James has worked as a real estate economist and forecaster for 30 years, mostly in the City of London and with leading global property consultancies. He has led projects on all three of the major commercial real estate sectors across the leading global cities, with the UK as an area of specialism.

Career highlights:

- CBRE – City of London and Docklands office market Senior Analyst.
- DTZ (now Cushman & Wakefield) – Head of Central London Offices Research initially, then Head of UK Commercial Property Research.
- Knight Frank – Head of UK Commercial Property Research, then Global Chief Economist.
- Avison Young – Joined in 2021, and has been developing the firm’s UK house view on the economic and property market outlook.
- James has briefed a wide range of leading property funds, REITs and developers, including: Abrdn, Almacantar, Blackrock, Blackstone, British Land, Brookfield, Canary Wharf Group, City of London Corporation, Crown Estate, Grosvenor, Land Securities, Nuveen and SEGRO.
- Member of the Editorial board of Corporate Real Estate Journal since 2017. Contributed articles to Estates Gazette, New London Quarterly, Property Chronicle and Property Week.