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International Partner • United Kingdom

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Alex Charlesworth

International Partner • United Kingdom


About

Alex is Head of UK National Building Consultancy and is responsible for all commercial building surveying services. He is recognised by peers and the industry as a specialist dilapidations practitioner, with a comprehensive understanding of the legal issues and has extensive experience representing both landlords and tenants.

He provides construction and building related advice across a wide range of property, to owners, occupiers and investors.  He deals with due diligence and acquisition surveys, reinstatement cost assessments, maintenance and refurbishment, and advises on exit strategy. Alex also has wide experience in Purchaser's and Investor's surveys, both individual properties and large scale portfolios across EMEA. He also undertakes building pathology analysis on many types of commercial and historic buildings.

Alex is also responsible for consultancy services across Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA), in particular relating to cross border due diligence and dilapidations.

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Arron Browne
New Head of Flexible Offices London

Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Arron Browne as Head of Flexible Offices London, strengthening the firm's capability to support clients as demand for flexible workspace solutions continues to evolve.

Lauren Joselyn • 16/09/2026

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Head of EMEA Hospitality Jon Hubbard to Retire

Cushman & Wakefield's Jon Hubbard is retire as Head of EMEA Hospitality in September 2026 after a 40-year career in the industry. Fred Le Fichoux is to take on leadership of the team.

Lauren Joselyn • 09/09/2026

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West End Capital Markets Team Expands With New Partner

Richard Mass appointed as a Partner in the London West End Capital Markets team, strengthening the firm's presence in one of the capital's most active investment markets.

Lauren Joselyn • 06/09/2026

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European Office Occupiers Plan Ahead As Supply Constraints Intensify And Investor Confidence Returns

Occupiers across Europe are increasingly being forced to plan further ahead to secure the right office space, as demand for high-quality buildings continues to outpace supply in many of the region’s leading markets, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest European Office Update.

Lauren Joselyn • 01/09/2026

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European Real Estate Recovery Holds As Investors Turn To Selectivity

Cushman & Wakefield's European Investment Atlas Q1 2026 report highlights a market transitioning into a more mature phase of recovery, where opportunities remain significant but increasingly require precision, discipline and careful asset selection.

Lauren Joselyn • 30/06/2026

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Cushman & Wakefield Appointed As Valuer Of SEGRO’s UK Portfolio

Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed by SEGRO, the UK’s largest Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), as valuer of its UK portfolio of modern warehousing, industrial property, data centres, and development land assets.

Richard Coleman • 08/05/2026

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Cushman & Wakefield Appoints Senior Leaders To Drive Insight-Driven Solutions Across APAC & EMEA Markets

Richard Pickering and Alvin So join the APAC & EMEA Multi-Markets team.

Lauren Joselyn • 17/12/2025

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Iversen Building Reaches Full Occupancy At The Oxford Science Park

The Iversen Building, a new purpose-built ‘lab ready’ 86,000 sq ft building based at The Oxford Science Park (TOSP), has reached 100% occupancy only twelve months after practical completion.

Vikki McCrindle • 28/02/2025

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Central London Office Market Defies Economic Challenges With Robust Leasing And A Positive 2025 Forecast

The Central London office leasing market demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2024, achieving an overall take-up of 9.68 million sq ft, a 1% increase on 2023 and the second highest volume in the past five years, according to Cushman & Wakefield's latest ‘Central London Offices Marketbeat’ report.

Lauren Joselyn • 06/02/2025

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European Commercial Real Estate Markets Experience Significant Yield Compression In Q4

New data from Cushman & Wakefield reveals that a growing number of European commercial real estate markets saw prime yields move inwards in Q4 2024, with 24 market sectors reporting an inward shift in Q4 2024, double the number in Q3, providing a clearer signal that Europe’s investment markets are on the road to recovery at the prime end of the market.  

Richard Coleman • 04/02/2025

Services

Project & Development Services
Aligning with client culture and goals to shape the built environment together
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Building Consultancy

With extensive commercial expertise and a deep understanding of the property life-cycle requirements of investors, occupiers, lenders and developers, our building consultancy team provides specialist advice across the full spectrum of building surveying services.

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Building Engineering Services

Our Building Engineering Services team can provide all design and management services relating to the mechanical, electrical and public health elements within all building types, across all sectors during initial construction, fit-out and occupancy stages.

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Research • Workplace

Global Flexible Office Trends 2026

Flexible office spaces are redefining how companies approach workplace strategies in 2026.
Sandy Romero • 08/10/2026
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Insights

Community Trust in Data Center Development

Ben Mann joins The Signal to discuss why data center projects across the U.S. are running into growing political and community opposition.
08/10/2026
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Research

European Retail Radar

A comprehensive overview of the retail industry across Europe, backed by thorough research conducted on transactions in 14 European countries and 231 cities.
Thomas Casolo • 06/10/2026
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Article • Government / Public Sector

Your First Home: A Positive Step, But Is It Enough?

The Government's proposed Your First Home (YFH) scheme has been welcomed by many across the housebuilding sector, which has been calling for a meaningful demand-side stimulus since the Help to Buy programme ended four years ago.
05/10/2026
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Insights

European Hospitality Update

Dive into the newest trends of the European hospitality market with Cushman & Wakefield's comprehensive H1 2026 update. Discover investment opportunities, market dynamics, and forecasts tailored for the hospitality sector stakeholders.
Francesco Calia • 05/10/2026
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Insights • Economy

Tegut Sale

The planned break-up of Tegut among Edeka, Rewe and other buyers is not only reshaping the German grocery retail sector. It also affects numerous retail properties, the interests of their owners, existing lease agreements and the local supply of entire neighborhoods. 
Daniel Alexander Kroppmanns • 25/09/2026
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Research • Supply Chain

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Global Dynamics Reshaping European Industrial Real Estate
17/09/2026
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Research • Workplace

London Moves

London Moves 2026 is Cushman & Wakefield's detailed analysis of the who, what, where and why of office relocations across the Capital.
Kiran Patel • 14/05/2026

UK INSIGHTS

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Article • Government / Public Sector

Your First Home: A Positive Step, But Is It Enough?

The Government's proposed Your First Home (YFH) scheme has been welcomed by many across the housebuilding sector, which has been calling for a meaningful demand-side stimulus since the Help to Buy programme ended four years ago.
05/10/2026
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Insights

Unified by Disruption: A Generation Rewriting Retail

Explore the structural shifts reshaping Generation Z consumer behaviour and the implications for retailers, landlords, investors and developers seeking to future-proof their retail real estate strategies.
Edward Bavister • 05/10/2026
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Research

UK Student Accommodation Report

The Student Accommodation Annual Report provides insight into the trends in student accommodation demand, supply and investment during the year to date.
David Feeney • 01/10/2026
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Research

H1 2026 EMEA Data Centre Market Update

EMEA data centre capacity has grown more than 36% in two years as AI, cloud and sovereign demand continue to accelerate development, but power availability and delivery timelines are now the principal factors determining where that growth concentrates. 
Matyas Fazekas • 14/09/2026
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Research • Workplace

London Moves

London Moves 2026 is Cushman & Wakefield's detailed analysis of the who, what, where and why of office relocations across the Capital.
Kiran Patel • 14/05/2026
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Article • Economy

Kinetic Energy - UK Real Estate and the wider implications of the Iran conflict

The US–Israeli military campaign against Iran that began on 28th February and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have removed millions of barrels of daily supply from the market. On 9th March 2026, Brent crude spiked to $119.50 per barrel, the first time oil had traded above $100 since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Jason Winfield • 31/03/2026
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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 • 28/07/2025
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Co-Living: In an ever-changing market, where do the hurdles and opportunities lie for the sector?

Despite initially emerging in scale in 2016, more than six years on, the co-living market remains in relative infancy. We explore the hurdles the co-living sector is up against and the potential opportunities on the horizon.
07/12/2022
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Elderly care sector: what the data tells us about the pandemic’s impact on occupancy rates

Two and a half years after the devastating first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, occupancy rates in the UK’s elderly care sector are returning towards pre-pandemic levels. Leveraging data from our national dataset, we have analysed the challenges faced by elderly care homes since spring 2020
Amy King • 10/11/2022
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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. 

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Exemplar service line collaboration to deliver a new workplace for our Midlands team.
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Battersea Power Station is an iconic 42-acre development on the south of the River Thames.
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Developing a forward-looking strategy for one of Birmingham’s prime assets.
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Fashion retailer JP Boden & Co wanted to expand its London head office to accommodate business growth and more agile working.
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ArchCo Portfolio Valuation • Industrial & Retail
Valuation of an extensive portfolio encompassing 18 million square feet, consisting of 5,285 rental spaces distributed across the UK, with approximately 80% located in London.
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Valuations for Multi-Let Industrial Assets • Industrial
Secured Lending services provided for 5.9 million square feet across 59 assets in the UK.
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Omnicom Europe Limited • Technology

Omnicom Europe Limited had to relocate from over ten properties into one over 4 years.

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