Nick Axford
Head of EMEA Research and Consultancy
CB Richard Ellis
Prior to entering private practice surveying with Gerald Eve in 1990, Nick graduated from Southampton University with an honours degree in Geography and then spent three years researching local economic development and regeneration issues. His thesis examined the way in which local development processes interact with company location decision-making, for which he was awarded a PhD. He also has a Diploma in Surveying from the College of Estate Management, Reading.
Nick is a former Board Director and Chairman of EGPropertyLink, the UKs leading internet listings service for commercial property. He was a Committee Member of the Society of Property Researchers for four years, serving for three years as Honorary Secretary. He has also been elected as a personal member of the British Council for Offices and of CoreNet, the industry body for corporate real estate executives.
Nick is head of CB Richard Ellis EMEA Research & Consulting department. His role is to co-ordinate research activities across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA Region) to ensure that a full and innovative range of research, analysis and consultancy services is provided for clients of the Company. The department comprises 8 staff in London who undertake pan-European analysis and co-ordinate the work of over 150 specialists in countries across the region. The team forms part of the CB Richard Ellis Global Research & Consulting Group, and Nick is a member of the Global Research & Consulting Executive Committee which oversees the development of global research products and multi-regional client consultancy services.
Since joining the company in 1994, Nick has concentrated on developing ways of analysing current and future trends in local office markets. He has carried out strategic consultancy studies on various aspects of the property market for major occupiers and the UK government, as well as landlords, developers and investors. He has developed considerable experience in advising occupiers and investors on current and future trends in European real estate.
