James Hughes Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

I am member of the Valuation and Advisory department at CBRE, where I work in Fund Valuation - Real Assets team specialising in the Shopping Centre market. Here at CBRE our Fund Valuation - Real Assets team provides regular valuations for institutional and property company portfolios across the UK and Europe, valuing 15,000 properties worth more than £100bn each year.We pride ourselves on our rigorous valuation processes carefully developed and tailored to meet the needs of clients with large complex, geographically diverse portfolios, as well as those with smaller specialist portfolios.My role is focused on providing my clients with the most accurate and up to date valuations, assisting them to drive performance across their portfolios. I achieve this through a combination of applying a rigorous technical analysis of their assets and a market facing approach. I work with a variety of UK based institutions, providing them with regular valuation advice their existing assets and on new purchases.Key clients include:• Aberdeen Standard Investments• Legal & General Investment Management• Aviva Investors• BlackRock• Federated Hermes• Nuveen Real Estate• British Land• Workspace Group

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

In my first role post MRICS qualification I joined the Valuation and Advisory department, where I provided valuation advice to a range of institutional investors, property companies, banks and corporate property owners. The role was divided between completing regular valuations for accounts purposes and providing banks with valuations for secured lending. I additionally provided my institutional clients with, acquisition reports, disposal advice and development appraisals, working closely with asset managers. I was responsible for valuing assets across all UK markets and sectors, with a specific focus on Central London offices.Clients included:• M&G Real Estate• Henderson• Ropemaker Properties• BlackRock• GE Real Estate• Nationwide Building Society• Barclays

London, England, United Kingdom

I specialised in investment sales and acquisitions in the City Investment team. I assisted by providing clients with detailed market advice on acquisition or disposal of assets. Through a detailed understanding of a client’s requirement and the leveraging of contacts across the market, I offered clients suitable opportunities and assisted with formulating an appropriate acquisition strategy.

Prague, Czechia

A secondment to Prague, where I focused on working with UK occupiers entering the CEE market. I specialised in providing leasing advice for both production and warehousing facilities. I assisted occupiers by finding the most suitable space to meet their business requirements and negotiated with developers to ensure they achieved maximum cost savings and met their objectives.I provided effective brokerage and tenant representation services, through combining comprehensive market knowledge and with detailed market analysis.

London, England, United Kingdom

I assisted the National Logistics and Industrial Agency department with the marketing of industrial units where I developed a good understanding of the main drivers of the UK logistics market.

London, England, United Kingdom

I supported the team in providing valuation advice to clients for loan security and portfolio purposes. I worked across a range of sectors and markets, gaining a detailed understanding of the valuation process and the drivers which influence property values. This experience included providing valuation advice for both commercial and prime residential properties in London.I assisted with a number of development appraisals and feasibility reports, which required liaising with our clients other advisers including architects, quantity surveyors and project managers.

London, United Kingdom

I joined the Cushman & Wakefield summer internship programme in August 2010. I took the opportunity to refocus my career in the commercial property sector and complete my goal of gaining RICS membership.I worked in the Development and Planning department, where I assisted with providing strategic advice to occupiers.The primary project I completed during the internship was advising a London local authority on the potential disposal of a number of surplus sites. I assessed the redevelopment potential of the identified sites, by considering the likely scale of any new development and the market value of the completed scheme.The internship enabled me to apply the knowledge gained from my University of Reading degree and I was able to make a great impression which resulted in being able to join Cushman & Wakefield’s graduate training programme that year.

Manchester, United Kingdom

In 2008, I co-founded this successful property consultancy, providing energy performance advice for commercial and residential property owners. In partnership with an associate, In-Energy provided our clients with an efficient and professional service, enabling them to meet their requirement to provide Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs). Through building and maintaining strong relationships with our clients, I was able to grow our client base and continue to offer a consistently high level of service. My experience at In-Energy provides me with a detailed understanding of current energy performance and sustainability issues facing property developers and investors, which is of particular importance given the implication of the Energy Act 2011.Running the business throughout 2009 and 2010 required a highly efficient and client focused approach. Operating in a new market place and competing against larger firms, required an innovative approach to marketing and business development. I addressed this by partnering with existing companies using existing relationships to further build the companies profile with clients.I left In-Energy to focus my career on the commercial property sector by joining Cushman & Wakefield in 2010.Clients included:• WHR• MCR Property Group

Manchester, United Kingdom

This was my first role in the property industry, after graduation from the University of Manchester in 2006. I was based in the North West and specialised in residential survey and valuation.I joined the Edward Mellor training scheme, which focused on the residential sector providing me with excellent experience of inspecting and measuring properties, diagnosing building defects and the preparation of valuation reports. I also assisted the team of surveyors with the preparation of mortgage valuations, RICS Home Buyer Reports and building surveys. I developed a varied knowledge of the industry through departmental rotations in agency, auction, leasing and property management. As part of my training I completed diplomas in Home Inspection and Non Domestic Energy Assessment, qualifying me as an energy assessor for both residential and commercial properties. I gained a detailed knowledge of the requirements of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) regulations.Following the introduction of EPCs in 2007, I was given responsibility for managing a project on behalf of a number of housing associations to provide energy assessments across their entire stock of properties. Clients included:• Miller Homes• Wirral Methodist Housing Association• New Charter Housing Trust

Master Of Science (Msc), Surveying, Merit

An RICS accredited Postgraduate qualification awarded by the University of Reading. Studied part time via distance learning and taught.

Cmi Level 3 Diploma In The Principles Of Management And Leadership, Distinction

Professional Diploma covering Managing and Leading a high performance team, with a focus on personal development, coaching, driving.

Master Of Physics (Mphys), Physics With Astrophysics, Upper Second Class (2:1)

Activities and Societies: Manchester University Mountaineering Club, Wing Tsun Kung Fu, Ultimate Frisbee A four year Undergraduate Masters.