CONTACT US

James Hanson

Partner • United Kingdom

James Hanson - London
Send Me a Message
Local Office:

43-45 Portman Square
London, W1A 3BG
United Kingdom

Office: +44 (20) 71525120

Mobile: +44 7779225392

Download VCard

James Hanson

Partner • United Kingdom


James is a Partner and Head of Healthcare Transactions at Cushman & Wakefield. James has 20 years valuation and agency experience, the last 15 of which has been spent specialising in the UK healthcare market. He joined Cushman & Wakefield in November 2016 to lead the transactions capability within the dedicated healthcare business.

James is a recognised UK and pan-European specialist in the health and social care sector, acting for:

  • Corporate and private operators
  • Banks
  • Investors
  • Institutions
  • Funds

He manages acquisitions, disposals and funding. He advises on healthcare assets, both as going concerns and fixed income assets.

Healthcare sub-sectors that James specialises in:

  • Children’s day nurseries
  • SEN schools
  • Primary care
  • Care and nursing homes
  • Specialist care
  • Retirement living
  • Hospitals

He previously worked at King Sturge/JLL where he was Lead Director and Head of Healthcare Investment.

James has a diverse and lateral skill-set which he uses to pursue his passion of driving innovation and thought leadership about the changing healthcare landscape.

James is a professional member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

He is an active member of British Property Federation Healthcare Committee.

James led his previous team to several HealthInvestor Awards including “Property Consultant of the Year -  Capital Markets 2012 and 2015 and Transactions 2014 

In 2014 he was selected as one of the Power 50 HealthInvestor Healthcare Industry’s most influential leaders  

NEWS

EMEA_OFFICE SPACES_AdobeStock_604962479.jpeg
Take-Up of London Grade A Office Space Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Levels by 4%

New data from global real estate advisor Cushman & Wakefield highlights the continued and sustained appeal of Grade A office space in Central London, as leasing take-up volumes exceed the pre-pandemic five-year quarterly average by 4% in Q3 2024.

15/11/2024

UK London City
Winchester
UK London City
UK Hotel Investment In H1 Up 210% From H1 2023 To Nearly £4Bn

Transaction volumes in the UK hotel real estate market have significantly increased in the first half of 2024.

Richard Coleman • 22/07/2024

Stephen Miles Cushman & Wakefield
Anthony Dixon_webcard.jpg
Cushman & Wakefield Appoints Head of Living Land And Development

Firm continues Living sector expansion with hire of Anthony Dixon from Allsop

Richard Coleman • 01/07/2024

Great Northern Hotel webcard.jpg
Mike Gorman
Cushman & Wakefield Continues Living Sector Expansion With Two Key UK Residential Capital Markets Hires

Cushman & Wakefield has announced two Residential Capital Markets hires in the UK as it continues to expand its Living sector team. 

Vikki McCrindle • 16/05/2024

25 Baker Street
Cushman & Wakefield Signs For New West End Office At Derwent London’s 25 Baker Street

Cushman & Wakefield has exchanged contracts on new office accommodation at 25 Baker Street, London, a brand new, Derwent London development. Baker Street will replace Portman Square as Cushman & Wakefield’s West End office from September 2025.

Richard Coleman • 08/05/2024

Gillian Bowman
Cushman & Wakefield’s UK Valuation & Advisory Team Welcomes Partner and Head of Sustainability

Gillian Bowman joins from Knight Frank to take on the role.

Vikki McCrindle • 01/05/2024

London at night
Cushman & Wakefield Makes Key UK Healthcare Appointments

Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has further strengthened its UK Healthcare team with key appointments, including hiring Peter Farnes formerly a Senior Director at CBRE.

Vikki McCrindle • 24/04/2024

MArk Hingston
Cushman & Wakefield Appoints Mark Hingston As Managing Director, Asset Services EMEA

Cushman & Wakefield has promoted Mark Hingston to Managing Director, Asset Services EMEA.

Richard Coleman • 22/04/2024

Specialist Sectors

Data Centres

As the digital economy continues to expand, the data centres supporting its growth are racing to keep pace with demand.

Learn More
Healthcare
Delivering Expert Property Knowledge To The Healthcare Industry.
Learn More
Life Sciences Real Estate Services
We help life science companies create flexible real estate strategies to attract and retain top talent, while managing efficiency and costs.
Learn More

MORE INSIGHTS

COVID-19 Real Estate Developer Sentiment Survey Second Edition
News • Investment / Capital Markets

The return to pre-pandemic vibrancy of the real estate sector is expected to come only in the next 2 to 3 years: Cushman & Wakefield Philippines Surveys Property Developers

The lingering COVID-19 related anxieties cloud the short- and medium-term growth outlook 
Claro Cordero Jr. • 23/08/2021
5-Key-Qs-About-Global-Recovery-WebCard
Insights

5 Key Investment Questions About the Global Recovery Journey

Our Global Recovery Journey webinar Q&A yielded outstanding discussion on a range of prescient topics. We’ve asked our expert speakers to address some of those we couldn’t get to in the allotted time.
Kevin Thorpe • 09/08/2021
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited Chennai
Article

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited Chennai

Adyar is a very prime & sought-after high street in Chennai and therefore a short-supply market. Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) was looking out for a property to set up their store in the area.
18/06/2021
Tata Cromā
Article

Tata Cromā

Tata Cromā, a leading consumer electronics and durable retail chain in India, wanted to open a new store in Guntur.
17/06/2021
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited
Article

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) was looking for space at a prime catchment in Kompally, Hyderabad. Cushman & Wakefield Retail team helped identify a built-to-suit option to meet the client's requirement.
17/06/2021
Citroën
Article

Citroen

Cushman & Wakefield retail team successfully transacted 13,000 SF flagship store for Citroen. In addition to be their first showroom in Mumbai, it also is their largest in India.
Anoop Vasudeo • 16/06/2021
Sequel
Article

Sequel

Sequel, a popular restaurant and the first to introduce an all-gluten free concept in Mumbai, wanted to open their third outlet in Bandra Kurla Complex to cater the commercial business district. 
16/06/2021
Policy Watch Singapore - Supplemental Budget 2020
Insights • Investment / Capital Markets

Policy Watch Singapore - Supplemental Budget 2020

With the exacerbation of Covid-19 affecting global economic activities at an unprecedented level, the Singapore government acted swiftly to roll out a second resilience budget to buffer the economy from slipping further into a deep recession. 
30/03/2020
Hotel Exterior Sign
Research

Almost 1,000 hotel rooms were delivered in Dublin in 2018

Development activity remains the predominant focus of the Irish hotel market, with a little over 1,300 rooms delivered across 21 Irish hotels during 2018.
11/03/2019
With your permission we and our partners would like to use cookies in order to access and record information and process personal data, such as unique identifiers and standard information sent by a device to ensure our website performs as expected, to develop and improve our products, and for advertising and insight purposes.

Alternatively click on More Options and select your preferences before providing or refusing consent. Some processing of your personal data may not require your consent, but you have a right to object to such processing.

You can change your preferences at any time by returning to this site or clicking on Cookies.
MORE OPTIONS
Agree and Close
These cookies ensure that our website performs as expected,for example website traffic load is balanced across our servers to prevent our website from crashing during particularly high usage.
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced features. These cookies do not gather any information about you that could be used for advertising or remember where you have been on the internet.
These cookies allow us to work with our marketing partners to understand which ads or links you have clicked on before arriving on our website or to help us make our advertising more relevant to you.
Agree All
Reject All
SAVE SETTINGS