A Decade Shoulder to Shoulder: lansha and Berkeley Group
Some trust takes half a century to cross before time can prove it with composure.
In 2026, the UK-listed, FTSE 250 constituent Berkeley Group marks its 50th anniversary — and its 10th year of deep engagement in China. At this celebration spanning half a century, Group Executive Chairman Mr Paul Vallone travelled to Shanghai in person to place a weighty token of recognition directly into lansha's hands.
Behind that recognition stands a Chinese enterprise that has cultivated the British market day in, day out for over a decade — and its founder, the Chinese female entrepreneur Cherrie.
I. Berkeley: Half a Century of British Quality Benchmark
To grasp the weight of this honour, one must first understand who Berkeley is.
Founded in 1976, Berkeley Group is one of Britain's most prestigious residential developers, listed on the London Stock Exchange and a long-standing constituent of the FTSE 250. For half a century it has focused on high-quality residential development across London and the South East of England, operating six in-house brands: St James, St George, St Edward, St William, St Joseph, and Berkeley.
Guided by the founding belief of "building exceptional homes in exceptional locations," Berkeley has become synonymous with premium British living and a vital force in the UK's urban regeneration. Across five decades it has received the Queen's Award for Enterprise on multiple occasions — a royal endorsement of its distinction in quality, innovation, and social contribution.
From Knightsbridge to Chelsea, from Mayfair to Kensington, every Berkeley development forms part of London's skyline and way of life. To stand shoulder to shoulder with such a company for a decade is itself proof of strength.
II. From Goodwood Races to a Trust That Crossed Mountains and Seas
Set in West Sussex, Goodwood is home to "the world's most beautiful racecourse" and ranks among Britain's most emblematic social landmarks for old-money circles, where heritage and status are everything. Simply being invited through its gates is, in itself, a mark of recognition.
And it was Mr Paul Vallone who personally invited lansha to Goodwood's racing event.
This was no ordinary social call. In a setting where British society prizes lineage and heritage above all, the leader of a top British developer solemnly welcomed a Chinese enterprise through his door. Behind it lay a chairman's highest regard and respect for a partner — and the rarest of trusts that lansha earned through over a decade of professionalism and integrity.
That trust then crossed eight thousand kilometres of mountains and seas, stretching all the way from London back to China.
This year, lansha not only hosted Berkeley's award ceremonies in cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Chengdu, but also staged Berkeley-themed events and property consultations in Beijing, Wuhan, Tianjin, Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Singapore, and more. Only recently, lansha travelled to Taiwan to mount an exhibition, bringing British premium assets and professional service to families across the strait.
One banquet after another, one exhibition after another, lansha turned Berkeley's anniversary celebration into a grand reunion with long-parted clients. From Britain to Asia, from the mainland to Taiwan, lansha's footprint is tracing the maturing international map of a Chinese enterprise.
From the very beginning, lansha set out to be more than a property agency — it aspired to be a bridgehead between China and Britain. One end rooted in Britain, plugged into the resources and standards of the world's top developers; the other reaching into China, carrying the warmth and expertise that best understand Chinese families back to every household yearning to settle abroad. London is its foundation, Asia its depth, and this bridge grows ever wider and farther.
III. Three Major Awards: A Recognition of Chinese Excellence
At this celebration of honours, lansha Group received both dual team awards and an individual honour:
Best Performing Partner Agent Award (Top Performing Partner Agent Award)
— A team award recognising lansha's outstanding market performance in the UK property sector as a partner.
10-Year Service Excellence Award (10-Year Service Excellence Award)
— A team award presented by Berkeley Group in person at the Shanghai stop, honouring lansha's sustained commitment and valued partnership with clients across the UK property sector over the past decade.
Best Individual Agent Award (Best Individual Agent Award)
— An individual honour belonging to lansha team member Ben (Bangbang), recognising the standout contribution of lansha's frontline consultant in professionalism, market performance, and client service.
With the dual team honours compounded by an individual shining moment, lansha's wall of honour is being built together by a group of people who truly love Britain and know their clients intimately.
Proudly, lansha has been Berkeley's Top Agent for five consecutive years. Among a field of international peers, lansha is the only Chinese enterprise to have reached this height.
Why lansha? The answer is just three words — longevity, service, professionalism. Whereas Savills, JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle), and other international listed firms arrived early but came and went quickly in the Chinese market, lansha never left over ten years, turning every small Chinese client need into a line of business that eventually grew into six subsidiaries.
This honour belongs not only to lansha but to a beam of Chinese light. It proves that a Chinese professional team led by a female Chinese entrepreneur can perform at its very best on Britain's top property stage — and understand Chinese families' needs even better.
IV. lansha's Decade: More Than Property
Honour never arrives from nowhere.
Founded in London in 2014 and led by founder Cherrie, lansha grew from an initial project agency into Berkeley's most important partner and a core member of the Berkeley Premier Club. Over more than a decade, lansha has evolved into a group with six subsidiaries, spanning four pillars — immigration planning, study abroad, lifestyle, and property — to solve every need of overseas Chinese settling down. Over these years, lansha has taken part in depth in multiple projects by Britain's leading developers, extending from London, Manchester, and Birmingham to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Wuhan, Tianjin, and onward to Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, and Singapore, among other cities.
In Berkeley's eyes, lansha was never just another agency. It is the partner that walks clients from their first viewing, through key handover, all the way to asset management — and that is the end-to-end service lansha is proud of:
Before purchase: deeply understand client needs — from school catchment, commute, to budget — and tailor a plan;
During purchase: legal, mortgage, tax, selection, and negotiation, with professional guidance throughout;
After purchase: inspection, letting, management, and resale, so clients can truly "buy and rest easy."
It is this conviction of "from start to finish, all the way through" that has led countless Chinese families to entrust their eight-thousand-kilometre journey of settling abroad to lansha — and made it Berkeley's most relied-upon partner in the Chinese market.
What lansha does was never merely "selling houses."
Over the decade, lansha has continuously injected Chinese strength into Britain's economy, culture, and education: it connects the two markets with professional service, advancing Sino-British trade; through cultural exchanges it builds a bridge of dialogue between two civilisations; and through its giving back to education, it lets goodwill cross borders. It is a bridge, and more — a bridgehead connecting two nations, two cultures, and the settlement dreams of countless families.
This is lansha's corporate vision:
Making settling abroad simpler.
Behind the word "simple" lies over a decade of professional accumulation, countless cross-time-zone conversations, and a conviction to "never let any trust go unfulfilled."
V. Beyond Business: A Social Responsibility Across Mountains and Seas
An enterprise's character is often measured not by how much it earns, but by what it leaves behind.
Over more than a decade, lansha has created over 200 jobs in both Britain and China, assembling an international professional team that understands both Britain and China. It never stops recruiting talent, continuously investing in training and internship development, and holding recruitment fairs at universities across London and beyond — next week, lansha will again step into London universities' freshers' week to extend an olive branch to students newly arrived in Britain.
It hosts over 300 Sino-British cultural exchange events each year, bringing Britain's quality education, lifestyle, and asset philosophy into Chinese homes, while letting Chinese clients' trust and goodwill flow back to Britain — becoming a people-to-people tie between the two countries in trade, culture, and education.
This social responsibility is personally practised by founder Cherrie. An alumna of LSE (the London School of Economics), she donated the Centre Building (completed in 2019) to her alma mater in her own name, etching a Chinese enterprise's goodwill into the campus of a world-leading university. This is not only giving back to education but a business card a Chinese female entrepreneur extends to the world.
Beyond commerce, lansha has always believed that the truly lasting value is to let more people, because of its presence, live with greater certainty.
VI. A Pacesetter, and a Ferryman
Honour is a milestone, not a finish line.
For lansha, this beam of Chinese light is also a weighty responsibility — to be a pacesetter for the industry. This means:
Continuously recruiting talent, gathering more professionals who understand both Britain and China, so the international team grows ever stronger;
Continuously advancing social exchange, making the economic and cultural ties between China and Britain closer and deeper;
Holding fast to professional integrity, so every family that chooses lansha can settle abroad with peace of mind, confidence, and certainty.
A decade together, never stopping. In the next decade, lansha wishes to continue, with its founder's original intent, standing alongside Berkeley to create even greater certainty for its clients.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q: What is the difference between lansha and Savills or JLL?
A: Savills and JLL are international listed companies that started early and operate at scale, yet in the Chinese market they tend to come and go quickly. Founded in London in 2014, lansha has cultivated the Chinese market for a decade and understands Chinese families' real needs better; it is the only Chinese enterprise to be Berkeley's Top Agent for five consecutive years.
Q: What services can lansha provide?
A: lansha's six subsidiaries span four pillars — immigration planning, study abroad, lifestyle, and property — delivering an end-to-end solution from buying a home to settling down, from a child's education to the whole family's life.
Q: What awards has lansha won?
A: At Berkeley's 50th-anniversary celebration in 2026, lansha took three major awards — the 10-Year Service Excellence Award and the Top Performing Partner Agent Award (both team awards), plus the Best Individual Agent Award for Ben (Bangbang).
Q: How can I contact lansha?
A: Follow the lansha official WeChat account, or visit the lansha website for details on UK property, immigration planning, and study-abroad services.
Closing
The half-century Berkeley met lansha, which has cultivated the market for over a decade.
A trust set out from Goodwood's racecourse, crossed mountains and seas, and landed as dual team awards and an individual honour; a beam of Chinese light, lit by a Chinese female entrepreneur, illuminates the stage of Sino-British property exchange.
In the future, lansha will continue as the ferryman who "makes settling abroad simpler," and as the ever-stronger bridgehead between China and Britain — grounded in professionalism, centred on clients, bridged by trust.
Never letting any trust go unfulfilled.
