Savills acquires Eastdil Secured, L.L.C., bringing together one of the leading international real estate advisors with the preeminent global real estate investment bank, to create a world-class platform spanning all key sectors. 

Expanded into Canada and completed strategic acquisitions in key markets such as North America, Portugal and Italy. Savills IM forms alliance with Samsung Life and acquires DRC Capital, a debt manager. 

Savills establishes India business, opening offices across the four largest commercial centres; Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, and Chennai.

Savills acquires Aguirre Newman, the leading Spanish independent real estate advisory business and establishes a Middle East platform following the acquisition of the Cluttons network in the region.

Savills expands its US presence with the acquisition of tenant representation specialist Studley Inc, with a network of 25 offices across the US, and expands its presence in Asia by opening an office in Indonesia.

Savills plc moved into FTSE 250 London Stock Exchange in 2000. Savills acquired First Pacific Davies Limited and 50% stake in Korean Asset Advisors and BHP Korea in 2000. Hamilton Osborne King acquired in Ireland. Hepher Dixon acquired, a planning and regeneration practice.

Savills opened its first offices in the Spanish market in 1990, after acquiring the majority shareholder capital of the companies that operated under the name of Weatherall Green & Smith in Spain, Germany and France. It also consolidated its presence in Asia after merging with First Pacific Davies Limited to become FPD Savills in 1997. Aguirre Newman expanded its services and opened offices in Barcelona. 

Savills became a limited liability company in 1988 and was listed on the London Stock Exchange, becoming Savills plc in 1988. In 1988 Santiago Aguirre and Stephen Newman founded what would become Spain’s leading independent real estate consultancy firm. During its early days, it worked with Savills.

The firm is re-branded as Savills. 58 partners operate from head office and 15 country offices in England and Wales.

63 Lincoln's Inn Fields became the headquarters. In tune with the times, a raft of new young partners were admitted.

The firm merged with Rees-Reynold and Hunt, rating surveyors and specialist advisors on commercial property investment. This was in line with Alfred’s strategy of expanding into new service lines.

The firm dispersed: junior staff were called up to serve, Norman Savill – along with vital records – went to Wimborne in Dorset. The firm’s architects worked from the Woking office. Norman Savill aside, the Partners stayed at the Lincoln’s Inn Field office.

The firm moved to 51a Lincoln's Inn Fields. Their new office was near enough to the City to enable them to maintain their existing contracts, and had the advantage of being among the trustee solicitors who were bringing them new business.

Within weeks of war breaking out, Edwin Savill was appointed by the War Office to assess compensation to landowners in Essex and Suffolk for loss of or damage to properties. When the War Losses Commission called in two valuers to assist them, one was Edwin Savill.

At the time of Alfred's death in 1905, his sons Alfred, Edwin and (Henry) Norman, were already firmly established in partnership although located in the City, its practice remained largely agricultural.

The business moved to 3 St Helen's Place, which belonged to the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers' estates (was a subtenant). Alfred was already retained as professional adviser to a number of Essex lordships.

Alfred Savill (1829 - 1905) set up business at 27 Rood Lane, EC3, in 1855 as 'Savill and Son'.