Profile

Paul Smith is an equity partner and co-founder of H2SO. He deals with all aspects of office agency for landlords and tenants, primarily in the West End, Midtown, Northern Fringes and Southbank where he has dealt with over 5 million square feet of space. Paul's role also includes design development consultancy, specifically to advise developers on tenants' requirements in terms of specification, layout, finishes etc.

Having co-founded Hodnett Martin Smith in 1987, recognised as one of the leading West End agency firms, Paul and his fellow directors sold the business to DTZ in 2005. For four years Paul was Head of West End office agency with a team of 18 professionals before helping to establish H2SO.

 Notable recent projects Paul has worked on include:

• The design development and letting of the entire 15,000 sq ft at PRUPIM's 40 Bruton Street, W1
• The letting of the entire 47,000 sq ft at Derwent London's Charlotte Building, Gresse Street, W1
• The design development and pre-letting of 65,000 sq ft at GPE's 33 Margaret Street, W1
• The acquisition, design development and letting of 75,000 sq ft at D2 Private's 23 Savile Row W1
• The design development and letting of 80,000 sq ft at Shaftesbury and Mercer's St Martin's Courtyard, WC2
• The design development and letting the entire 80,000 sq ft at Scottish Widow's 14 St George Street and 50 New Bond Street, W1
• The letting of 130,000 sq ft at Derwent London's Angel Building, St John Street, EC1
• The acquisition of 160,000 sq ft for Marks & Spencer at European Land's 5 Merchant Square, Paddington, W2