Asian property slowdown hits Savills

The ever-canny Savills management team had guided down stockbrokers' expectations to the point that the property broker could bill its half-year results as "better than anticipated" despite a 4 per cent fall in underlying profits. Strong growth in the more stable facilities management and consultancy businesses did not quite offset a 37 per cent plunge in transactional profits.

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