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Adam Fletcher


Business Development & IT Director
Department: Management, Residential Property

Adam was appointed Managing Director in 2012-2018, having previously held the role of Technology and Business Development Partner with the firm for the previous 12 months. Adam comments: “This was without doubt the most challenging but rewarding chapter of my career to date having started the role back in 2012 as one of the youngest MD’s in the country. During this period I was responsible for strategically developing our various niches with associated growth in excesses of 25%. We attracted inspiring talent and enabled those within the organisation to progress. This is only a small part of Ridley & Hall’s fantastic 90 year history but something I am immensely proud of.”

Adam is a residential property specialist with over 20 years experience. Adam joined the team having previously been a Partner at a well established West Yorkshire practice where he headed up the estate agency and lettings division and co-ordinated the IT systems.

Adam’s residential team deal with all aspects of residential conveyancing including; sales, purchases, leases, new build sales and plot purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, shared ownership and equity releases.

His proactive approach and commitment to providing a personal and high level service has proved popular with his large nationwide client base, but with a particular following in the Wakefield and Five Towns region. National builders, a leading building society, housing associations and various financial advisers actively recommend Adam to their clients.

In 2023 Adam was appointed Business Development and IT Director and this role is instrumental in the future development and growth of the firm. Adam says: “I am really pleased to work with and support all my colleagues across the business as we continue to expand our client base and develop our technological support for both our legal teams and our clients. Ridley & Hall is an exciting place to be.”


Management, Residential Property Team

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Naha  Ahmed

Trainee Solicitor
Naha is  currently a trainee solicitor in residential property. She has demonstrated exceptional dedication and perseverance in her pursuit of a legal career. Alongside her legal responsibilities, Naha actively contributes as a member of the marketing committee. ...
Corinne Barnett

Corinne  Barnett

Trainee Solicitor
Corinne first joined the firm as a Conveyancing Assistant but has since progressed and has been awarded a Training Contract which commenced in January 2023. Corinne currently works in our Residential Conveyancing department assisting clients in sales, purchases and transfers of equity. ...
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Marina Cotton

Paralegal
Marina joined our residential property team as a Property Paralegal to work alongside Alistair McKinlay at our South Elmsall office, dealing with sales, purchases, transfers of equity and remortgages.  ...
Nadine Edwards

Nadine Edwards

Apprentice Solicitor
Nadine started her career within the legal sector in 2016 after she completed her A-Levels. Nadine always had a keen interest in the law and studied law at A-Level. Nadine worked for a small Personal injury specialist firm for 5 years before starting at Ridley & Hall in the Family department. ...

Anthony Elston

Finance Director
Anthony is a Chartered Accountant and was a partner in a national firm of accountants until 2011. He then joined a national consumer law firm as Finance Director and worked as part of the management team achieving significant growth organically and through acquisition, culminating in the sale of the firm in 2014 to a public company....

Tracey Firth

HR Manager
Tracey joined Ridley & Hall as a HR Manager in 2021. She is a Chartered member of the CIPD....

Natalie  Hudson

Legal Executive
Natalie joined our residential property team as Chartered Legal Executive at our South Elmsall office dealing with all aspects of residential conveyancing including; sales, purchases, leases, new build sales and plot purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity and shared ownership....
Adam Leece

Adam  Leece

Partner,
Team Leader for Property, Barnsley
Adam joined Newman & Bond, currently Ridley & Hall incorporating Newman & Bond, in 2010 as a Trainee Solicitor qualifying in 2012. Since qualifying as a Solicitor Adam has experienced a varied workload but has focused increasingly on both Residential and Commercial Property transactions for the last 8 years. In 2021 Adam was successfully appointed Partner within Ridley & Hall and in 2022 became the Property Team Leader within the Barnsley branch....
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Shelly Lynch

Chartered Legal Executive
Shelly joined our Residential Property Team at our South Elmsall office, working alongside Alistair McKinlay and Ashley Sowerby....

Alison Mason

Head of the Residential Property Department,
Partner
Alison Mason is Head of the Property Department and is a Licensed Conveyancer with over 20 years of experience in residential Conveyancing. Alison joined Ridley & Hall in 1996 having previously worked for other local firms....

Alistair McKinlay

Partner,
Team Leader for Property, South Elmsall
Alistair is a Partner in the Residential Property department, based in South Elmsall Pontefract, where he works alongside Adam Fletcher and Ashley Sowerby. He joined Ridley & Hall in February 2020 to help further develop the firm and department’s profile, having been a Partner for over 20 years at a well known Leeds practice....
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Jessica Nugent-Herrett

Solicitor
Jess completed a BA (Hons) in History in 2016, followed by a GDL conversion course in 2017. She then obtained her Legal Practice Certificate and an MSc in Business, Law & Management in 2018, and began working in the legal profession in the same year....

Emma Pearmaine

Managing Director
Emma Pearmaine is a family and matrimonial specialist. For almost 20 years, she has represented clients in divorce and children cases. She has particular niche expertise in matrimonial cases involving challenging business, pension, maintenance and other finance issues....

Themer Slimane

Marketing Manager,
Partner
Themer is the Marketing Partner at Ridley & Hall, responsible for overseeing both online and offline marketing activities for the firm. He collaborates closely with the Managing Director, Emma Pearmaine....

Susan Sowden

Partner,
Solicitor
Susan joined the firm in November 2019, from a firm in South Yorkshire but having previously been with firms in West Yorkshire. She specialises in all forms of residential conveyancing including sales, purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity and sales of new build plots on small-scale property developments. Susan also has a background in commercial property matters and Wills & Probate matters....
Ashley Sowerby

Ashley  Sowerby

Partner
Ashley Sowerby joined Ridley & Hall in autumn 2016 as a Solicitor within the Property Department. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2014 after completing her Law Degree and Legal Practice Course at Leeds Metropolitan University....

Kate Ward

Associate Solicitor
Kate Ward is an associate solicitor based in our conveyancing department. Kate qualified as a solicitor in September 2008 and has over 10 years’ experience in all aspects of residential property. She has also dealt with land sales and purchases and adverse possession. ...