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Emma Williams

Partner • United Kingdom

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43-45 Portman Square
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Emma Williams

Partner • United Kingdom

About

Emma is a Partner in the UK national leasing team, specialising in leasing large retail, restaurant & leisure destinations across the country on behalf of Landlord’s. With over 15 years of experience in the sector, she has played a key role in some of the UK’s most notable leasing deals of late, including the new Zara and M&S opening in Bath and Everyman’s arrival in Cambridge.

Emma’s clients include: URW, British Land, Hammerson, Abrdn, Aviva, Ardent and USS.

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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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Cushman & Wakefield Hires Partner To Lead North West Logistics & Industrial Team

Cushman & Wakefield has appointed James Lewis as a Partner within its national Logistics & Industrial team. 

Vikki McCrindle • 09/12/2025

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75% Of European Office Leasing Now In Core Areas As Occupiers Prioritise Location Over Quality

Vacancy gap between core CBD office locations and those outside the core is at its highest level since Q1 2016.

Lauren Joselyn • 04/12/2025

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From Caution to Conviction: Europe’s Property Sector Enters 2026 with Momentum

Confidence in European real estate is building, with core sectors poised for growth as fundamentals and investor sentiment improve.

Lauren Joselyn • 04/12/2025

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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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Debt Capital Driving European Real Estate Recovery

Cushman & Wakefield’s European Investment Atlas highlights broadening recovery and strategic opportunities across sectors.

Lauren Joselyn • 28/11/2025

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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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Central London Office Investment Surpasses 2024 Levels As Grade A Supply Tightens

In the leasing market, Grade A accounted for 70% of take up in Q3 2025.

Lauren Joselyn • 07/11/2025

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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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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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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

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

UK Economy & Housing Marketbeat Reports
MarketBeat

UK Economy & Housing 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 • 18/12/2025
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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 • 18/12/2025
REsidential Forecast
Article • Investment / Capital Markets

Residential Forecast 2026

Get insights into the UK housing market for 2026. Uncover trends in house prices, sales market shifts, and rental market projections.
Millie Harper • 16/12/2025
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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
Residential: Discount For Overseas Buyers In Prime Central London
Article

Residential: Discount For Overseas Buyers In Prime Central London

Despite political uncertainty and a relatively gloomy economic outlook, the wall of capital targeting prime central London (PCL) residential opportunities continues to be robust, with overseas investors continuing to look to deploy money into London. This should be of no surprise, with the sector potentially offering good value for cash-rich investors.
Millie Harper • 26/10/2022
Housing For Sale
Article

Latest stamp duty changes and what this means for the UK housing market

Explore how the latest stamp duty changes will affect the UK housing market.
Millie Harper • 23/09/2022
ECB
Article • Investment / Capital Markets

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.
Sukhdeep Dhillon • 27/07/2022
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Insights

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.
Millie Harper • 27/07/2022
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Research

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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Insights • Workplace

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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Article • Sustainability / ESG

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.
16/11/2021
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Insights • Sustainability / ESG

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.
03/06/2021

UK INSIGHTS

REsidential Forecast
Article • Investment / Capital Markets

Residential Forecast 2026

Get insights into the UK housing market for 2026. Uncover trends in house prices, sales market shifts, and rental market projections.
Millie Harper • 16/12/2025
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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 • 28/07/2025
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Research

H1 2025 EMEA Data Centre Market Update

A total of 24GW of data centre capacity across EMEA was operational, under construction, or in planning stages at the start of 2025 with operators increasingly looking beyond traditional powerhouse markets to meet demand.
Laura Shepherd • 17/07/2025
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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
Housing For Sale
Article

Latest stamp duty changes and what this means for the UK housing market

Explore how the latest stamp duty changes will affect the UK housing market.
Millie Harper • 23/09/2022
ECB
Article • Investment / Capital Markets

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.
Sukhdeep Dhillon • 27/07/2022
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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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Research

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
workplace
Insights • Workplace

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
COP26 (image)
Article • Sustainability / ESG

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.
16/11/2021
Role of the City CArd (image)
Insights • Sustainability / ESG

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.
03/06/2021
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Article

Commercial Property

Dedicated to delivering effective services in the EMEA region. 

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Battersea Power Station is an iconic 42-acre development on the south of the River Thames.
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