Savills Share News (SVS)

(ShareCast News) - Friday's sharp drops among shares of UK homebuilders and real estate outfits saw executives from several outfits step-in to pick-up some shares.Glyn Barker, non-executive director at Berkeley Group Holdings scooped up 2,000 shares in the homebuilder for a total £52,060.00.In parallel, Helen Gordon, specialist landlord Grainger's chief, purchased £38,124-worth of shares, alongside Baroness Margaret Ford, the company's non-executive chairman, who bought £23,990.64 in stock. The spouse of the latter, David Bolger, pocketed £19,991.6 in shares.Baroness Ford, who sits on Taylor Wimpey's Nomination and Remuneration Committees as well, bought £20,010 in stock of the homebuilder, with her spouse, David Bolger, buying another £23,990.64.Savills non-executive director Rupert Robson meanwhile bought £49,729.61 in shares of the real estate agent.Top Director BuysEkf Diagnostics Holdings (EKF)Director name: Mills,Christopher H BAmount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 11.75pValue: £235,000.00Berkeley Group Holdings (the) (BKG)Director name: Barker,Glyn Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 2,603.00pValue: £52,060.00Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited (GWI)Director name: Papalekas,Ioannis Amount purchased: 10,000 @ € 5.10Value: € 51,000.00Touchstar (TST)Director name: Martin,Ian PaulAmount purchased: 84,750 @ 60.00pValue: £50,850.00Savills (SVS)Director name: Robson,RupertAmount purchased: 7,981 @ 623.10pValue: £49,729.61Grainger (GRI)Director name: Gordon,HelenAmount purchased: 18,000 @ 211.80pValue: £38,124.00Grainger (GRI)Director name: Ford,Margaret BaronessAmount purchased: 9,430 @ 212.45pValue: £20,034.04Grainger (GRI)Director name: Ford,Margaret BaronessAmount purchased: 9,400 @ 213.10pValue: £20,031.40Taylor Wimpey (TW.)Director name: Ford,Margaret BaronessAmount purchased: 13,720 @ 146.00pValue: £20,031.20Taylor Wimpey (TW.)Director name: Ford,Margaret BaronessAmount purchased: 13,800 @ 145.00pValue: £20,010.00Rightmove (RMV)Director name: Parekh,RakhiAmount purchased: 544 @ 3,672.28pValue: £19,977.20Volex (VLX)Director name: Morris,Daren Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 31.80pValue: £15,900.00Anglo American (AAL)Director name: Rutherford ,Jim Amount purchased: 1,874 @ 673.00pValue: £12,612.02European Assets Trust (EAT)Director name: Bond,Julia Amount purchased: 991 @ 1,002.50pValue: £9,934.77Aukett Swanke Group (AUK)Director name: Thompson,NicholasAmount purchased: 200,000 @ 4.40pValue: £8,800.00Stadium Group (SDM)Director name: Gill,Christopher JohnAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 80.00pValue: £8,000.00Anglo American (AAL)Director name: Hampton,Philip RAmount purchased: 1,178 @ 673.00pValue: £7,927.94Firstgroup (FGP)Director name: O'Toole,TimAmount purchased: 8,467 @ 93.40pValue: £7,908.18Anglo American (AAL)Director name: Dlamini,Nobuhle Judith (Judy)Amount purchased: 970 @ 673.00pValue: £6,528.10Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL)Director name: Hay-Plumb,PaulaAmount purchased: 500 @ 974.11pValue: £4,870.55Grainger (GRI)Director name: Ford,Margaret BaronessAmount purchased: 1,872 @ 212.00pValue: £3,968.64Anglo American (AAL)Director name: Ramatlapeng,MphuAmount purchased: 404 @ 673.00pValue: £2,718.92Firstgroup (FGP)Director name: Barker,MickAmount purchased: 623 @ 93.40pValue: £581.88Top Director SellsIndependent Inv Trust (IIT)Director name: Ward,Maxwell C BAmount purchased: 50,000 @ 405.00pValue: £202,500.01Origin Enterprises (OGN)Director name: Richards,Christopher (Chris)Amount purchased: 573 @ € 6.01Value: € 3,443.73