Profile

Ed Betts is a Partner in Office Agency at H2SO.

Formerly with DTZ, he specialises in all aspects of office agency covering the West End, Midtown, SE1 and Northern Fringe sub-markets. He has a strong track record of advising on the leasing aspects of developments and working to ensure that the space provided matches occupiers' requirements. As his work encompasses large-scale developments and smaller multi-let properties, he has a broad perspective on where occupier demand is coming from in the markets with which he deals.

Ed has advised an extensive range of landlord and occupier clients including F&C REIT, D2 Private, PRUPIM, Shaftesbury, HDG, USS, Aviva, Scottish Widows, Great Portland Estates and Land Securities.

Notable transactions with which he has been involved include:

• Design development and letting of 86,000 sq ft at 14 St George Street and 50 New Bond Street for Scottish Widows Investment Partnership.
• Design development and letting of 15,000 sq ft across multiple floors at PRUPIM's 40 Bruton Street W1.
• Ongoing leasing consultancy for Shaftesbury plc on the Carnaby Estate.
• Letting of 93,000 sq ft to Expedia at Derwent London's Angel Building, St John Street, EC1.
• Design development and letting of 36,000 sq ft at 7 Dials Warehouse, 45 Earlham Street WC2 to Expedia.com for Schroders and a further 6,000 sq ft again to Expedia for Draco.
• Sale of 63-65 Marylebone Lane W1 to Howard De Walden for Roypark.
• Sale of 9 Curzon Street W1 for Arab Investments.
• Acquisition of 18,000 sq ft for CDC plc at Cardinal Place, 80 Victoria Street SW1 and subsequent sub-letting of 7,000 sq ft to Smiths Industries.
• Acquisition of 8,000 sq ft for Samsung at Focus Point, Caledonian Road N1
• Acquisition of 15,000 sq ft for Invesco Perpetual at 43-45 Portman Square W1.
• Acquisition of 22,000 sq ft for ARES Management at 30 St Mary Axe EC3.