Who we are

Rob Paul BSc (Hons) FRICS, Director of RP Rural & Energy Ltd, is an independent consultant with more than 30 years’ experience of rural management and renewable energy projects.

Rob provides strategic estate management and commercial lease advice to farmers and rural landowners. He regularly consults in respect of Landlord and Tenant matters, and in family matters including tax planning, estate restructuring and strategic advice.

In his work as a renewable energy consultant, Rob works exclusively in the interests of landowners, and is a specialist advisor in negotiations over options and leases for macro energy schemes including solar, wind, batteries, hydro, substations, cabling schemes and interconnections. He is an expert in the coordination and management of landowner consortiums, ensuring the best deal is secured in energy scheme negotiations.

Rob is based in Shropshire and has clients across the UK. To discuss a future or ongoing project, please don’t hesitate to contact Rob using the contact form here.

Professional Experience:

·       RP Rural and Energy Ltd – Director

·       Savills UK PLC – Director

·       Bradford Estates – Estates Director

·       Strutt & Parker – National Partner, then Director

·       University of Reading, BSc (Hons) Land Management (Rural Options)

Rob is recognised as a leader in the strategic rural estate management sector, serving as a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; previously a longstanding member of the RICS’ Rural Professional Group Board; Head of APC Training at Strutt & Parker for 20 years; APC Chairman and Assessor for RICS; accredited Expert Witness; previously a Registered Valuer with RICS; member of RICS Agricultural Tenancy Monitoring Group; author of RICS Guidance Note ‘Negotiating Options and Leases for Renewable Energy Schemes’; contributor to various RICS Guidance Notes and papers; Head of Strutt & Parker’s Telecommunications Group for 20 years and author of the Strutt & Parker ‘Telecoms Survey’; RICS Working Party member and regular speaker at events and conferences including the RICS Rural Conference; Member of RICS West Midlands Regional Board.

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