The new chairman of Mountview Estates bought his first shares in the property trading company.Anthony Solway purchased 300 shares for an individual price of £123, spending a total of £36,900.Solway joined the board as non-executive chairman last month after John Fulton left the job.Last week, the company posted an increase in pre-tax profits of 13% and 7.7% in turnover thanks to reduced borrowing and good purchases.Top Director BuysMountview Estates (MTVW) Director name: Mr Anthony Christopher John SolwayAmount purchased: 300 @ 12,300.00p Value: £36,900British Land Company (BLND) Director name: Mr Tim ScoreAmount purchased: 1,735 @ 799.57p Value: £13,873Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities (ECWO) Director name: Mr Martin NegreAmount purchased: 8,361 @ 138.00p Value: £11,538