The North America Desk
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Your access to global buyers
We combine our worldwide reach, experience and expertise with personal service for every client, including specialist departments that offer the highest levels of privacy and professionalism. We pride ourselves on building lasting relationships that help our clients achieve their property ambitions, whatever and wherever they may be.
We reach clients around the world – through our team of dedicated specialists based in London, our worldwide network of offices and associates, and our specialist in-house marketing, PR and research teams. And our clients can find us easily, thanks to our multilingual websites and mobile search, and our reputation for market-leading insight and analysis.
And it’s not a one-way process. Savills agents advise the world’s richest and most influential buyers on their real estate portfolios. For our clients looking to invest in locations across North America, such as Aspen, Miami and the Hamptons, the North America Desk can make discreet introductions to local brokers. This enhances our service and creates rewarding new business opportunities for you.
The Savills North America Desk is your go-to contact for access to the world's prime residential markets. Whether you are a buyer, seller, developer or broker, we can provide access to a global network of offices and opportunities to deliver the industry advice you are looking for. We cover prime locations such as London, Monaco, the Caribbean and the Swiss Alps. We also advise the world’s most influential buyers and high net worth individuals on extending their real estate portfolios across America. For our clients looking to invest in locations such as Aspen, Miami and the Hamptons, the North America Desk can facilitate discreet transactions through trusted relationships with key local brokers. This enhances our service and creates rewarding new opportunities for you. Rory McMullen Head of North America Desk
WORLDWIDE REACH, PERSONAL SERVICE
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THE NORTH AMERICA DESK
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We recognise that prime residential markets are a core part of your global real estate portfolio. Our global network ensures we are able to provide access to properties and market expertise across the world. Whether you’re an American looking to purchase in the UK, an investor expanding your international portfolio or you’re looking to find that holiday home in the Hamptons, the North America Desk can be that first port of call. We use our Savills offices and related partners to source all types of property in prime locations around the world. Because our local Savills brokers live and work in the same markets as our global buyers, we are sensitive and familiar with, cultural nuances and differing buyer needs. Our North America Desk is the go-to contact to manage your relationships with discretion and confidentiality.
ASSISTING BUYERS
Our global network ensures we are able to service requests for ski homes, beach houses, ranches and second homes.
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Trafalgar Park, Wiltshire, UK. Sold for £10.6 million
Savills is one of the leading estate agents across the prime UK markets. This, coupled with access to our global offices and outstanding partnerships in the US, can reassure sellers that their property is getting the attention it deserves. For those looking to sell their homes in the US, we can provide you with a dedicated expert on the ground and access to our global database of buyers. Similarly, we can ensure sellers around the world have the ability to market their properties to US buyers. With more than 150 years of residential advisory experience, Savills provides services from property valuation through to transaction advice. We have dedicated services covering research, marketing, PR and consultancy to help every step of the way.
ASSISTING SELLERS
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The Sanctuary, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Residential developers around the world have been quick to appreciate the access and expertise our North America Desk can provide. Through a database of buyers and our wider Savills office network, we are able to provide developers exposure on a global platform. We help North American residential developers to market their property on the world stage while assisting non-US developers with access to the North American markets. We help advise developers on their sales and marketing strategies and arrange presentations to high net worth individuals and institutional investors. Savills has one of the top international sales and marketing teams in the industry with an extensive track record of advisory services and sales. As such, we can open a new audience for developers.
ASSISTING DEVELOPERS
We help build lasting relationships that provide developers with valuable exposure to North America
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Chelsea Barracks, London, UK
Wherever in the world your clients are looking to buy or sell, the North America Desk has touchpoints with the very best of Savills global network. Whether it’s a country house estate in the UK, a ski chalet in the Swiss Alps, a Parisian apartment or a town house in London’s Notting Hill, we can educate you and your client on the market based on our leading local knowledge and global market research. We can identify the most appropriate experts within Savills and provide all necessary introductions and instructions. This avoids the need for you to repeat your client's requirements, while guaranteeing absolute professionalism, discretion and privacy. We then monitor the progress of every instruction to ensure this results in a successful transaction for your clients.
ASSISTING BROKERS
We can identify the most appropriate experts within Savills and provide all necessary introductions and instructions.
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Notting Hill, London, UK. Sold for £14.25 million
WHY SAVILLS
Since 1860, Savills has grown from a single London office into one of the world’s leading real estate companies with a global network of more than 600 offices employing about 39,000 property experts. We work in the prime global cities of London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and New York as well as the world’s most sought-after residential addresses, such as the South of France, the Caribbean islands and Alpine resorts. Our North America Desk can tap into the best of this global knowledge, from long-established Savills offices in Monaco to some of our latest exciting ventures in India, China and five countries across the Middle East. This means we have unparalleled local knowledge on a global scale. It's an invaluable network – one that is made accessible through the North America Desk.
Whether a buyer is looking for a property for leisure pursuits, investment, or to be close to education centres and business hubs, Savills has the experience and understanding to match the individual with the perfect property.
Hong Kong
133 offices
Singapore
126 offices
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
66 offices
New York City, USA
67 offices
London, UK
French Riviera, France
South of France
Los Angeles, USA
265 offices
Milan, Italy
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Savills Research
North America and Caribbean
97 offices
UK, Ireland & Channel Islands
131 offices
Europe
138 offices
Africa & Middle East
269 offices
Asia Pacific
72 offices
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New York
London
A GLOBAL NETWORK
Why savills
Los Angeles
Miami
Moscow
Paris
Shanghai
Bangkok
Geneva
Toronto
OUR KNOWLEDGE COMES FROM EXPERIENCE
SAVILLS GLOBAL SUCCESS ACROSS MARKETS
96%
Guide Price
Reason for buying
UK BUYER NETWORK
Percentage of average guide price achieved
Percentage of properties sold to cash buyers
Percentage of sales that attracted multiple bids
Percentage of properties sold to international buyers
66%
cash buyers
63%
multiple bids
29%
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
8%
Second Housing
30%
Relocation
3%
Other
10%
Rest of UK
33%
Greater London
57%
Home Counties
Upsizing
Source: Savills data from January 2019 - April 2020. UK Country Department properties over £5 million.
80%
more prime central London properties sold in 2021*
more UK country properties sold in 2021*
increase in buyer registration in 2021*
South of France properties sold in 2021
70%
XX%
9%
39%
Upsizing:
4%
Investment/ re-development:
China:
South Asian sub-continent:
Eastern Europe and The CIS:
65%
UK:
Western Europe including Nordic Countries:
48%
Relocation:
North America:
Pacific Asia:
*Savills data - 2021 data compared to 2019 **SimilarWeb October 2021 †Savills data, October 2021 ††Google Analytics Jan – Dec 2021, †††Google Analytics Jul – Sep 2022, ***Savills live websites
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more Caribbean properties sold in 2021*
50%
of value for new development sales across London in 2021
£2bn
Second Home:
No.1
UK property website**
impressions on social media posts in 2021
76.4m
website visits from outside the UK in 2021††
7.9m
translated versions of our website including Chinese, Spanish and Russian***
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different country visitors to our website in under 3 months†††
240
ski properties sold in 2021
GLOBAL track RECORD
Private Residences
The North America Desk gives you access to our unrivalled expertise in the global property market. From traditional country estates and luxury city apartments to beachfront villas and Alpine chalets, we have sold some of the most desirable properties in the world across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Hyde Park Gate, London, UK. Sold for £23 million
Five-bedroom, hill-top country house with terraced gardens and panoramic views. €2,375,000
Luxury Penthouse, Val d’Isere, France Sold for €9,250,000
109 East 79th Street, Upper East Side, New York, NY, USA. Guide price $29,850,000
Contemporary Waterfront villa, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
Blissamore Hall, Hampshire, UK. Sold for £8.5 million
Albola, Tuscany, Italy
Sugar Beach, Saint Lucia
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, USA
Mégève, French Alps
St. George's Hill, Surrey, England
Quinta do Lago, Portugal
Pineapple Lodge, Windermere Island, Eleuthera, Bahamas Sold for $2,650,000
Santa Ponsa, Mallorca, Spain
Developments
Tuscany, Italy
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Hamptons waterfront property, Sag Harbor, New York, USA. Guide price $43,995,000
Kildrummy Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Sold for circa £12 million
Seafront estate, Aigua Blava, Spain Sold for €14 million
Membury Estate, Wiltshire, UK Guide price £15 million
Rockwood, Surrey, UK Guide price £19.75 million
Villefranche-sur-Mer, French Riviera Sold for €12.75 million
St. Jean Cap Ferrat, French Riviera Sold for €36 million
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Arndilly House, Morayshire, Scotland Sold for circa £4.3 million
Auron, Saint-Etienne de Tinée, Southern Alps, France Sold for
Private developments
We work with the world’s most prestigious developers to help build lasting relationships that provide valuable exposure to global markets. We have worked on some of the most desirable developments across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
The Whiteley, London, UK
Mandarin Oriental Residences, Barcelona, Spain
Four Seasons Private Residences, 20 Grosvenor Square, London, UK
Central Park Tower. New York, NY, USA
1 Grosvenor Square, London, UK
Private residences
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Mandarin Oriental, Los Angeles, USA
Baccarat Residences, Miami, USA
Lantern House, New York
Manifattura Tabacchi, Florence, Italy
Southbank Place, London, UK
Parc du Cap, Cap D'Antibes, French Riviera
Am Tacheles, Berlin, Germany
Domaine des Étoiles, Mougins, French Riviera
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Vivaldi Auron, Maritime Alps, France
The OWO, London, UK
Marketing
A TAILORED STRATEGY
Our in-house marketing experts develop tailored strategies for each property we sell, ensuring that we reach the right buyer wherever they are in the world. Whether it’s our own website and bespoke publications, targeted promotion through global press and portals, or digital and social media, we use every channel at our disposal to create an effective marketing mix.
Our prime property publication showcases the finest and most sought-after properties in the world to high-net-worth individuals, in both print and online editions.
We are active on leading social-media channels, including Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and LinkedIn, which allows us to showcase the finest properties and inspire thousands of prospective buyers.
Our presence at key events, including Prime Properties Showroom Moscow, Art Basel Miami and Masterpiece London allows us to showcase our portfolio to the high-net-worth audiences these shows attract.
We use targeted advertising across the world’s leading quality print publications. It is still one of the most effective ways to ensure high-end properties reach the right audience.
As well as featuring on our website, your property will also appear on global portals, such as The Wall Street Journal, Mansion Global, Rightmove, Zoopla, PropGoLuxury, FT.com and many more.
Specialist property publications: The Savills Portfolio
Owned social channels
Global Events
Reaching the right buyers: prime press titles
Portals
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Pr and press coverage
Reaching the right audience
Savills has a dedicated in-house team of worldwide PR specialists. Our expert communications team has strong relationships with key media contacts across the globe, proactively searching for opportunities to promote our clients’ properties and engage with international markets and audiences. From New York to Hong Kong, we generate high-quality editorial coverage to raise the profile of our properties and people.
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Research
Market-leading insight
With highly regarded specialists in residential, commercial, rural and global property, the Savills Research team offers in-depth analysis and commentary on current and future market trends. From prime residential development and luxury retail to infrastructure and international farmland, our respected and often-quoted commentators produce original research into all areas of the global property landscape. They also undertake bespoke reporting on behalf of clients, providing independent advice to investors, developers, landowners and lenders all over the world, helping them to make the right property decisions.
We have more than 200 expert researchers covering global property trends and publish a range of specialist property publications throughout the year, including World Cities Prime Residential Index, Impacts and The Ski Report
Our Research team has a reputation for its independent and forward-thinking approach to property research, which comes from a clear understanding of market dynamics and a focus on delivering creative solutions for our clients
Justin Marking, Head of Global Residential
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Savills Prime Residential Index: World Cities
Impacts Report 2022
Prime Central London
The Ski Report
SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS
ACCESS OUR EXPERTISE
From within Savills, the North America Desk has access to our network of specialist departments, further increasing our capacity to find the most relevant buyers for properties and enabling us to offer a full client service experience.
The North America desk leverages its close ties with other key Savills teams to further strengthen our ability to advise buyers and sellers around the world.
North america desk
Established in 2007, The Private Office helps high and ultra-high net worth individuals and their advisers gain access to comprehensive yet tailored and confidential real estate expertise and advice, across the full spectrum of Savills services.
the Private Office
High-profile clients from the worlds of sport and entertainment are handled with discretion by the Sports & Entertainment department. The team uses its understanding of these individuals’ unique requirements to connect them with suitable global properties.
SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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Caribbean Desk
Savills Ski
International Development
In the 165 years or so of Savills growth, the number of disciplines and areas of expertise on offer has grown hugely. In short, across our global network, Savills offers over 300 services and areas of expertise, a selection of which is listed here.
Related services
Services available within Savills
Savills is recognised as a market leader in the sale of a broad range of quality property, including prime central London properties, new homes, and all types of country property, from small cottages to the largest stately homes and estates. As experts in residential property, we also have a broad range of specialisations and advisory services including:
Residential
Appraisals/Assessments Arbitration Asset Management Auctions Affordable Services Building Consultancy Buy-To-Let Acquisition Buying Client Accounting Compulsory Purchase Corporate Real Estate & Lettings Development Expert Witness Finance Housing Consultancy Institutional Property Interior Services Investment Leasehold Enfranchisement London House Consultancy Mediation Planning & Regeneration Public Sector Rent Collection Residential Sales – Country houses, London & International Residential Lettings Property Management Research Sports & Entertainment Surveys Sustainability Valuation
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The Savills service also includes:
Savills Investment Management LLP
Savills Investment Management LLP is an international property fund manager, creating unique opportunities for clients.
Prime Purchase specialises in finding and acquiring both London and country residential properties.
Prime Purchase
SPF Private Clients offers independent funding solutions and general insurance broking for all property types and locations.
SPF Private Clients
With a long-standing reputation for producing accurate, well-informed analysis and commentary on the UK housing, land and mixed-use markets, the Savills Research team is widely recognised as a leading authority. Analysis is underpinned by consultancy for investors, developers, lenders and government.
Savills can offer professional services to private clients such as mediation, litigation and advice on tax.
Professional Services for Private Clients
Savills London House Consultancy helps owners of large London homes to protect their investment, enhance its worth and manage the cost of ownership.
London House Consultancy
Savills Country House Consultancy advises owners of country houses and rural estates on a range of issues including project management, staffing, land use, tenancies, operating costs, capital expenditure, environmental issues, grants, tax and legal matters.
Country House Consultancy
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OUR GLOBAL OFFICES
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ASIA PACIFIC
Australia Cambodia China Hong Kong SAR India Indonesia Japan Macau SAR Malaysia New Zealand Philippines Singapore South Korea Taiwan, China Thailand Vietnam
AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
BAHRAIN BOTSWANA EGYPT ISRAEL KENYA MAURITIUS MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA OMAN Pakistan SAUDI ARABIA SEYCHELLES SOUTH AFRICA Swaziland UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE
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33 Margaret Street, London, W1G 0JD 399 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States
Rory McMullen Head of North America Desk +44 (0) 7803 013 362 rmcmullen@savills.com
