Having graduated from Sheffield University with a degree in Law and Criminology, Richard began his career in property in 2004 at a top London estate agency. Over the last 20 years, Richard has grown and managed teams in sales, leasing, property management and financial services. Richard also spent two years heading up the expansion and acquisition plan of the UK’s third-largest estate agency group before taking the position of Managing Director for London and the Homes Counties, running a network of 40 branches. Richard joined the Betterhomes family in 2017 as Director of Brokerage, managing sales and leasing for both residential and commercial departments. In January 2020, he was promoted to become the Group Managing Director. He has overseen the recent growth of Betterhomes, including the launch of Betterhomes luxury divison, Prime, and more recently the launch of Betterhomes Development Sales and Marketing Consultancy. In 2023 Richard founded Dubai's Top 50 Homes competition is conjunction with Prime by Betterhomes. In January 2025, Richard got promoted to Chief Executive Officer of the Cencorp Group, the UAEs largest full service real estate services company, with a portfolio of businesses that include Betterhomes, CRC, Lindas Real Estate, DesignFit and Octopus FM and Renovations. While taking on this expanded role, he remains closely involved with Betterhomes, ensuring the company continues to thrive.