Peter Riches
Director, Jon Ablewhite Surveyors
Colchester, CO4 9RA
Phone +44 1206 505707
Property Types
Industrial
Markets
Essex
Bio
Peter is both qualified and experienced in the property sector. He qualified as a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in 1983 having graduated and joined the property investment department of Royal London Insurance in 1981. During his time there, Peter was responsible for all property management functions, portfolio valuation, landlord and tenant administration and investment acquisitions. In 1984, Peter took over the direct management of their London portfolio.
Peter’s experience in the industry continued to grow as he left Royal London Insurance in 1986 and moved to a Director position for a private practice in Colchester, specialising in commercial property. Peter oversaw the day to day running of the business, undertaking property valuation, landlord and tenant case work and other ‘non-agency’ business. This is where he gained the skills, knowledge and expertise to start his own company.
Peter was elected a Fellow of the RICS in 1995 and formed Morley Riches and Ablewhite in 2001. The company was a great success, winning the contract to manage the Crown Estate’s coastal properties in the same year. This area of work is something Peter particularly enjoys. He is very proud of the team at Morley Riches and Ablewhite, and the achievements made by the practice over the last decade, despite continuous changes in the property industry.
Out of the office, Peter is a keen musician. He has been playing guitar since the age of 11 and is part of a local band called The Key Features.
