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Head of Retail National, UK • United Kingdom

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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 and Leisure

A great retail proposition is only the beginning.

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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.

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Leisure & Restaurants

Leisure and restaurants are our passion; our team brings together cutting-edge and commercially-established schemes.

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Insights

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Spring Statement: Implications for real estate

The Spring Statement was bigger and more pessimistic than the Labour government would have liked.
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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 • 26/03/2025
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MarketBeat

UK Investment Marketbeat Reports

Access the latest quarterly commercial real estate results for the investment market nationally. MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly market activity including, supply, demand and pricing trends.
Daryl Perry • 21/03/2025
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Residential Market Commentary

Despite a sluggish economy, inflation ticked up to 3% in January, increasing from a low of 1.7% last September.
Vivienne Bolla • 05/03/2025
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Elderly Care Home Lease Up

In the elderly care sector, a critical metric for stakeholders is the time required for a care home to move through its build-up (or lease-up) phase and reach mature occupancy.
Jack Kelleher • 04/03/2025
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Article

The Renters' Rights Bill: Implications for Investors, Lenders and Housing Supply

The Renters’ Rights Bill, introduced to UK Parliament on 11 September 2024, represents one of the most significant reforms to England’s private rental sector (PRS).
Vivienne Bolla • 04/03/2025
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Research

London Hotel Market Spotlight

Access the latest in-depth insights, key trends, and performance of the London hotel real estate market.
Bořivoj Vokřínek • 26/02/2025
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Global Cities Retail Guide Europe

Embark on a journey through Europe’s diverse and dynamic retail markets.
13/02/2025
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MarketBeat

UK Build-to-Rent Marketbeat Reports

Access the latest quarterly commercial real estate results for the UK build-to-rent sector nationally. MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly market activity including, supply, demand and pricing trends.
Vivienne Bolla • 12/02/2025
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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 • 06/02/2025
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MarketBeat

UK Retail Marketbeat Reports

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 • 05/02/2025
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MarketBeat

UK MarketBeats

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 • 07/01/2025

UK INSIGHTS

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Article

Spring Statement: Implications for real estate

The Spring Statement was bigger and more pessimistic than the Labour government would have liked.
Daryl Perry • 27/03/2025
pillows on hotel double bed
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 • 26/03/2025
Residential-Market-Commentary-Hereo-Banner-Small
Article

Residential Market Commentary

Despite a sluggish economy, inflation ticked up to 3% in January, increasing from a low of 1.7% last September.
Vivienne Bolla • 05/03/2025
Elderly Couple
Article

Elderly Care Home Lease Up

In the elderly care sector, a critical metric for stakeholders is the time required for a care home to move through its build-up (or lease-up) phase and reach mature occupancy.
Jack Kelleher • 04/03/2025
EMEA Building
Article

The Renters' Rights Bill: Implications for Investors, Lenders and Housing Supply

The Renters’ Rights Bill, introduced to UK Parliament on 11 September 2024, represents one of the most significant reforms to England’s private rental sector (PRS).
Vivienne Bolla • 04/03/2025
2024_UK_News_Great_Northern_Hotel_webcard
Research

London Hotel Market Spotlight

Access the latest in-depth insights, key trends, and performance of the London hotel real estate market.
Bořivoj Vokřínek • 26/02/2025
Global Cities Retail Guide EMEA
Research

Global Cities Retail Guide Europe

Embark on a journey through Europe’s diverse and dynamic retail markets.
13/02/2025
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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
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MarketBeat

UK MarketBeats

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 • 07/01/2025
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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.
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Commercial Property

Dedicated to delivering effective services in the EMEA region. 

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