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

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 & logistics, retail, building & project consultancy, valuation & advisory, and property management.

The Beliving offices in Rome, Milan and Sicily will be fully branded and operated as Savills. Angus Potterton, CEO at Savills Italy, said: “This acquisition means we can now provide our clients with a full service right across the real estate spectrum, from the buying and selling of residential property to operational capital markets and institutional investment.”