Matthew Price
BSc (Hons) MRICS FFPWS
Matthew is an experienced party wall surveyor known for straightforward, practical advice on technically demanding neighbourly matters. He quickly identifies the real issues and sets a clear plan to protect clients’ positions and keep programmes moving.
His core focus is on complex Party Wall etc. Act 1996 work—typically basement extensions and deep excavations—acting for building owners, adjoining owners and as the agreed surveyor. He is regularly involved from early design review through to Award and proportionate monitoring, coordinating with engineers, contractors and legal teams on constrained urban sites.
Alongside party wall work, Matthew has significant prior experience in licences to alter, spanning both purpose‑built apartment blocks and heritage terrace properties. That background includes lease interpretation regarding landlord consent, risk reviews of structural proposals, and the definition of sensible inspection/sign‑off regimes. He acts for freehold companies of large blocks as well as assisting with smaller share of freehold situations in converted houses.
A committed mentor, Matthew supports internal training and case‑based learning to raise consistency and standards across surveying teams.
Outside of work, Matthew runs around after his two young girls and tries to fit in some golf and get back down to his single figure handicap of his teenage heyday!
Qualifications & memberships: BSc (Hons), MRICS, FFPWS.
Focus areas:
- Complex party wall (basements/deep excavations): early risk/design review; special foundations; schedule of condition/monitoring; robust, enforceable Awards.
- Licences to alter (experience—purpose‑built & heritage): lease consent routes; thorough and robust analysis with clear reporting style; proportionate inspections and sign‑off.
Email: matthew.price@team-pbs.co.uk
back to staff profilesClick below to read blog posts by Matthew Price
High Court Upholds Leasehold Reform: Landmark Ruling Clears the Way
Here at Peter Barry, we continue to handle a significant number of lease extension and freehold enfranchisement claims each month. Still, the vast majority are on leases that are greater than 80 years and have reasonable ground rents, meaning that they have less to gain from ongoing leasehold reforms. That does, of course, ... Read More >>
Are Foundations Getting Deeper? A Look at Modern Building Practice and Party Wall Implications
At Peter Barry Surveyors, we have to consider how the foundations of a client's kitchen extension interact with neighbouring properties and the Party Wall Act. It’s a fair question, especially when comparing older properties with modern builds. And while the regulations themselves haven’t explicitly mandated deeper ... Read More >>
License to Alter options for Share of Freeholders
At Peter Barry Surveyors, we regularly hear from flat owners looking to carry out works at their property—typically seeking advice around the Party Wall Act. But time and again, we discover that around 50% of leaseholders haven’t been advised of something just as important: the need for a licence to alter from their ... Read More >>
