Toby Sykes

Head of Retail National, UK • United Kingdom

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Toby Sykes

Head of Retail National, UK • United Kingdom

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About

Toby has been a specialist in the UK shopping centre market for the last 30 years.

His experience has included pre-leasing some of the biggest and best new regional developments including The Trafford Centre in Manchester, Bullring in Birmingham, Trinity Leeds and most recently Westgate Oxford.

He is currently working on some of the most dominant and successful centres in the UK including Westfield Stratford.

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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

Research

Unlocking Solar PV Potential in UK Logistics Properties

Discover the untapped energy potential sitting atop the UK’s logistics and industrial buildings.

21/10/2025

MarketBeat

UK Elderly Care MarketBeat Reports

Access the latest quarterly commercial real estate results for the UK elderly care sector nationally. MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly market activity including, supply, demand, and pricing trends.

Jack Kelleher • 17/10/2025

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.

James Dunne • 13/10/2025

Research

DNA of Real Estate

Track prime rents and yields in up to 43 cities across Europe, covering the key office, high street and logistics sectors.

Nigel Almond • 13/10/2025

Research

Manchester Hotel Market Spotlight

Access the latest in-depth insights, key trends, and performance of the Manchester hotel real estate market.

Bořivoj Vokřínek • 09/10/2025

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 • 16/09/2025

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 • 16/09/2025

MarketBeat

Hospitality Market Trends & Data

The latest hospitality market insights are based on the in-depth analysis of our extensive data sets, surveys of investors, operators and lenders and up-to-date market intelligence from our team members on-the-ground in all major European markets.

Bořivoj Vokřínek • 26/03/2025

Article • Sustainability / ESG

Exploring Climate Risks Across the UK & Ireland – Sustainability Week 2024

Cities across the UK have identified the pressing need to prepare for the impacts of a changing climate. Climate risks represent a growing and significant financial concern, particularly within the built environment.

14/11/2024

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Research

The Right Time: The Fall In The Base Rate And What It Means For Capital Markets

Today, the Bank of England voted to bring down the base rate from 5.25% to 5.00% on a narrow margin of 5-4 committee members. While many expected this to be the case, this was by no means a foregone conclusion – with the minutes from the last meeting seeing plenty of mentions about being ‘finely balanced’.

Daryl Perry • 01/08/2024

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Research • Sustainability / ESG

Elevating Manchester’s Urban Inclusivity

Here at Cushman & Wakefield, we have been evaluating the inclusiveness of 44 cities across EMEA including Manchester through analysis of 110 detailed metrics. These range across economic, social, spatial and environmental dimensions.

Caroline Baker • 16/07/2024

Insights • Workplace

Leading an Active Recovery to Build the Best Workplace Experience

Leading an Active Recovery shows how an Agile approach can engage the C-suite in real estate decisions that balance the codependent – and often contradictory – needs for efficiency, effectiveness and engagement.

Despina Katsikakis • 10/06/2021

UK INSIGHTS

Research

Unlocking Solar PV Potential in UK Logistics Properties

Discover the untapped energy potential sitting atop the UK’s logistics and industrial buildings.

21/10/2025

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.

James Dunne • 13/10/2025

Research

DNA of Real Estate

Track prime rents and yields in up to 43 cities across Europe, covering the key office, high street and logistics sectors.

Nigel Almond • 13/10/2025

Research

Manchester Hotel Market Spotlight

Access the latest in-depth insights, key trends, and performance of the Manchester hotel real estate market.

Bořivoj Vokřínek • 09/10/2025

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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

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

MarketBeat

Hospitality Market Trends & Data

Bořivoj Vokřínek • 26/03/2025

Research • Sustainability / ESG

Elevating Manchester’s Urban Inclusivity

Caroline Baker • 16/07/2024

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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

Insights • Economy

UK Real Estate Market View

A regular update on the commercial real estate market in the UK.

31/05/2022

Insights • Workplace

Leading an Active Recovery to Build the Best Workplace Experience

Despina Katsikakis • 10/06/2021

Article

Commercial Property

Dedicated to delivering effective services in the EMEA region.

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