Toby Sykes
Head of Retail National, UK • United Kingdom
Local Office:
43-45 Portman Square
London, W1A 3BG
United Kingdom
Office: +44 (20) 71525240
Mobile: +44 7764398240
Toby Sykes
Head of Retail National, UK • United Kingdom
About
Toby has been a specialist in the UK shopping centre market for the last 30 years.
His experience has included pre-leasing some of the biggest and best new regional developments including The Trafford Centre in Manchester, Bullring in Birmingham, Trinity Leeds and most recently Westgate Oxford.
He is currently working on some of the most dominant and successful centres in the UK including Westfield Stratford.
Services
Retail Consultancy
Cushman & Wakefield has a track record of delivering strategic advice on projects, developments, investments and occupier portfolios through highly-skilled retail consultancy capabilities.
Leisure & Restaurants
Leisure and restaurants are our passion; our team brings together cutting-edge and commercially-established schemes.
Insights
MarketBeat
UK Life Science Marketbeat Reports
Access the latest quarterly commercial real estate results for the UK life science sector nationally. MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly market activity including, supply, demand and pricing trends.
Kiran Patel • 09/05/2025
MarketBeat
UK London Office Marketbeat Reports
Access the latest quarterly commercial real estate results for the London office market. MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly market activity including, supply, demand and pricing trends.
Kiran Patel • 08/05/2025
Research • Workplace
National Office Moves 2025 provides comprehensive analysis of the evolving UK regional office market, focusing on occupier relocation trends across the Big Five cities — Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, and Manchester — as well as the South East throughout 2024.
Joshua Woolnough • 08/05/2025
MarketBeat
Access the latest quarterly commercial real estate results for the UK retail sector nationally. MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly market activity including, supply, demand and pricing trends.
Edward Bavister • 06/05/2025
MarketBeat
UK Regional Offices MarketBeat
Access the latest quarterly commercial real estate results for the UK office sector nationally. MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly market activity including, supply, demand and pricing trends.
Kiran Patel • 01/05/2025
Research • Workplace
London Moves 2025 is Cushman & Wakefield's detailed analysis of the who, what, where and why of office relocations across the Capital.
Kiran Patel • 24/04/2025
Research
Trade Shifts: U.S. Occupier Demand & Central London Offices
London has long been a magnet for U.S. companies, with its vibrant business environment and strategic location making it an ideal hub for international operations.
Kiran Patel • 23/04/2025
Article
January. The time of year when new year resolutioners head to gyms across the UK to start their fitness journeys.
Duncan Gilliard • 28/01/2025
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
Research
Explore education activity in the UK office leasing market.
Kiran Patel • 19/04/2024
Article • Sustainability / ESG
Landlords vs Tenants: Future MEES Conflicts
The pressure on Landlords is growing. Cushman & Wakefield is seeing evidence that investors are reducing purchase offers accounting for the capital expenditure required to meet minimum energy efficiency standards.
Alex Charlesworth • 22/01/2024
UK INSIGHTS
Research • Workplace
National Office Moves 2025 provides comprehensive analysis of the evolving UK regional office market, focusing on occupier relocation trends across the Big Five cities — Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, and Manchester — as well as the South East throughout 2024.
Joshua Woolnough • 08/05/2025
Research • Workplace
London Moves 2025 is Cushman & Wakefield's detailed analysis of the who, what, where and why of office relocations across the Capital.
Kiran Patel • 24/04/2025
MarketBeat
Our Marketbeat reports provide quarterly commercial real estate market activity data covering supply, demand, and pricing trends. Explore our UK Marketbeat reports which cover office, life sciences, retail, industrial, investment, and specialist market sectors.
Edward Bavister • 11/04/2025
Research
EMEA Data Centre Market Update
Between the second quarters of 2023 and 2024, the operational capacity of EMEA’s data centre markets rose by 6.6% to reach 9.3GW, with about 256MW of new supply added in the first half of 2024.
Laura Shepherd • 05/02/2025
Article
January. The time of year when new year resolutioners head to gyms across the UK to start their fitness journeys.
Duncan Gilliard • 28/01/2025
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
Research
Explore education activity in the UK office leasing market.
Kiran Patel • 19/04/2024
Article • Sustainability / ESG
Landlords vs Tenants: Future MEES Conflicts
The pressure on Landlords is growing. Cushman & Wakefield is seeing evidence that investors are reducing purchase offers accounting for the capital expenditure required to meet minimum energy efficiency standards.
Alex Charlesworth • 22/01/2024
Insights
A regular update on the commercial real estate investment scene in Europe.
James Young • 27/10/2022
Insights • Economy
A regular update on the commercial real estate market in the UK.
31/05/2022
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