Introducing

Brendan Shefford

Business Owner / Licensee Agent
Ray White Rolleston

Big Red, owner of the Ray White Town & Lifestyle group and Red Chili Property Management, Selwyns largest locally owned and operated real estate company, with offices in Rolleston, West Melton, Lincoln & Prebbleton, along with Red Chilli Property Management employs over 50 people, all from the local area.  

After 8 years in the NZ Army, completing tours in Afghanistan & East Timor, he changed direction, completed his real estate qualifications, and joined Ray White in 2007. Through good old fashioned hard work consistently prospecting, networking and building relationships he quickly became a trusted and most respected household name. Specialising in residential, rural, lifestyle and new development, he definitely knows how to achieve the very best results from every opportunity for his clients.  

Being awarded the prestigious CEO cup at the Ray White National Awards in 2020 was an outstanding achievement and a career highlight for a man who works tirelessly for both clients and customers to ensure they refer, recommend and return when they need real estate. He acknowledges, understands and appreciates the full support of his network and is proud of every single member of his organisation who help make achievements like this possible. 

Understanding the importance of community, Big Red makes sure that Ray White is behind many local events and fund-raising initiatives. You will often find him behind the BBQ at the rugby, school fetes, fundraisers and charity events. 

With the little spare time he gets he enjoys spending time with his wife Sarah and their two children – Nathan & Angela. Watching the kids grow and achieve and helping shape them into polite, respectful and driven adults is extremely important to him. Other pastimes include golf, fishing, gardening, cooking with smoke and engineering.  


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Testimonials

4 Burrow Street
Rolleston
Sharon Van Tilborg

I was needing to sell my house quickly and had heard lots of good feed back about Brendon, and as I was absent from Rolleston and already living in Southland I had to rely heavily on him to get everything done.

4 Landor Common
Rolleston
Ross & Tracey Liddicoat

Appreciate the pragmatic and realistic conversations. Didn’t feel like I was getting a sales pitch more like working together with great ideas and solutions.

20 Newbrook Terrace
Darfield
Clive Newton

Excellent, especially as I'm in the UK until September and have been in the UK for most of the sales process

28 Valley Road
Greta
Vicki Burrows-Schaap

Brendan is a great guy, always friendly, excellent communication. One of the best! Would highly recommend him to anyone.

16 Lewis Crescent
Rolleston
Matt & Natalie Barlow

Big Red did an amazing job in helping us sell our Rolleston property. He promptly connected us with a couple who had missed out on similar properties and thats all it took. Big Red kept us informed throughout the entire process and within days the property was sold. We would not hesitate to recommend Big Red and his team to any of our friends and family

18 The Stables
Halswell
Jamie Card

We love dealing with Big Red! Such an awesome person to deal with, very thorough and friendly :)

9 Charlbury Drive
Rolleston
Jana Monk

He makes you feel very welcome and since he has sold property to my family before, I felt in safe hands.

33 Hungerford Drive
Rolleston
Nick & Kate Marston

Using Big Red meant that as a client we benefited from everything that he had to offer. The expertise in the area, knowledge of potential buyers and contacts. It was all just so invaluable. I can’t imagine doing this again without his help!

17 Siltstone Street
Rolleston
Shane & Kelly Barr

Brendan was very approachable, knows the local market well, and worked hard to get our sale finalised. Great agent.

Mark Smith & Ann Tilson

With Big Red you get what you see, no BS!

Raewyn & Peter Pearcy

Really great contact and presentation. Updates on open homes, presentation to view, deadline offers, so simple all on one page. Definitely recommend and use again.

Rolleston
Sue Stroud

I have always had a good experience dealing with Big Red. He is a straight up kind of guy who speaks in a friendly professional manner. Goes beyond the usual limits to accommodate the clients needs. I would recommend Ray White Rolleston, especially the Big Red team.

N Mills

Red & Amanda went beyond to get the job done. The sorting out of the EQC claim was amazing! Can not recommend them enough! The level of service from both = exceptional!

Mike & Nicola Bensley

Very easy hassle free process!! Great communication from "Big Red", we were very happy with the sale price we got. Thanks very much!!

Grant & Kris Hopewell

In our experience with the Ray White team, we have found them to be down to earth and what we call "good buggers". Genuine good people to deal with. Many thanks Grant & Kris.

Lindsay Robertson

I thought the Agent went the extra mile to make the sale work for both sides. We were certainly going to walk away from the sale at one stage but Brendan made the sale happen. Information and support during the sale from everyone was great.

Kevin & Juli-anne

I didnt have as much contact with Brendan. No matter what barriers presented, he never seemed fazed and there was always a solution. I liked his down to earth manner. His experience is obvious.

Heidi & Richard

We trust Brendon and this is the 3rd house we have sold with Red

Les & Helen

Prompt Result

Mark & Ann

Does the Business Comunicates well NO BS!!

Phil, Cole & Grant

Straight shooter no messing around Excellent local Knowledge

Susan

Efficient, friendly, knew his stuff.

Philip & Chloe

Great guy, always up for a chat and very supportive and optimistic

Karen

I have dealt with Brendan for several years now and found him excellent to deal with.

Steve & Aubrey

He made the experience easy.

Richard & Sandra

Completely on top of the market, his management of his business, and his care for his staff and clients. Fantastic work ethic. One out of the box!!

Jim

You know he is always there, even though Felicity did The day to day he lives breathes and loves what he does and does it for his customers

Jonathan

Brendan is a straight shooter, tells you how it is, and willing to provide his point of view in the overall process. He is also a genuine good bugger!

Sandra & Richard Martin

Mandie and Big Red did a fantastic job. They responded very quickly to our request for an appraisal, their written appraisal was backed up by excellent information on the particular market segment we were in. They moved very quickly, professionally and proficiently to get our property on the market. It sold very quickly at a good price and their management of the sale and after-sale process was excellent. 12/10 !!

Muzz & Rachel

He’s a man who remembers his time in the NZDF and puts himself out there to provide a great service and looks after serving members .

Tim & Cathy

Brendan was just great to deal with. His communication was excellent and he has a great sense of humour to make the process even more enjoyable

Awards



  • 2024/2025 - Premier Performer
  • 2024/2025 - Premier Business Leader of Ray White Lincoln | Rolleston | West Melton | Prebbleton
  • 2023/2024 - Elite Performer
  • 2023/2024 - Elite Business Leader of Ray White Lincoln | Rolleston | West Melton | Prebbleton
  • 2023/2024 - Premier Performer
  • 2023/2024 - Premier Business Leader of Ray White Lincoln | Rolleston | West Melton | Prebbleton
  • 2022/2023 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White Lincoln | Rolleston | West Melton | Prebbleton
  • 2022/2023 - Elite Performer
    • 2022/2023 - Elite Business Leader of Ray White Lincoln | Rolleston | West Melton | Prebbleton
    • 2022/2023 - Premier Performer
    • 2022/2023 - Premier Business Leader of Ray White Lincoln | Rolleston | West Melton | Prebbleton
    • 2021/2022 - Chairman's Elite
    • 2021/2022 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White Lincoln | Rolleston | West Melton | Prebbleton
    • 2021/2022 - Elite Business Leader of Ray White Lincoln | Rolleston | West Melton | Prebbleton
    • 2021/2022 - Elite Performer
    • 2021/2022 - Premier Performer
    • 2021/2022 - Premier Business Leader of Ray White Lincoln | Rolleston | West Melton | Prebbleton
    • 2020/2021 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White Lincoln
    • 2020/2021 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White Town & Lifestyle
    • 2020/2021 - Chairman's Elite
    • 2020/2021 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White Carlton Corner
    • 2020/2021 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White West Melton
    • 2020/2021 - Premier Business Leader of Ray White Town & Lifestyle
    • 2020/2021 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White Rolleston
    • 2020/2021 - Elite Performer
    • 2020/2021 - Premier Performer
    • 2019/2020 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White Rolleston
    • 2019/2020 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White Town & Lifestyle
    • 2019/2020 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White West Melton
    • 2019/2020 - Top Salespeople - Number of Sales
    • 2019/2020 - Elite Business Leader of Ray White Rolleston
    • 2019/2020 - Premier Business Leader of Ray White Rolleston
    • 2019/2020 - Elite Performer
    • 2019/2020 - Premier Performer
    • 2018/2019 - Residential Salesperson
    • 2018/2019 - Elite Business Leader of Ray White Rolleston
    • 2018/2019 - Chairman's Elite Business Leader of Ray White Rolleston
    • 2018/2019 - Elite Performer
    • 2018/2019 - Premier Performer
    • 2017/2018 - Elite Performer
    • 2017/2018 - Premier Performer
    • 2017 - Elite Performer (NZ)
    • 2015 - Residential Salesperson
    • 2016 - Elite Performer (NZ)
    • 2015 - Elite Performer (NZ)
    • 2014 - Residential Salesperson
    • 2013 - Residential Salesperson
    • 2012 - Residential Salesperson
    • 2012 - Supreme Growth

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