Savills CEO Jeremy Helsby sees B&R creating terrific East-West synergy in realty

On a rainy afternoon in Shanghai, Jeremy Helsby asks for English breakfast tea to refresh himself. Equally refreshing is the potential of China's property industry, said the London-based realty veteran.

As CEO of Savills plc, a leading real estate services provider, Helsby travels more frequently than ever to China these days. The UK and China markets may be thousands of miles apart, in different time zones and at various stages of development, but they are connected closely by investments and services.