With over 40 outlets around the country your property needs will always be top if our list. The Acutts name is synonymous with property and success that dates back more than 170 years. It is the surname of one of Durban's most illustrious families, a family that has through the generations, contributed significantly to the development of the city and now the country. It is also one of South Africa
's top 10 real estate franchise groups, a major industry role player started by Robert Acutt in 1851 as R Acutt & Sons, Land Auctioneers and Real Estate Agents. It comprises more than 40 franchises and outlets around South Africa and offers a full range of real estate services, from residential sales and letting, new developments, and commercial and industrial to farms and vacant land, leisure and investments. This is the proud inheritance of Pat Acutt, a fifth generation Acutt. Along with co-directors Brenda, his wife, and son Jonathan, the sixth generation Acutt in Acutts, the team has ensured unprecedented growth for the company, which expanded outside KwaZulu-Natal borders in 2003. Pat is as dedicated to the success of Acutts as his predecessors, who over the past 170 years were involved in transactions concerning almost every piece of real estate in Durban. His curriculum vitae also indicates his commitment to the property industry as a whole, as evidenced by his serving two terms of office as chairman of the Institute of Estate Agents, Durban and Natal Coast. In addition, he has also been a national councillor of the Institute and national chairman of its Residential Specialist Division. He is currently an IEASA national board member. Jonathan Acutt follows the family tradition of service as the present chairman of the Institute’s Durban and Coast Branch. Acutts achievements are plentiful. Amongst the most recent is its launch of the Acutts Mortgage Division. Acutts Estate Agents is one of Durban’s business success stories - and the Durban Chamber of Commerce’s oldest member firm. Acutts currently employs over 250 people, all members of the dynamic property giant known for its ethics and professionalism, personalised service and proud tradition of always aiming to be “A cut above the rest”.
