Learn more about Richard Temple

Richard is a Regional Director based in our Leeds office. He specialises in plant and machinery disposal and valuation, with extensive experience working on solvent and insolvent cases, providing valuations for asset-based lenders, insurers and High Court enforcement officers across multiple market sectors throughout the UK and Ireland.

He has over 16 years' experience in valuation and insolvency, having negotiated and sold high-value assets, including large printing presses, vehicle fleets, prestige motor vehicles, boats, aircraft, helicopters, petrochemical equipment and specialist equipment. His work encompasses asset-based finance valuations for security and insurance purposes, ongoing asset monitoring and complex disposal projects involving international buyers. Richard has successfully managed diverse asset sales ranging from industrial diamonds and antiques to construction equipment and distrained goods, demonstrating versatility across asset classes and client requirements.

Richard qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 2011, developing comprehensive expertise in plant and machinery valuation throughout his career with BTG Eddisons. His extensive experience working with insolvency practitioners, lenders, and enforcement officers has established him as a trusted adviser across the asset disposal and valuation sector.

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