Digby Flower
Chair of UK • United Kingdom

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Digby Flower
Chair of UK • United Kingdom
Digby is the Chairman UK & Ireland Cushman & Wakefield.
He has spent more than 30 years working in the Central London Market, and has developed expertise in both development consultancy and leasing and occupier consultancy and tenant representation.
BSc
MRICS
From a development consultancy and leasing perspective, Digby advised Land Securities on their three major Central London developments at:
- New Street Square, EC4 (750,000 sq ft),
- Bankside 123, SE1 (900,000 sq ft) and
- Cardinal Place, SW1 (600,000 sq ft).
This included major forward sale, prelettings and lettings to IPC Media, Deloitte, RBS and Taylor Wessing.
Digby advised Hammerson on their flagship City Tower developments:
- 99 Bishopsgate (330,000 sq ft),
- 125 Old Broad Street (320,000 sq ft) and
- 60 Threadneedle Street (210,000 sq ft).
Digby has given development consultancy advice on a number of the major developments in the London market, including:
- the Hammerson consortium on Spitalfields,
- Land Securities on 20 Fenchurch Street and
- WR Berkley on The Scalpel.
He has advised Brookfield on the preletting of 435,000 sq ft to Amazon at Principal Place and RBS on leasing of 360,000 sq ft at Omnicom at Bankside 2 & 3.
In 2017 he was responsible for preletting both Southbank Place 2 (280,000 sq ft) and 125 Shaftesbury Avenue (140,000 sq ft) to WeWork.
He has advised a number of major financial institutions on their property strategies and implementation of these strategies including:
- Standard Chartered Bank,
- F&C Management,
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Agentaria,
- Banca Monte Dei Paschi Dei Siena and
- State Street.
He has also advised Citi in respect of their occupation of 25 Canada Square, their landmark tower in Canary Wharf.
Digby has developed expertise in advising law firms on their occupational strategies and the acquisition of buildings to match these strategies. These include Nabarro, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Mayer Brown, Dechert and Ashurst. Most recently he advised Freshfields on their strategy, acquisition of 100 Bishopsgate and exit from their Fleet Street buildings.
He also advised PwC on the renewal and restructuring of their lease of Embankment Place (360,000 sq ft).
What's new

Cushman & Wakefield Acquires Logistics & Industrial Consultancy Burbage Realty Partners Limited
Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has acquired specialist UK logistics and industrial consultancy Burbage Realty Partners Limited (BRPL) as it continues its expansion in the growth sector.
01/08/2022

Strong Leasing Activity Sees London Offices Rebound In Q2 2022
Leasing activity in Central London offices appears to be rebounding with take-up in Q2 2022 amounting to some 3 million square feet.
29/07/2022

Cushman & Wakefield Appoints Cléo Folkes As Head of London Research & Insight
Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Cléo Folkes as Head of London Research & Insight.
29/07/2022

WeWork Capital Advisors Instructs Cushman & Wakefield to Sell 51 Eastcheap, London EC3
Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed by WeWork Capital Advisors to sell 51 Eastcheap, a rare freehold, long-income investment opportunity in the heart of the City of London.
25/07/2022

Cushman & Wakefield Promotes More Than 200 Across EMEA
Cushman & Wakefield has announced more than 200 promotions at or above Associate/Associate Director level in EMEA, across a range of markets, service lines and functions based.
25/07/2022

Cushman & Wakefield Strengthens North West Capital Markets Team
Cushman & Wakefield has expanded its Capital Markets team in Manchester with the appointment of Tom Miller as Associate Director.
22/07/2022

Cushman & Wakefield Appointed To Advise The Crown Estate On Its London Retail Portfolio
Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed by The Crown Estate to provide retail leasing advice across its prestigious London portfolio.
21/07/2022

Cushman & Wakefield Makes 108 Promotions in UK & Ireland
Recognition across Cushman & Wakefield’s UK&I-based business lines and Global Occupier Services
15/07/2022

Cushman & Wakefield Instructed as Chiswick Park Office Leasing Agent
Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has been instructed by Revantage Europe as office leasing agent at premier business and lifestyle hub, Chiswick Park, in West London, alongside Knight Frank.
07/07/2022

Regional REIT Buys Portfolio of Assets in Yorkshire for £26.5m
Cushman & Wakefield advised Regional REIT’s Asset Manager, London and Scottish Property Investment Management (LSPIM), throughout the acquisition.
07/07/2022

Is a Smart Building a Sustainable Building?
Cushman & Wakefield in conversation with WiredScore, answering the question whether a Smart Building is by default a Sustainable Building?
Andrew Phipps • 05/07/2022
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