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Chief Executive, UK & Ireland • United Kingdom

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Ben Cullen

Chief Executive, UK & Ireland • United Kingdom


About

Ben joined Cushman & Wakefield as a graduate in 2001 and was made an International Partner in 2016. Prior to his role as Head of the UK & Ireland, Ben led Cushman & Wakefield’s Offices business in the UK and was a member of the firm’s UK and Ireland Executive Committee.

Ben is an accomplished leader, with an enterprise mindset and a strong market profile. As one of the leading office advisers in London, he has delivered landmark transactions for some of the largest global clients of the firm. He continues to focus heavily on clients, bringing the best of Cushman & Wakefield to the UK and Ireland.

Awards & Recognition

  • MRICSMSc
  • BA
  • Hons

Assignments

Amazon –  Strategy and transactions for 1.1m sq. ft. of office space across Central London

 L’Oréal – Strategic review followed by 120,000 sq. ft. re-gear, Hammersmith

Ascential Plc – 140,000 sq. ft. strategic review followed by 4 Central London transactions

WeWork – London growth plan– 750,000 sq. ft. across 9 transactions

Sony Pictures Entertainment – Business case review followed by 75,000 sq. ft. relocation from Soho to Paddington

Ineos – acquisition of 2 new London HQ buildings totaling 80,000 sq. ft. in Knightsbridge

L.E.K Consulting – 30,000 sq. ft. ‘stay vs. go’, Victoria

Tableau – 45,000 sq. ft. acquisition, South Bank

SilverLake – 10,000 sq. ft. re-gear Mayfair

Vodafone – 35,000 sq. ft. acquisition, Paddington

Kingfisher Plc – London portfolio advice

Red Bee Media – 90,000 sq. ft. lease re-gear and decentralization, White City

Hammerson Plc – relocation and bifurcation of London HQ – 55,000 sq. ft., Kings Cross

Burberry Plc – London expansion 125,000 sq. ft., Westminster

Unite the Union – U.K. portfolio advice totaling 100,000 sq. ft. of building sales and acquisitions

What's new

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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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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

Services

Lease Transaction & Advisory

Cushman & Wakefield is one of the world’s leading providers of leasing advice to occupiers and investors.

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Business Rates
Business rates represent a major cost for both occupiers and owners of non-domestic property. 
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Asset Services
Partnering for better asset performance
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Workplace in the industrial environment: the future of operations

For a long time, the concept of workplace was associated only with corporate offices.

Carla Kahn • 28/08/2026
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Article • Government / Public Sector

Devolution Revolution

The opening weeks of Andy Burnham’s tenure as Prime Minister have brought a flurry of policy announcements with potential implications for the UK real estate market, with examples including a commitment to increase council housebuilding, business-rates relief for pubs and music venues, and proposals to give councils greater control over the mix of uses on high streets.
Joshua Woolnough • 27/08/2026
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Asia Pacific Data Centre Investment Landscape

Discover the Asia Pacific data centre investment landscape. This report covers 14 markets, exploring key fundamentals like population, CapEx, and yield-on-cost.
Pritesh Swamy • 26/08/2026
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APAC Data Centre Update: H1 2026

This report covers 9 primary and 6 secondary markets. It also features the Asia Pacific Data Centre Markets Maturity Index, which tracks 30 markets.
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Poland Student Accommodation Report

PBSA remains on students’ radar despite rental growth.
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​​Contextualizing Development Risk​

The U.S. multifamily market is in the midst of the largest supply wave in modern history. But construction timelines are longer than ever, meaning the market has more time to absorb these deliveries. With supply risk distributed across the U.S., overbuilding is just a much a function of demand as it is supply. 
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MarketBeat • Workplace

New office construction in Warsaw hits its lowest since 2009

In 2021, Warsaw’s total office stock surpassed 6.15 million sq m following the completion of more than 324,000 sq m. All the office projects commenced in the pre-pandemic environment are expected to complete by the end of this year, reveals Cushman & Wakefield in its summary of 2021 on the Warsaw office market.
Katarzyna Lipka • 07/02/2022
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A Tecnologia no Ambiente de Trabalho

A tecnologia no ambiente de trabalho ganhou um protagonismo ainda maior durante a pandemia. Cada vez mais empresas do setor imobiliário corporativo buscam soluções que envolvam automatização, inteligência artificial, realidade virtual ou algum algoritmo que otimize o tempo ou eficiência de um processo, operação ou produto.
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Desafios e tendências da retomada ao espaço de trabalho

Mariana Coianagui, Head de Procurement, explica o conceito Mão no Pulso das Operações, criado pelo departamento de Compras para fortalecer o trabalho das equipes alocadas nos clientes.
18/08/2020
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Research • Economy

Policy Watch Tokyo June 17

48 days after its declaration, Japan’s state of emergency came to an end on 25 May. During the state of emergency, economic activities suspended and industrial chains disrupted. Government and Bank of Japan proposed new measures like rent subsidy and expanded loan support in May and June to keep businesses afloat. Download the report here.

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