David Hutchings
Head of Investment Strategy for EMEA Capital Markets • United Kingdom
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David Hutchings
Head of Investment Strategy for EMEA Capital Markets • United Kingdom
About
David is the head of the European Investment Strategy team based in the Cushman & Wakefield Cross Border Capital Markets group.
His main area of responsibility is in producing and managing investment and strategy research on behalf of the firm and our clients.
He is editor to a number of the firm’s international capital markets publications and has a wide range of experience supporting both development and investment decision making with economic and property market analysis, risk and return analysis and strategy development.
Recent successes for David and his team have included work on sales and acquisition strategies for a range of clients across the region as well as the development of a global investment strategy for a Sovereign Wealth Fund, supporting strategy development for an IPO in Asia and developing strategy to assist a fund raising in Europe.
Awards & Recognition
David is a board member on the ULI’s UK Executive Committee, responsible for research, and also a member of the Pan European Property Common Interest Group (PEPCIG), a forum for leading international researchers and the Society for Property Researchers. He previously sat on a CBI working party on energy efficiency, worked on a government review of UK lease structures and chaired a working party looking at the impact of government structures for London on behalf of the British Council for Offices.
Assignments
- Europa Capital Partners
- ECE
- Mubadala
- Oxford Properties
- Redevco
- The Tesco Pension Fund
What's new
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
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
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
Senior Appointments Signal the Next Phase of Growth for Cushman & Wakefield’s V&A Team
Clare Clarke and Rob Pritchard join as Partners.
Lauren Joselyn • 24/09/2025
Grade A London Office Space Facing Considerable Squeeze Beyond 2025
New quarterly London office data from Cushman & Wakefield highlights the constrained conditions faced by occupiers seeking Grade A space in London and points to further challenges to come, with just 5.91 million sq ft of total office space currently under construction and available beyond 2025.
Lauren Joselyn • 06/05/2025
Cushman & Wakefield Appoints Patrick Hogan As Head Of EMEA Living Capital Markets
Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Patrick Hogan as Head of EMEA Living Capital Markets.
Richard Coleman • 06/03/2025
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
Stane Retail Park In Colchester Sells For £33.95M
In the first major retail park acquisition of 2025, a private South African investor client of Pembrey Asset Management has acquired Stane Retail Park, Colchester, from developer The Churchmanor Estates Company plc, for £33.95 million.
Richard Coleman • 17/02/2025
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
Powerhouse Markets Lead EMEA Data Centre Growth As New Markets Emerge To Reshape Landscape
A total of 21GW of data centre capacity across EMEA was operational, under construction, or in planning stages at the end of 2024 with operators increasingly looking beyond traditional powerhouse markets to meet demand, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Richard Coleman • 05/02/2025
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
Cushman & Wakefield Completes Acquisition Of Its Affiliate In Finland
Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has completed the acquisition of its affiliate in Finland, having announced in November that it had entered a definitive agreement to acquire the firm.
Richard Coleman • 17/01/2025
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Equity, Debt & Structured Finance
In an increasingly competitive and complex environment for real estate investment, financing structures and deal terms that maximise value are more important than ever. With deep domain expertise in financing and a strong track record of completing transactions at exceptional terms, Cushman & Wakefield can help you find the right solution.
EMEA Cross-Border Capital Markets
In 2018, global real estate investment volumes hit record highs of US$1.75 trillion. Cross-border investment now continues to flourish, and EMEA remains a top target for investment.
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