Spear’s Review

RFR CEO Richard Rogerson has built a solid reputation for advising a small number of significant families and family offices on how to navigate complex and strategically important issues affecting their residential properties. He tells Spear’s that families often view him as a ‘quasi in-house expert trusted to protect their interests and build an effective best-in-class team of professionals around them’.  

But, he explains, this comes with its own pressures. ‘You are very vested in achieving results for the family. None of our clients want their transactions or homes in the public eye – this is why we never laud our transactions or our clients and why we never post images of their properties on social media.’

One principal of a family office noted that Rogerson is a ‘natural problem-solver with a rare combination of intellect, experience and emotional quotient’.

Rogerson runs RFR alongside his wife, Sophie. Both former Macfarlanes lawyers, the couple are noted for their ability to marry personable service with absolute professionalism and impressive polish.

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Adviser Profile

Richard Rogerson is co-founder and chief executive of RFR, a leading private client advisory firm specialising in high-value residential property. He began his career as a private equity lawyer at A&O Shearman, before joining Macfarlanes, where he was elected partner in 2008.

In 2012, Richard left the law to establish RFR, where he has built a reputation as one of the most respected advisers to UHNW individuals, families and family offices on high-value residential property. He has discreetly advised on some of the most significant and sensitive transactions in the market.

He is described as ‘incredibly bright’, ‘tactically astute’ and praised for ‘thinking outside of the box to achieve the best results for clients’.