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Head of Investment Strategy for EMEA Capital Markets • United Kingdom

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David Hutchings

Head of Investment Strategy for EMEA Capital Markets • United Kingdom


About

David is the head of the European Investment Strategy team based in the Cushman & Wakefield Cross Border Capital Markets group.

His main area of responsibility is in producing and managing investment and strategy research on behalf of the firm and our clients.

He is editor to a number of the firm’s international capital markets publications and has a wide range of experience supporting both development and investment decision making with economic and property market analysis, risk and return analysis and strategy development.  

Recent successes for David and his team have included work on sales and acquisition strategies for a range of clients across the region as well as the development of a global investment strategy for a Sovereign Wealth Fund, supporting strategy development for an IPO in Asia and developing strategy to assist a fund raising in Europe. 

 

Awards & Recognition

David is a board member on the ULI’s UK Executive Committee, responsible for research, and also a member of the Pan European Property Common Interest Group (PEPCIG), a forum for leading international researchers and the Society for Property Researchers. He previously sat on a CBI working party on energy efficiency, worked on a government review of UK lease structures and chaired a working party looking at the impact of government structures for London on behalf of the British Council for Offices.

Assignments

  • Europa Capital Partners 
  • ECE 
  • Mubadala 
  • Oxford Properties 
  • Redevco
  • The Tesco Pension Fund 

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

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

Lauren Joselyn • 08/10/2025

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

Richard Coleman • 25/09/2025

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European real estate is still a strong play, offering real income-producing assets backed by solid long-term trends and fundamentals says Cushman & Wakefield.

Lauren Joselyn • 11/06/2025

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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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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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James Woolley takes the helm of the UK Student Accommodation team.

Richard Coleman • 28/04/2025

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Occupiers Focus On The Core As The City Breaks Record For Central London Office Leasing Deals

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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Iconic European Streets See 83 New Luxury Store Openings Despite Ongoing Luxury Market Transition

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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We were pleased to accept the assignment from client Danone to create a design for their new office and provide project management services as Cushman & Wakefield is their global partner.
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We were pleased to accept the assignment from client Danone to create a design for their new office and provide project management services as Cushman & Wakefield is their global partner.
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