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David Tonks

International Partner • United Kingdom

About

David leads the Repurposing team, delivering strategic property consultancy and real estate transaction advice to a range of private sector clients.

With over 30 years of real estate experience he has advised occupiers and investors on property acquisitions and disposals, advised on landlord and tenant matters, advised on occupier strategy as well as investment and development across a range of sectors.  

David was previously Head of Cushman & Wakefield’s Birmingham office incorporating 260 full time employees serving clients across the full real estate cycle.

As client manager for a range of occupiers, investors and developers in both the private and public sector, David has provided strategic advice encompassing abroad range of development and investment projects and overseeing a range of professional services, covering various property types on both a freehold and leasehold basis.  

Clients

  • Legal & General
  • Aviva
  • Hammerson
  • Hines
  • Sterling Property Ventures
  • Gowling
  • Hogan Lovell
  • Eon
  • Uniper
  • RICS

Education

  • BSc 
  • MRICS

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What's new

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Cushman & Wakefield’s UK Retail Team Adds Mike Bumford As Partner

Bumford joins from Knight Frank’s national retail agency team where he advised landlord clients on retail schemes across the UK, as well as acquiring space on behalf of national occupiers.

Vikki McCrindle • 01/12/2025

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London’s New Bond Street Named World’s Most Expensive Retail Destination For First Time 

London’s New Bond Street, where rents have risen by 22% in the past year to $2,231 per square foot per year (psf/yr), has been crowned the world’s most expensive retail destination for the first time.

Lauren Joselyn • 19/11/2025

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Cushman & Wakefield Appoints New Head of EMEA Offices Research

Appointment of Kiran Patel strengthens Cushman & Wakefield’s regional insight and client engagement across the office sector.

Lauren Joselyn • 14/10/2025

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Cushman & Wakefield’s Valuation & Advisory Team Strengthens Further With Partner Hire

Sally Allsop joins from Cluttons and will be based in Manchester.

Lauren Joselyn • 08/10/2025

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Publica Announces 50,000 sq ft Pre-let to General Atlantic at Elephant Marylebone

Publica is transforming the former House of Fraser department store in London’s West End into a best-in-class mixed use destination.

Richard Coleman • 02/10/2025

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Defence Sector is Opening Up Strategic, Long Term Real Estate Opportunities Says Cushman & Wakefield Report

‘Strategic Sector Signals’ report outlines the growing demand across Europe’s Defence, Clean Energy, Critical Materials and Life Sciences sectors.

Lauren Joselyn • 01/10/2025

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Cushman & Wakefield Reveals Retail Sectors Driving Growth In Europe

Fashion industry maintains position as the largest retail occupier across Europe.

Richard Coleman • 25/09/2025

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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

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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

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European Commercial Real Estate Sector To Weather Impact Of Tariff Uncertainty And Continue Expansion

Cushman & Wakefield report publishes report analysing economic and property impacts of the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidential term.

Richard Coleman • 01/05/2025

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The City of London set a new record for office leasing deals in a calendar year with 339 transactions over 5,000 sq ft in 2024.

Lauren Joselyn • 24/04/2025

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The European luxury retail real estate market continues to show resilience with further store openings in 2024 despite another year of transition in the luxury retail market, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s European Luxury Retail 2025 report.

Richard Coleman • 03/03/2025

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Portfolio Services Centre (PSC)

Cushman & Wakefield’s global Portfolio Service Centres (PSC’s) are global, multi-disciplined, connected teams of real estate professionals that partner with on-site/in-market teams to deliver fully-integrated services to Cushman & Wakefield’s clients.

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Labor Analytics and Location Strategy
Our Total Workplace experts will help you analyze labor markets in alignment with a location strategy
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Leave it to our Facilities Management teams to expertly and efficiently manage every facet of your daily facility operations.
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Strategic agency leasing ensures that your investment yields high value and long-term tenants whether for a signature property or portfolio.
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Leave it to our Facilities Management teams to expertly and efficiently manage every facet of your daily facility operations.
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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
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Sign up for a personal view of the evolving role of real estate in a world of technological, social and business change, by Richard Pickering, Head of Innovation, EMEA.
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Residential: Discount For Overseas Buyers In Prime Central London

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The importance of retrofitting a residential property and how to do it

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The Role of Cities in Defining Our Environmental Future

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UK INSIGHTS

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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.
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H1 2025 EMEA Data Centre Market Update

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Laura Shepherd • 17/07/2025
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The EMEA Investor Update

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The ECB finally joins the rate-hike club

The European Central Bank (ECB) raised rates by 50 basis points at its July meeting, ending eight years of negative interest rates and bringing the deposit rate to zero. Find out what the rate increase means for the commercial real estate market.
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The importance of retrofitting a residential property and how to do it

Retrofitting is the process of making alterations to an existing property to improve its energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption. Retrofitting our homes will be vital if we are to meet current net-zero targets.
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UK Real Estate Market View

A regular update on the commercial real estate market in the UK.
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Retail Evolution | Microfulfilment

In this report, we look at microfulfilment, as well as the increasingly competitive market for warehouse space. Microfulfilment is the utilisation of bricks and mortar stores to fulfil other functions and ‘work harder’.
Sally Bruer • 19/04/2022
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Flexible Offices in the Changing Workplace

The following report examines the current state and the expected future of the flexible office sector for landlords, occupiers, and operators / providers across five themes.
David Smith • 25/01/2022
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COP26 Glasgow Climate Summit: Implications for Real Estate

World leaders representing governments and industry came together in Glasgow, Scotland for COP26 to address how to achieve targets set as part of the Paris Climate Agreement 2015.
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The Role of Cities in Defining Our Environmental Future

To support that future, the urban ecosystem needs to be at the heart of urban and development planning. While some might argue that’s a constraint on development, it’s actually an opportunity.
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