Savills, has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of Beliving in Italy, a real estate company specialising in residential sales and rentals.

Founded by Danilo Orlando in 2013 and a Savills associate since 2017, Beliving has particular expertise in the new build residential market and handles the onsite sales for Fo.Ro Living, the iconic project designed by Mario Cucinella in Rome, and Manifattura Tabacchi in Florence, one of Italy’s largest regeneration projects.

The acquisition, part of Savills residential expansion across Europe, brings a new service line offering to the Savills Italy business which already includes hospitality & leisure, office leasing, capital markets, industrial and logistics, retail, building and project consultancy, valuation and advisory, and property management.

The Beliving offices in Rome, Milan and Sicily will be fully branded and operated as Savills.