Directors dealings: Real estate sector execs pick up shares

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 Buys
Ekf Diagnostics Holdings (EKF)
Director name: Mills,Christopher H B
Amount purchased: 2,000,000 @ 11.75p
Value: £235,000.00

Berkeley Group Holdings (the) (BKG)
Director name: Barker,Glyn
Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 2,603.00p
Value: £52,060.00

Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited (GWI)
Director name: Papalekas,Ioannis
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ € 5.10
Value: € 51,000.00

Touchstar (TST)
Director name: Martin,Ian Paul
Amount purchased: 84,750 @ 60.00p
Value: £50,850.00

Savills (SVS)
Director name: Robson,Rupert
Amount purchased: 7,981 @ 623.10p
Value: £49,729.61

Grainger (GRI)
Director name: Gordon,Helen
Amount purchased: 18,000 @ 211.80p
Value: £38,124.00

Grainger (GRI)
Director name: Ford,Margaret Baroness
Amount purchased: 9,430 @ 212.45p
Value: £20,034.04

Grainger (GRI)
Director name: Ford,Margaret Baroness
Amount purchased: 9,400 @ 213.10p
Value: £20,031.40

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)
Director name: Ford,Margaret Baroness
Amount purchased: 13,720 @ 146.00p
Value: £20,031.20

Taylor Wimpey (TW.)
Director name: Ford,Margaret Baroness
Amount purchased: 13,800 @ 145.00p
Value: £20,010.00

Rightmove (RMV)
Director name: Parekh,Rakhi
Amount purchased: 544 @ 3,672.28p
Value: £19,977.20

Volex (VLX)
Director name: Morris,Daren
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 31.80p
Value: £15,900.00

Anglo American (AAL)
Director name: Rutherford ,Jim
Amount purchased: 1,874 @ 673.00p
Value: £12,612.02

European Assets Trust (EAT)
Director name: Bond,Julia
Amount purchased: 991 @ 1,002.50p
Value: £9,934.77

Aukett Swanke Group (AUK)
Director name: Thompson,Nicholas
Amount purchased: 200,000 @ 4.40p
Value: £8,800.00

Stadium Group (SDM)
Director name: Gill,Christopher John
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 80.00p
Value: £8,000.00

Anglo American (AAL)
Director name: Hampton,Philip R
Amount purchased: 1,178 @ 673.00p
Value: £7,927.94

Firstgroup (FGP)
Director name: O'Toole,Tim
Amount purchased: 8,467 @ 93.40p
Value: £7,908.18

Anglo American (AAL)
Director name: Dlamini,Nobuhle Judith (Judy)
Amount purchased: 970 @ 673.00p
Value: £6,528.10

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL)
Director name: Hay-Plumb,Paula
Amount purchased: 500 @ 974.11p
Value: £4,870.55

Grainger (GRI)
Director name: Ford,Margaret Baroness
Amount purchased: 1,872 @ 212.00p
Value: £3,968.64

Anglo American (AAL)
Director name: Ramatlapeng,Mphu
Amount purchased: 404 @ 673.00p
Value: £2,718.92

Firstgroup (FGP)
Director name: Barker,Mick
Amount purchased: 623 @ 93.40p
Value: £581.88

Top Director Sells
Independent Inv Trust (IIT)
Director name: Ward,Maxwell C B
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 405.00p
Value: £202,500.01

Origin Enterprises (OGN)
Director name: Richards,Christopher (Chris)
Amount purchased: 573 @ € 6.01
Value: € 3,443.73