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2.4/5, 45 Reviews
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33% sales fee satisfaction
By : 'Ms'
Services : Letting(I am a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Given our family have been victim of these morally inhumane landlords, here's my advice to potential tenants of Foxtons Battersea agents (* in particular) and ** the owner and landlord of the 4 bedrooms house in *** Battersea SW11: * As an example of this, our latest dealing with Foxtons (who has been dishonest with us many years prior) and **the landlord, went like this: We called Foxtons requesting the viewing of the above mentioned property in Battersea. Shannagh Docherty booked a viewing for us on a Wednesday afternoon. While waiting for the agent to arrive one of the tenants was getting out of the property and asked why we were waiting outside their house. We said that we were going to view the property with Foxtons, to which the tenant said "Good luck with that!" If you are told that the disrepairs in the house are our fault, be advised that we are complaining about them since we moved in years ago. We were obviously startled by this however felt we shouldn't get involved into their problems and should we wish to rent the place we would then request that refurbishment/repairs are done prior to us moving in. When we visited inside the house we noticed that it was not just "tired" as the agent liked to say, it was clearly neglected throughout, however the main problems were the two bathrooms that were so mouldy that certain parts of the walls, floors, panels etc were already rotten. However, due to necessity we felt that, if the repairs/refurbishment were done prior to us moving in we'd take the house. So on that basis on the same day we made an offer to rent the house and requested pay the holding deposit, and to be sent paperwork necessary for us to start the process and reserve the house. Our moving date would be in two months, thus giving enough time for the landlord to sort out the list of repairs and modifications we requested. The next day, foxtons replied that (and without any reasonable explanation) we were only able to hold the property if we paid in full 6 weeks deposit + 1 whole month rent, which is not a standard in agencies. Despite this unreasonable request, given we hadn't even had our references checked etc, we paid 6K in advances and filled up all paperwork. Two days after the viewing we had fulfilled all requirements ordered by foxtons and were given the contract to sign, which we signed and sent back. As soon as we signed the contract I proceeded to start planning the house move while Foxtons proceeded to be go quiet and we didn't hear from them, nor received back from them the contract signed back, for a few days. Given the huge pressure Foxtons had put upon us to pay the full amount of money and sign the paperwork/contract we than insisted almost a week later, that they tell us why we hadn't been given the contract signed yet. Foxtons wordsmiths went on to defend the landlord, saying that 'because he's a doctor he hasn't had any time to sign the contract back yet because he was on shift all the time since we signed he contract. This excuse lasted a few more days when we finally told them that it was clear that if the landlord couldn't take 5 minutes to sign a contract even after receiving thousands of pounds in advance for a property that was currently in breach of health and safety regulations, he was clearly the problem as to why the property was so neglected in the first place, and we than gave foxtons a deadline to send us the contract back (as this was impairing our ability to move forward with our lives) to which they did not fulfil. After almost 10 days hearing a string of lies from foxtons we finally pressured them to tell us what was going on, to which they than, after telling us all the time since viewing, that the landlord was a reliable landlord with many other properties in the market and that we should take the delay in signing as a 'exception' we received a call from **Foxtons stating that the landlord was dodging them and us and not being honest with anyone, than later on she proceeded to say that the landlord hadn't signed the contract because he was found to be trying to sell the house at the same time that he was putting it up for rent and decided not to rent anymore. We had to than cancel our plans of moving home, which caused enormous upheaval in our lives and then wait ages to have our money refunded back - in comparison to us paying it literally overnight - just because these corrupt, unprofessional, negligent and greedy landlords are nothing but selfish and inhumane beings. After all the distress caused in our family due to their *** work, the landlord could not sell the house and has put it up in the market at a higher price. We still cannot comprehend how can a person be so money hungry and selfish that he's unable to communicate. If he wanted more in rent he should have asked us to pay more to which we would have considered whilst unaware how neglectful he is. Now, I just hope that this review saves the hassle of potential victims..
By : Former Agent
17 Oct 2017As an agent - having worked at Foxtons in the past. It sounds like you got a bad landlord, not an agent. Landlords holding off on signing agreements to find better offers or a sales tenant is unfortunately fairly prevalent! The reason Foxtons takes your monies due and gets a signed agreement is that this is then binding and there is no going back - this is exactly because of what has happened to you, so your complaint is actually fairly contradictory. More often than not, the landlord is telling the agent that everything is proceeding and lying to them as well. I have recently had this happen to me twice. One just before the move date! Its unethical, unfair and totally selfish but there is literally nothing your agent can do. You're bitter, understood, but as usual you're shooting the messenger.
| Services | Valuation | Fees | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | 100.00% | 33.00% | £320,000 | £918,000 |
Foxtons
566 Chiswick High Road, London, Greater London
W4 5BE
020 7973 2020
By : 'Cristy'
Services : Sales (Prospective Vendor/Buyer)
Would you recommend ? : No
Extremely Stressful and Disappointing Experience I have always been a responsible tenant, paying my rent on time and keeping clear records of every payment. However, my experience with Foxtons has been extremely disappointing and unnecessarily stressful. Despite making payments promptly, I... Read Full Review
By : 'Chester'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £2600
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SE5
Sushmita in the Oval office has been an excellent agent - she's been very considerate, reasonable, and proactive in her approach to issues. Daniel was also brilliant when we first moved in to the... Read Full Review
By : 'Andre'
Services : Letting (Admin)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : NW7
I had an awful experience with Foxtons. I rented a property with them for nearly 5 years, after being informed that I needed to pay £600 per month by my landlord or else move out. I agreed to move out and the process of the return of my deposit was terrible. I was presented with deductions of... Read Full Review

By : 'Mr'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E1
After waiting several months for the leaking gutter to be fixed and numerous sleepless nights from the noise caused by the leak when hitting the plastic canopy of the neighbouring property, Isaiah Samuel came to the rescue, he recently took over management of my rented property with Foxtons and... Read Full Review

By : 'Titilayo'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E13
My fridge and freezer broke down. I contacted foxton in Stratford as they are representative of the landlord. Isaiah took over the issue, he was very helpful, efficient and caring, even when I was a bit agitated because of the items in the Fridge getting spoils. He reassured me and continue to... Read Full Review

By : 'Titilayo'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : E13
My fridge freezer broke down. I contacted foxton in Stratford as they are representative of the landlord. Isaiah responded to me on time, contacted the landlord and he was very efficient and caring. He continued to update me until the new Fridge was delivered. He is very professional, hard working ... Read Full Review

By : 'AH'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £1350
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : WC1H
Awful customer care driven by greed. All they care about is getting the next commission, and they’ll apparently stop at nothing to squeeze all they can out of landlords and tenants. Juliana and Viral have been particularly greedy in my experience, but from speaking to other landlords... Read Full Review
By : STH
3 Jan 2023I am having a shocking time with Foxtons .... 46 days into my short term lease and still no working shower -l I cannot find any email to esculate this further. I don't suppose you have a Customer...

By : 'Ryan'
Services : Sales (As a Vendor)
Sold price : £918000
Would you recommend ? : Yes
Postcode : SM1
Foxtons Sutton were professional from the start and always reassured me with quality prospective buyers. Always kept me informed of any issues and worked together to resolve these. William Campbell and Jennifer Addo were amazing throughout and showed great professionalism and enthusiasm to... Read Full Review
By : 'fraulein_bunt'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1400
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : KT7
These people are criminals – plain and simple. After renting in London for 15 years, I had the misfortune of dealing with Foxtons – an experience which turned out to be the worst renting experience of my life. My main gripe has to be the incompetence and unpleasantness of those working within... Read Full Review

By : 'barbara'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW17
Totally incompetent . The Tooting branch would only talk to my brother, despite me being the co owner . Sexist and utterly stupid. Issac is the worst but none of the staff are any... Read Full Review

By : 'Jaxx'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE18
AVOID FOXTONS LIKE THE PLAGUE!! Absolutely awful sales team, very pushy hard sales, no respect, not to mention repeated illegal disability discrimination, to the point I had to submit a legal notice of direct discrimination! For wider context; I agreed with Foxtons on first visitation we would... Read Full Review
By : 'Oliver'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW10
Incredibly poor service as a rental agency. Barely reply to emails, require constant chasing to answer even simple questions. Expensive and the opposite of proactive. Completely regret having had them as a agency for the last few years but can't get rid of them until out of contract with the... Read Full Review
By : 'Renata'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £2300
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE1
Horrible estate agency. We are still in progress with nightmare rent process for 2 bedroom flat. They are not responsive to the emails and do not provide any results for the contract agreed terms. All the agreed building jobs still pending and agents are not replying. We even didn't received... Read Full Review

By : 'Mark'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £460
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : WC1H
As a landlord my experience with this branch has been very poor. The maintenance team are especially unskilled and unresponsive. Unfortunately I was allocated Crystal White as my 'Property Manager' and she has been absolutely useless. My property is supposed to be fully managed by this... Read Full Review
By : Julia
8 Mar 2022I have been dealing with Eleanor Reeve as property manager in Chelsea - London area . This brainless woman doesn't understand what is being said to her , doesn’t respond emails ,...
By : 'Didem'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW11
Worst Ever ! stay away from Foxtons at all costs. We ended up renting a flat through Foxtons unfortunately and we have had millions of issues. Their Battersea London branch staff Beattie, Mersaides are the worst ever to deal with. They don't only refuse to do their jobs but they also lie and... Read Full Review

By : 'Walid'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1750
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : HA1
The worst ever I have seen in my life Rude staff, incompetent , try always to sell you bad properties I rented a flat for my son in Harrow since last year, and the flat was ill maintained , always problems, water leak, no elevators , no security and every time I talk to them they don't... Read Full Review
By : 'rabussier'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1800
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SW20
As we are leaving our rental,Foxtons is in charge of finding a new tenant. It is very difficult to work with this agency. They tried to bully us into leaving them a key and complete access to our home. Their agents do not respect the 24 hours notice for visits. You should see the way they talk... Read Full Review

By : 'HateFoxtons'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : TW1
This agency is best to avoid. Having rented a flat from them for several years and never missing a single payment they still treated us as if we were tenants from hell. They never answer any calls nor they call you... Read Full Review
By : 'Troll'
Services : Letting (As a Owner)
Rent PCM : £1650
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : SE8
I contacted Foxtons to market my property on let only basis. They found me a long term tenant who has been in the property for nearly two years. The fees are absolutely ridiculous - they charge you 9% of your monthly rent for altering a bit of paper! Recently I had to contact the renewals team as... Read Full Review
Agents fees very high!
By : 'Richard'
Services : Letting (As a Tenant)
Rent PCM : £1516
Would you recommend ? : No
Postcode : W2
Foxtons Tenancy Department is without a doubt the worst run and most frustrating group of people I have ever had the misfortune to have to deal with. I cannot fathom how it can take them a month to respond to an e-mail. That was the one that they did respond to, the others went unanswered. Calling ... Read Full Review
Bad, high fees and nothing in return
By : Oussama chelghoum
5 Nov 2018Worst agency I've ever dealt...
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