Savills has announced the appointment of Ed Crockett as their new Director in the Operational Capital Markets (OCM) division, based at the firm's Edinburgh office.
Crockett will also regularly spend time in the Margaret Street head office in London. He will work across all OCM sectors, including Multifamily, Single Family, Student Accommodation, Co-Living, Senior Living and Healthcare.
Savills Scotland is a multi-disciplinary practice with over 300 staff and strong residential investment, development and planning teams. Crockett will work closely with these teams, supporting clients in their aspirations in the OCM sectors in Scotland.
Crockett joins from abrdn, where he was Head of UK Residential Investment and was responsible for the creation of abrdn's UK Residential business, in addition to supporting the growth of their European Residential platform. He has vast experience managing UK Funds' strategies in both the Commercial and Residential marketplaces. With over twenty years' experience, his extensive sector expertise will be an asset to further strengthening OCM's Residential team.
Crockett recently featured in EG's "50 Most Influential People in UK BtR".
Andrew Brentnall, Head of UK Residential Investment & Development, Savills OCM, says: "Ed has a wealth of expertise in UK Residential Investment and we are thrilled to welcome him to our team. His experience and drive will be a huge asset for us, and for our clients."
Ben Brough, Head of Development, Savills Scotland, says: "With the anticipated growth in the Scottish BtR sector we are delighted to have Ed join us, his first-hand experience of the sector brings an unrivalled expertise our clients can benefit from. I am very excited to start working with him."
Edward Crockett, Director, Savills OCM, adds: "I am delighted to be joining the market-leading OCM division at Savills. Working alongside an established team I am excited to help continue to grow our offering in all of the OCM sectors, across Scotland. I look forward to a new opportunity to drive increased investment into the sector."
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