Richard Williams

Partner

tel: 0844 346 3134
email: rwilliams@walkersmithway.com
office: Chester

Richard specialises in agricultural and estate work as well as long term tax planning and trusts for landed and farming families. Richard also undertakes niche high net worth residential transactions throughout the UK. Richard has over 15 years' experience in all aspects of agricultural law and landed estates management.

In 2011 he was appointed a fellow of the Agricultural Law Association and is a personal and professional member of the Country Land and Business Association, where he sits on the national taxation committee, the welsh committee as well as being vice-chairman of the north wales branch committee.

Richard's family has owned and worked an agricultural and sporting estate in North Wales for generations and he is actively involved in its management, leaving him uniquely placed to understand the issues facing clients first hand. Richard has undertaken his own renewable energy projects and acts for landowners and developers engaged in renewables projects nationwide.

During his career he has acted for some of the largest farmers and landowners in Cheshire, Lancashire and North Wales - as well as acting for high net worth individuals and institutional landowners nationally.

Why did you choose to specialise in agriculture and estates?

I hail from a country/landowning background so it seemed a natural choice.

What has been the highlight of your career so far?

Being recognised as a leading individual in 'Chambers' and saving a client about £2 million in inheritance tax from one short meeting.

What do you feel most passionate about within your working life?

Relating to clients and giving them a first class service.

What do you feel most passionate about within your home life?

My family, my hydro-electric turbine and sailing small boats too fast.

Have you written anything that's been published?

A number of articles for Country Land and Business Association Wales magazine.

If you won the lottery tomorrow, what is the first thing you would do?

Wonder (quietly to myself) 'Why is the lottery being drawn on a Monday?' then start shopping for stupidly fast cars.