Paul is the President of the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI). IPTI is an independent, not-for-profit organisation specialising in the use of property tax to support the provision of good quality local services.

IPTI has a network of experts around the world who specialise in all aspects of property tax including policy, administration, assessment and collection. In addition, IPTI runs conferences, workshops, seminars and provides education courses to assist those dealing with property tax whether as taxpayers, professional advisors, assessors, collectors or academics.

Prior to becoming President of IPTI, Paul was the Director at the UK Valuation Office Agency (VOA) responsible for providing professional advice and technical guidance across a wide range of valuation and property issues.

The VOA employs some 3,500 staff and is responsible for providing over 25 million valuations for local property tax and other statutory purposes.

Whilst working with the VOA, Paul led a large central team of specialists dealing with policy, practice, legislation and litigation; the national specialists in his team also dealt with the valuation of high-profile, high-value properties. He was also responsible for the revaluation of non-domestic properties which takes place every 5 years in the UK.

Paul has also worked as a specialist consultant to both the World Bank and United Nations in providing professional advice to support various urban infrastructure and other property-related projects in developing countries.

Paul also provides professional advice to G L Hearn, one of the UK’s leading independent property consultancies.

Paul has over 40 years experience in property valuations for a variety of purposes and he has been involved either as an expert witness, advocate, or client/supervisor for some of the most significant UK cases involving valuation litigation.

Paul is a Past President of the Rating Surveyors’ Association (RSA) in the UK, a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and a Fellow of the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV).