his team were helpful and proactive. They managed to get me moved on less than 9 weeks . Richard Carter was able to respond quickly and deal with issues in a timely fashion using his expertise and experience to provide the best solution. Great service, highly recommend!

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David

Sale of a Property

Excellent service throughout the process. Many thanks for all of your work.

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Reeta

Buying my first home

Great people to work with and Richard and Heidi has supported all the way through the process of buying my new home to the end of the completion date.. I’ll definitely recommend them for any one purchasing their new home..

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Natalie

Martin Tolhurst Ashford

Excellent service provided by Richard & Heidi regarding buying and selling of property. Would highly recommend and we will defiantly use them again in the future.

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Sian

Sale and purchase handled efficiently

We have had a great experience with Richard and Heidi who helped with our house sale and purchase. They were always on top of things, helped us navigate some tricky elements and were pleasant and friendly to work with. Exactly what I'd want of our solicitors.

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Marta

I would highly recommend Cally and her team, especially Cally and Richard. They were both extremely helpful, professional and knowledgeable throughout the whole process. Cally was always very approachable, explained everything clearly and made sure that everything was dealt with efficiently and on time. Richard was also incredibly helpful and responsive, always keeping me updated and assisting whenever I had any questions. The whole process was quite complicated and stressful at times, but having Cally and Richard supporting me made such a difference. They were both reliable, patient and very professional, and we managed to complete everything within the required timeframe. I am extremely grateful for all their hard work and support. I would definitely recommend Cally, Richard and their team to anyone looking for a professional, reliable and genuinely helpful conveyancing team. Thank you both so much for everything! Kind regards, Marta

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Victoria

Fantastic service from Richard and Melissa - very supportive and helpful throughout - brilliant communication

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Kay

Hi Martin tolhusrtwhere vey good to us helped and moved things quickly very helpful Mrs Carter

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Helen

A belated and huge thank you to Richard and Heidi who were most helpful and efficient during the recent sale and purchase of my new property, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this practice to anyone. First class service!

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Excellent service from start to finish. Very quick responses every single time I had any questions or needed something looked at. Made all the long letters I had to read easy as I got a summery of all of the most important bits. Extremely happy with the whole team, but big thank you to Richard and Heidi!

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