David Hutchings
Head of Investment Strategy for EMEA Capital Markets • United Kingdom

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David Hutchings
Head of Investment Strategy for EMEA Capital Markets • United Kingdom
David is the head of the European Investment Strategy team based in the Cushman & Wakefield Cross Border Capital Markets group.
His main area of responsibility is in producing and managing investment and strategy research on behalf of the firm and our clients.
He is editor to a number of the firm’s international capital markets publications and has a wide range of experience supporting both development and investment decision making with economic and property market analysis, risk and return analysis and strategy development.
Recent successes for David and his team have included work on sales and acquisition strategies for a range of clients across the region as well as the development of a global investment strategy for a Sovereign Wealth Fund, supporting strategy development for an IPO in Asia and developing strategy to assist a fund raising in Europe.
David is a board member on the ULI’s UK Executive Committee, responsible for research, and also a member of the Pan European Property Common Interest Group (PEPCIG), a forum for leading international researchers and the Society for Property Researchers. He previously sat on a CBI working party on energy efficiency, worked on a government review of UK lease structures and chaired a working party looking at the impact of government structures for London on behalf of the British Council for Offices.
- Europa Capital Partners
- ECE
- Mubadala
- Oxford Properties
- Redevco
- The Tesco Pension Fund
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Spring Budget 2023
On March 15, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the spring budget. Daryl Perry, Head of Research for UK&I at Cushman & Wakefield discusses what this means for the consumer, businesses, levelling up, sustainability, and real estate.
Daryl Perry • 16/03/2023

Cushman & Wakefield Releases European Macro Outlook for Multiple Asset Sectors
Cushman & Wakefield releases its European Macro Outlook, forecasting they expect a mild recession to occur in the U.K. and the euro area in the first half of 2023, followed by improving growth in the latter half as the macro headwinds begin to fade.
09/03/2023

Office Leasing Activity Up 4% in ‘Big Six’ Regional Markets in 2022
New data from real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield reveals that regional office leasing activity is following the trends seen in London and is demonstrating structural shifts in office demand.
16/02/2023

Year-End Central London Office Leasing Figures Show a Changing Landscape
Year-End Central London Office Leasing Figures Show a Changing Landscape
14/02/2023

European Offices Recapture Their Momentum With Leasing Activity Up 15%
Market analysis from real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield shows that Europe’s office leasing markets are in rude health as they reap the benefits of markets fully reopening from Covid-related restrictions.
13/02/2023

Cushman & Wakefield Appoints Partner To Lead North West Residential Valuation & Advisory Team
Commercial real estate services firm, Cushman & Wakefield, has appointed Chris Taylor as a Partner to lead its Residential Valuation & Advisory team in the North West.
07/02/2023

Page Group acquires 40,000 sq ft London HQ at 80 Strand
FTSE 250 recruitment business, Page Group has signed the lease for a new London HQ at the iconic 80 Strand in Covent Garden.
02/02/2023

Prime Rental Growth Across Europe Accelerates As Demand For Best in Class Space Holds Firm
Cushman & Wakefield’s latest DNA of Real Estate research report, which examines trends in prime rents and yields across Europe, highlights a divergence between occupational and investment markets in Q4 2022.
02/02/2023

Cushman & Wakefield Expands UK Research & Insight Team
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Kiran Patel as an Associate Director within its UK Research & Insight team, focusing on the offices sector.
24/01/2023

David Davidson To Retire
David Davidson, Chair of Cushman & Wakefield’s Scottish business and Head of Capital Markets Scotland, will retire in March after a 31-year career with the firm. He will be succeeded as Head of Capital Markets Scotland by Stephen Bibby.
12/01/2023

Cushman & Wakefield Expands James Young’s Head of Investor Services EMEA Role To Include Asia Pacific
Cushman & Wakefield, a global leader in commercial real estate services, has expanded the role of James Young, Head of Investor Services EMEA, to also include the Asia Pacific region. The promotion will take effect from January 2023.
14/12/2022

The Crown Estate Appoints Cushman & Wakefield As Hospitality and Leisure Advisors Across Its London Portfolio
The Leisure & Restaurants Team at real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, led by Matt Ashman, Megan Hutchinson and Matt Englender, has been appointed by The Crown Estate to advise on the Hospitality and Leisure aspects of its London portfolio.
14/12/2022
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