Toby Sykes
Head of Retail National, UK • United Kingdom
Local Office:
43-45 Portman Square
London, W1A 3BG
United Kingdom
Office: +44 (20) 71525240
Mobile: +44 7764398240
Toby Sykes
Head of Retail National, UK • United Kingdom
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.
Services
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.
Leisure & Restaurants
Leisure and restaurants are our passion; our team brings together cutting-edge and commercially-established schemes.
Insights
MarketBeat
UK Regional Offices MarketBeat
Access the latest quarterly commercial real estate results for the UK office sector nationally. MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly market activity including, supply, demand and pricing trends.
Kiran Patel • 05/02/2026
Research
Track prime rents and yields in up to 43 cities across Europe, covering the key office, high street and logistics sectors.
Nigel Almond • 03/02/2026
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.
Sophia Sham • 03/02/2026
MarketBeat
UK Build-to-Rent Marketbeat Reports
Access the latest quarterly commercial real estate results for the UK build-to-rent sector nationally. MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly market activity including, supply, demand and pricing trends.
02/02/2026
Article • Economy
On the 4th of July, the UK goes to the polls to determine its next government, with the overwhelming likelihood that there will be a large Labour majority, with the potential for one of the momentous General Election results seen in a lifetime.
Daryl Perry • 01/07/2024
Research • Workplace
Inflationary pressures that dominated the economic environment in 2022 and 2023 are showing signs of easing across the UK economy. The consequential increases in the Bank of England’s base rate up to 5.25% – the highest level since 2008 – are now expected to gradually ease over the medium-term.
Mark Denford • 08/05/2024
Research • Workplace
Rental Growth in Super Prime Offices
Evolving working patterns and employee expectations are prompting companies to re-evaluate the workplace.
Charles Dady • 31/10/2023
Article
How Did Help To Buy Shape The Housing Market?
Explore the impact of the Help to Buy scheme on the housing market. Discover where the scheme was used the most and learn about the challenges faced post-Help to Buy and the potential future developments in the new build housing market.
Millie Harper • 24/10/2023
Article • Sustainability / ESG
Changing Attitudes Towards Greener Homes in the Face of the 'Cost of Living Crisis'
The residential sector accounted for approximately 17% of all carbon dioxide emissions in the UK in 2021, meaning our homes are key to cutting emissions and reducing our chance of hitting the 1.5℃ global warming threshold.
Ellie Healy • 04/10/2023
Article
Unlocking First Generation Beds For Generation Z Students & Investors
Sharing two bathrooms with six or more people in a block whose main point of interest is the laundry, with rent at less than £100 a week, is a memory of student life for millions. The often underappreciated stock of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) has historically not been the centre of attention for investors; however, we believe that this is about to change. First Generation beds make up a third of all beds in the UK.
Olan Coyle • 27/02/2023
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
UK INSIGHTS
Research
Track prime rents and yields in up to 43 cities across Europe, covering the key office, high street and logistics sectors.
Nigel Almond • 03/02/2026
MarketBeat
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.
Andrew Fray • 17/07/2025
Article • Economy
On the 4th of July, the UK goes to the polls to determine its next government, with the overwhelming likelihood that there will be a large Labour majority, with the potential for one of the momentous General Election results seen in a lifetime.
Daryl Perry • 01/07/2024
Research • Workplace
Inflationary pressures that dominated the economic environment in 2022 and 2023 are showing signs of easing across the UK economy. The consequential increases in the Bank of England’s base rate up to 5.25% – the highest level since 2008 – are now expected to gradually ease over the medium-term.
Mark Denford • 08/05/2024
Article • Sustainability / ESG
Changing Attitudes Towards Greener Homes in the Face of the 'Cost of Living Crisis'
The residential sector accounted for approximately 17% of all carbon dioxide emissions in the UK in 2021, meaning our homes are key to cutting emissions and reducing our chance of hitting the 1.5℃ global warming threshold.
Ellie Healy • 04/10/2023
Article
Unlocking First Generation Beds For Generation Z Students & Investors
Sharing two bathrooms with six or more people in a block whose main point of interest is the laundry, with rent at less than £100 a week, is a memory of student life for millions. The often underappreciated stock of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) has historically not been the centre of attention for investors; however, we believe that this is about to change. First Generation beds make up a third of all beds in the UK.
Olan Coyle • 27/02/2023
Insights
A regular update on the commercial real estate investment scene in Europe.
James Young • 27/10/2022
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
Insights • Economy
A regular update on the commercial real estate market in the UK.
31/05/2022
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