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Richard Pickering

Head of Innovation, EMEA • United Kingdom


Richard leads strategic innovation for the EMEA business of Cushman & Wakefield.

Working closely with global transformation, technology and regional counterparts, his responsibilities include guiding the development of the firm’s digital platform in EMEA, driving transformation projects to an overarching business vision, developing the EMEA operating model for Analytics, and acting as the lead EMEA sponsor for digital product development.

Richard is also a keynote speaker on the future of real estate. He publishes a bi-weekly blog, Futures /Cut, with a readership of 6,000, which addresses how technology, society, urbanism and economics are transforming the real estate industry. He is passionate on the subject of regeneration and is the sponsor of a current campaign on the Future of Cities.

Originally trained as a lawyer, Richard since held roles in real estate consulting, and as Head of the UK Insight team for Cushman & Wakefield. He founded C&W’s Futures programme and his immediately prior role was as Chief Strategy Officer for the UK business. He sits on C&W’s UK Exco, its EMEA leadership team and chairs the innovation chapter of the EMEA OpCo.

MBA (Distinction)
MSc Property Appraisal (Distinction)
LPC (Distinction)
BA (Hons) Law (2.1)
Member of the RICS

UK INSIGHTS

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Residential Market Commentary

Political stability following Labour’s election victory, paired with an improving economic environment, creates an optimistic outlook for the UK housing market. 
Vivienne Bolla • 02/10/2024
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Research • Sustainability / ESG

Elevating Birmingham's Urban Inclusivity

Here at Cushman & Wakefield, we have been evaluating the inclusiveness of 44 cities across EMEA including Birmingham through analysis of 110 detailed metrics. These range across economic, social, spatial and environmental dimensions.
Jon Leedham • 26/09/2024
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Insights • Technology

From Distribution Centres to Data Centres

In this brief blog we look at key themes that are likely to shape the sectors evolution over coming years, and how the inter-play between data centres and the logistics and industrial sector is likely to play out.
David Binks • 03/09/2024
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MarketBeat

Hospitality Market Trends & Data

The latest hospitality market insights are based on the in-depth analysis of our extensive data sets, surveys of investors, operators and lenders and up-to-date market intelligence from our team members on-the-ground in all major European markets.

Bořivoj Vokřínek • 30/08/2024
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MarketBeat

UK MarketBeat

Analyse quarterly UK commercial property activity across office, retail and industrial real estate sectors as well as the Central London residential market. Find data on supply, demand and pricing trends at the market and submarket levels.
Edward Bavister • 16/08/2024
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Article • Valuation

VAT in Dilapidations

VAT in respect of dilapidations is a complex subject with its own set of rules, regulations and case law. Opinions are usually divided, and much will depend on the circumstances.
Alex Charlesworth • 05/06/2024
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Article • Workplace

Re-working the Workplace

Nicola Gillen • 23/05/2024
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Research

EMEA Data Centre Market Update

EMEA now totals to a massive 7.6GW of operational IT data centre capacity, a 10% rise from H1 2023. In addition, the region has 2.3GW capacity under construction and 6.6GW in planned stages. 
Andrew Fray • 02/05/2024
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Insights

Complete Asset Optimisation Guide

Discover expert strategies for optimising logistics, retail, and office real estate assets. Gain insights to maximise returns and improve performance.
Andie Penman • 29/02/2024
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Insights

The EMEA Investor Update

A regular update on the commercial real estate investment scene in Europe.
James Young • 27/10/2022
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Insights • Economy

UK Real Estate Market View

A regular update on the commercial real estate market in the UK.
31/05/2022
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Article

Commercial Property

Dedicated to delivering effective services in the EMEA region. 

What's new

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Cushman & Wakefield Welcomes Lease Advisory Partner

Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has announced the appointment of Rupert Bridgman as a Partner to its UK Lease Advisory team. 

Richard Coleman • 04/10/2024

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Cushman & Wakefield Promotes David Gingell To Co-Head Of EMEA Equity, Debt & Structured Finance

Cushman & Wakefield has promoted David Gingell to Co-Head of its EMEA Equity, Debt & Structured Finance (ED&SF) team. 

Richard Coleman • 23/09/2024

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Cushman & Wakefield Bolsters Market-leading London Retail & Leisure Team

Global real estate advisors, Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Tors Hayward and Alice Vaughan as Associates within its Central London Retail & Leisure team. 

Richard Coleman • 20/09/2024

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Cushman & Wakefield Expands Into Egypt With Core As Exclusive Affiliate

Cushman & Wakefield has signed an exclusive affiliate agreement to deliver commercial property services in Egypt as Cushman & Wakefield Core.

Richard Coleman • 17/09/2024

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Sustainable Warehouses Command 19% Price Premium Underlining ‘Flight To Quality’ In European Logistics Investment

Logistics real estate investors are willing to pay nearly a fifth more (19%) for European warehouses with high sustainability credentials (BREEAM Very Good or above) over assets rated below that benchmark, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

Richard Coleman • 12/09/2024

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European Hotel Deal Volumes Surge To Five Year High

European hotel transactions reached a five-year high in the first half of 2024, according to new data from Cushman & Wakefield. 

Richard Coleman • 29/08/2024

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Cushman & Wakefield Announces Raft Of Associate Director, Associate, And Senior Surveyor Promotions Across UK & Ireland

Promotions are across Cushman & Wakefield’s UK&I-based business lines 

25/07/2024

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UK Hotel Investment In H1 Up 210% From H1 2023 To Nearly £4Bn

Transaction volumes in the UK hotel real estate market have significantly increased in the first half of 2024.

Richard Coleman • 22/07/2024

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Cushman & Wakefield Appoints Head of Living Land And Development

Firm continues Living sector expansion with hire of Anthony Dixon from Allsop

Richard Coleman • 01/07/2024

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Services

Offices Leasing

Cushman & Wakefield provides a bespoke office leasing service to investor, developer and public sector clients across the UK & Ireland.

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Retail Leasing

With in-depth market knowledge spanning all types of retail property, our Retail Leasing team provides a tailored service to investors, developers, occupiers and public sector clients across the UK and Ireland.

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Industrial Leasing

Cushman & Wakefield provides a dedicated logistics and industrial leasing service to investor, developer and public sector clients across the UK & Ireland.

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MORE INSIGHTS

European Sector Hotel Update
Research

European Hospitality Update

Dive into the newest trends of the European hospitality market. Discover investment opportunities, market dynamics, and future forecasts tailored for the hospitality sector stakeholders.
04/10/2024
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Research

European Retail Radar

Get a detailed overview of the retail real estate industry across Europe, backed by thorough research conducted on transactions in 13 European countries and 231 cities.
Christian Dubois • 03/10/2024
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Research • Government / Public Sector

Government programme 2024 - 2028: what does this mean for the real estate market?

The Schoof cabinet has elaborated the main lines agreement in the government programme, in which the plans for the coming cabinet period have been presented. Cushman & Wakefield has explained which themes and plans have a direct relationship with the real estate market.
02/10/2024
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Article

Residential Market Commentary

Political stability following Labour’s election victory, paired with an improving economic environment, creates an optimistic outlook for the UK housing market. 
Vivienne Bolla • 02/10/2024
A sustentabilidade nas edificações
Article • Sustainability / ESG

Sustainable Buildings

The construction sector is going through serious transformations in terms of sustainability, especially with regard to the operation and maintenance of buildings.

Fernanda Machado • 01/10/2024
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Research • Supply Chain

Is Oversupply an Overstatement? Examining Australia’s Logistics & Industrial Supply Pipeline

Unpack the intriguing intricacies of Australia's logistics and industrial supply pipeline in Q3 2024.
23/08/2024
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Insights

Decret tertiair

Chayma Oueslati • 20/09/2022
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Insights • Sustainability / ESG

The importance of ESG criteria in real estate

Cushman & Wakefield France has developed the first independent tool for analyzing the overall ESG performance of buildings to help owners, investors, users and financial institutions better measure the quality of their assets (Offices, Retail, Logistics, etc.) on all the main environmental, social and governance criteria.
Chayma Oueslati • 08/09/2022

STORIES

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Valeo • Industrial
Cushman & Wakefield Project Development Services team worked with the global automotive supplier Valeo by preparing a Feasibility Study for their future expansion into Rakovník.
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