Richard started his career in Local Government in 1994 working for Havant Borough Council, he moved into Local Land Charges in 1997 and rose through the team to become senior LLC officer in 2006. In 2017 he moved to East Hampshire District Council to become Local Land Charges and Address Management Team Leader. He joined the Local Land Charges Institute Board in 2015 and became joint Vice Chair in 2022. He assumed the role of joint chair in June of this year.