Sarah is a Partner who plays a lead role in Cushman & Wakefield’s student accommodation practice. Since originally joining Cushman and Wakefield in 2004, Sarah established the university/city market demand study and due diligence work for which the company is now renown; undertaking projects for universities, private providers and investors. In addition, she has written residential strategies for several universities, as well as providing advice on the size of new schemes at new campuses. Sarah works with Andrew TC Smith in advising universities on residential procurement strategies, and in re-joining the firm after 18 months as Director of Research and Development at Empiric Student Property plc, she will focus on advising universities on developing their estate and residential provision through a variety of methods. Sarah is an economist who has spent nearly her whole career in higher education, combining markets knowledge with analysis of student trends and international student mobility patterns.