Peter was educated at Eltham College. He qualified in 1978. Peter was previously a partner at Amery Parkes and joined Payne Hicks Beach in 2001 as a partner. He is now head of the Property department.

Peter specialises in sales, purchases, leases, landed estates and commercial property. Peter acts for high value residential property clients and many well-known institutions such as The Automobile Association, The Salvation Army, Menzies Hotels plc and several Fiat companies. Peter also has expertise in leasehold enfranchisement law.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Benevolent Institution, is a School Governor and holds several company directorships.