Richard Townsend is a Partner in Office Agency at H2SO.

He has more than 12 years of experience working exclusively in the West End office advisory sector. Richard focuses on landlord and occupier representation projects throughout the West End market and he has been responsible for the leasing of many high profile development schemes and occupier relocation projects.

Prior to joining H2SO, Richard was a Director in the West End office agency teams at DTZ and Drivers Jonas Deloitte.

Notable projects with which he has been involved include:

• Leasing advice to Great Portland Estates on 100,000 sq ft Wells & More development at 45 Mortimer Street, W1
• Design development on behalf of F&C REIT at 25 Great Pulteney Street, W1 comprising 32,000 sq ft of new offices
• Leasing advice to British Land in the disposal of 90,000 sq ft, York House, Seymour Street, W1
• Leasing 17,000 sq ft on behalf of Macquarie Bank at 77 Grosvenor Street, W1

• Acquisition of 18,000 sq ft at One Stanhope Gate, W1 on behalf of TDR Capital
• Leasing advice to Lancer Property Asset Management on 40,000 sq ft refurbishment at 33 Cavendish Square, W1
• Leasing advice to Scottish Widows Investment Partnership on 14 St George Street and 50 New Bond Street, W1 totaling 80,000 sq ft
• Letting advice to R20 on the refurbishment and letting of Leconfield House comprising 80,000 sq ft