Sarah Hughes

I am a National Director and Head of Tenant Advisory (NSW) based in Sydney.  I am highly focused with a committed work ethic and pride myself on securing great results for my clients.  I am consistenly recognised by my clients for providing unparralleled customer service and securing outstanding  results.

I have 15+ years global experience in corporate real estate and property and asset management providing me with invaluable insight, knowledge and understanding of both the landlord and tenant's perspective.  As a result, my client's beenfit from my ability to idenitfy value add whilst mitigating project risk.

Prior to joining Colliers I worked with Europe's leading investment trust, British Land, as well as several indepedant funds.  I was also seconded to British Airways as part of CBRE's Global Corporate Services team and managed their global real estate portfolio and was instrumental in securing considerable cost savings across their leased portfolio.
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2022 Managing Directors Award for Professional Service, Occupier Services (Australia)

2021 Occupier Services Sachin Seghal Spirit of Colliers Award (APAC)

2020 Occupier Services Managing Directors Award (NSW)

2019 Spirit of Enterprise Award (NSW)

2019 Outstanding Professional Services Award (Australia)

2019 Outstanding Revenue Achiever (Australia)

Property Type

Office

"Sarah, Thank you for your extremely high level of service on our recent search for new premises.  You identified a number of options that fitted our specific brief and then after a well organised inspection and shortlisting program, you negotiated significant savings on top of securing alterations to the fitout at the landlords expense.  In addition, we were extremely impressed by the way you negotiated not only the HOA to best protect our business but also the additional advice and recommendations you provided to our legal team to assist in reducing risk and our exposure to costs over the lease term. Well done on a great job and we will definitely be using your services again.”

AM Logistics

"This is the second time we have worked with Sarah Hughes regarding our Sydney premises requirement and she has also helped us with our property needs across some of our other Australian locations.  Our Sydney requirement on this occasion has been more complex with many variables.  Despite this, Sarah and the team at Colliers, have exceeded our expectations and thoroughly understood what we were trying to achieve.  Sarah's professionalism, availability and clearly presented advice has been invaluable to us especially as we navigate these uncertain times.  There was a constant stream of communication, so we were always kept up to date with the progress of the matter. It's been great working with Sarah again and we have no hesitation in recommending her as a tenant rep for any company looking for top quality service! We look forward to the opportunity to work with her again in the future.”

Lockton

"From inception of our business, we realised that to grow our operations for sufficient research output, a facility of suitable size (~3,000m2) was required for research laboratories and offices. Such a site does not already exist in Sydney and we needed to find and repurpose an existing site for our commercial needs. We engaged Rowan Humphreys and Sarah Hughes from Colliers International. The pair went straight to work to bring us a list of some 30 potential sites highlighting their extensive connections in the commercial real estate market within Sydney. They actively worked to find a suitable site, negotiate with the landlord and execute a Lease on excellent commercial terms.”

Channel Biologics

“Working with Hannah and Sarah on our office relocation project was not only a highly professional experience, but also easy and enjoyable. Hannah and Sarah listened to us and understood our businesses property needs from the outset. They ensured we had a clear brief and guided us through a seamless process from inspection to the signing of the lease. I highly recommend Hannah and Sarah to any businesses looking to review their office space needs!”

Profusion

"Sarah Hughes was a tremendous help with sourcing and securing our new office in Sydney.  ON24 is head quartered in San Francisco and we relied on Sarah and team to manage the process of the lease and its requirements.  Working with Colliers is one stop shopping which made the logistics of an international move smooth with Sarah being on the ground playing point.  She offered great recommendations of vendors to work with that helped ON24 meet our tight turnaround schedule and allowed us to stay within budget.  Sarah Hughes has incredible follow through and is a pleasure to work with."

On24

"Recently, my team and I at First Advantage worked with Sarah Hughes of Colliers to handle the property search and lease negotiations for our Sydney office.  I would rate Sarah a 10/10 on the entire experience.  Sarah at every stage was extremely prepared, organized and thorough.  She helped us simplify and manage the complexities and was assiduous in the negotiations.  As a result, we were able to secure a fantastic property at a very compelling rate and Sarah spared us from the many pitfalls and mines strewn through the process.  I recommend Sarah very highly and would not hesitate to work with her again."

First Advantage