Chas Everitt is the proud winner of two global awards presented at the recent Luxury Portfolio International (LPI) symposium in Barcelona. The group won the Longest Distance Referral Award for selling a home in Hout Bay, Cape Town to a buyer from Berlin (about 9600km away), who was referred by the German brokerage Best Places Zabel.
Chas Everitt International was also honoured as the global Top Referral Accelerator of 2026 for generating and accepting the most referrals resulting in successful sales across the whole of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) network. These achievements highlight the value of Chas Everitt's affiliation to LeadingRE since 2015, and reinforce its position as a property group that is both local and global.
LeadingRE the world's biggest network of independent real estate companies, bringing together more than 550 leading firms with over 4800 offices and around 135 000 agents in 70 countries. Its membership is based on a shared commitment to professional excellence, strong local market knowledge and trusted relationships.
"One of the main functions of this network is to facilitate international referrals that enable members to connect their clients to colleagues around the world that they can trust to provide exceptional knowledge and service," says Chas Everitt CEO Berry Everitt. "So it is especially pleasing to be recognised by our fellow LeadingRE members as the top referral performer in the past year.
"This award is a wonderful reflection of the power of collaboration and the relationships we continue to build around the world." Chas Everitt International is also a member of the LPI network, which encompasses some 200 of the LeadingRE brokerages which operate in the luxury real estate market. This provides an exclusive global platform that connects agents marketing high-end homes to an international audience of affluent buyers.
And for South African home sellers, these affiliations offer a significant advantage, notes Everitt. "A property marketed through Chas Everitt has the potential to reach well beyond its immediate geographical market, gaining exposure to international buyers who may be looking for a permanent home, a holiday retreat, an investment or a lifestyle change in SA.
"Just as importantly, the LeadingRE and LPI referral networks create opportunities for personal introductions between trusted property professionals. When a LeadingRE agent in Berlin or any another international market has a client interested in buying in SA, for example, they can connect that buyer with a Chas Everitt property specialist who they can be sure understands the local market, the area and the property, and will also provide a first-rate service.
"Meanwhile for our South African clients seeking to buy property elsewhere, we can offer the reach of an international property network while also being confident that they will receive the same levels of personal service, market insight and hands-on expertise from our LeadingRE and LPI colleagues as we would provide. This level of trust is invaluable in helping us to sustain the long-term relationships we strive so hard to build with all our clients."
