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Toby Sykes

Head of Retail National, UK • United Kingdom

Toby Sykes - London
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43-45 Portman Square
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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 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

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MarketBeat

UK London Office Marketbeat Reports

Access the latest quarterly commercial real estate results for the London office market. MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly market activity including, supply, demand and pricing trends.
Kiran Patel • 25/07/2025
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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 • 25/07/2025
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MarketBeat

UK Life Science Marketbeat Report

Access the latest quarterly commercial real estate results for the UK life science sector nationally. MarketBeat reports analyse quarterly market activity including, supply, demand and pricing trends.
Kiran Patel • 23/07/2025
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Research

London Hotel Market Spotlight

Access the latest in-depth insights, key trends, and performance of the London hotel real estate market.
Bořivoj Vokřínek • 22/07/2025
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Research

Edinburgh Hotel Market Spotlight

Access the latest in-depth insights, key trends, and performance of the Edinburgh Hotel Market Spotlight.
Bořivoj Vokřínek • 22/07/2025
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 • 17/07/2025
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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 • 17/07/2025
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Article

The UK’s Industrial Strategy - A structural shift of industrial proportions

The UK Government’s recent launch of “Modern Industrial Strategy 2025” marks an important event for the logistics and industrial sector despite being set against a backdrop of persistent global inflation, complex geopolitical risk, and an almost two-decade old productivity problem.
Edward Bavister • 15/07/2025
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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 • 11/07/2025
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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. It provides an overview of quarterly performance for prime rents and yields.
Nigel Almond • 07/07/2025
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Research • Workplace

Fitting in the Fit Out

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.
Thomas Moore • 08/05/2024
Insights

Commercial Stamp Duty Calculator

Calculate commercial stamp duty (SDLT) for UK property purchases with Cushman & Wakefield's free calculator. Covers England, Scotland, Wales & NI

UK INSIGHTS

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Research

London Hotel Market Spotlight

Access the latest in-depth insights, key trends, and performance of the London hotel real estate market.
Bořivoj Vokřínek • 22/07/2025
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Research

Edinburgh Hotel Market Spotlight

Access the latest in-depth insights, key trends, and performance of the Edinburgh Hotel Market Spotlight.
Bořivoj Vokřínek • 22/07/2025
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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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Article

The UK’s Industrial Strategy - A structural shift of industrial proportions

The UK Government’s recent launch of “Modern Industrial Strategy 2025” marks an important event for the logistics and industrial sector despite being set against a backdrop of persistent global inflation, complex geopolitical risk, and an almost two-decade old productivity problem.
Edward Bavister • 15/07/2025
dna graphic
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. It provides an overview of quarterly performance for prime rents and yields.
Nigel Almond • 07/07/2025
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Research

Solar Solutions

Cushman & Wakefield’s study explores rooftop solar potential in UK logistics, key adoption drivers, barriers, financial returns, and policy solutions.
03/07/2025
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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 • 11/04/2025
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Research • Workplace

Fitting in the Fit Out

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.
Thomas Moore • 08/05/2024
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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
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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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Article

Commercial Property

Dedicated to delivering effective services in the EMEA region. 
Insights

Commercial Stamp Duty Calculator

Calculate commercial stamp duty (SDLT) for UK property purchases with Cushman & Wakefield's free calculator. Covers England, Scotland, Wales & NI

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