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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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Ellie Butterfield

Trainee Solicitor
Ellie joined Ridley & Hall as a Trainee Solicitor in April 2025 and is currently completing her Training Contract. Alongside her role, she is studying the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and is due to qualify as a solicitor in 2027....

Joanne  Collins

Barnsley
Residential Conveyancer with over 40 years’ experience working in and around the South Yorkshire AreaKnowledge base includes sales, purchases, shared ownership, new build properties, remortgages and transfers of equity...
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Marina Cotton

Apprentice Solicitor
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.  ...

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....
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Theresa Ferres

Associate,
Client Services & Central Services Manager
Theresa is responsible for Monitoring New Business Prospects and ensuring the highest level of client care is delivered at all times across the firm....

Tracey Firth

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

Leah  Gore

Barnsley,
Partner
Leah graduated from the University of Leeds with her Law degree (LLB) and completed her master’s in Legal Practice at York, qualifying as a solicitor in 2016. Within a year of qualification, she became a Partner at a firm based in Leeds and London – a testament to her dedication and skill in property law....
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Havvah Gulzar

Paralegal
Havvah joined Ridley & Hall in 2025 after completing a master’s degree in law alongside the Legal Practice Course. Havvah is part of the Residential Conveyancing team, assisting clients with buying and selling properties, remortgages, and transfers of equity....
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Adeel Hussain

Licensed Conveyancer
Adeel started his career with Ridley & Hall in 2016 as a conveyancing assistant and is now a Licensed Conveyancer based at our Huddersfield Office....
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 30 years of experience in residential Conveyancing. Alison joined Ridley & Hall in 1996 having previously worked for other local firms....
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Jessica Nugent-Herrett

Associate,
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 our Managing Director, winner of the Yorkshire Law Awards Managing Partner of the Year Award 2020. Emma is very proud to have supported our people to win Yorkshire Law Awards Small Law Firm of the Year Award 2019 and to be shortlisted for the same award in 2020....
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Laura Sheriff

Associate,
Licensed Conveyancer
Laura is a fully qualified Licensed Conveyancer with extensive experience across all areas of residential property law. Her career in the property industry began in 2014, and she qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer in 2019....
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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....
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Natalie Stephenson-Quayle

Apprentice Solicitor
Natalie has worked at Ridley & Hall since November 2019. Since then, Natalie started her apprenticeship degree with Ridley & Hall in 2021. Whilst working with Ridley & Hall, Natalie promotes the different routes people can take to obtain a career in the legal profession....

Olivia  Thawley

Barnsley,
Licensed Conveyancer
Olivia Thawley is a trainee licensed conveyancer in the Barnsley residential property team, dealing with freehold and leasehold property sales and purchases, remortgages, and transfers of equity.Olivia completed the Level 4 Diploma in Conveyancing Law and Practice under the Council for Licensed Conveyancers in 2024 and has plans to become a fully qualified Conveyancer in the future....
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Laura  Walton

Legal Executive,
South Elmsall
Laura is a Trainee Legal Executive in the Residential Property Team based at the South Elmsall Branch.  Graduating from Nottingham Trent University in 2019, she has gained experience in several different areas of law before settling into residential property in 2023. Laura deals with a range of areas within conveyancing, including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, re-mortgages and transfers of equity.  Alongside her work at Ridley & Hall, she is currently working towards her CILEx qualification with a view to becoming a Chartered Legal Executive....

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. ...