Had a few problems with the move but Foxes negotiator Abbey Northway was brilliant.she went above and beyond to help me through the sale.
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Connells Group is one of the largest, most successful and most profitable high street estate agency and property services providers in the UK. Founded in 1864 and with a network of nearly 600 branches nationwide, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of consumer and corporate services including new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, EPC provision, surveying, corporate lettings, asset management, land & planning and auctions. Alongside the Connells brand, the Group trades under other well-known and trusted local names including Allen & Harris, Ashley Adams, Atkinson Stilgoe, Bagshaws Residential, Barnard Marcus, Barnfields, Brown & Merry, Burchell Edwards, Fox & Sons, Gascoigne Halman, Hurfords, Jones & Chapman, Knight Partnership, Manners & Harrison, Pattison Lane, Paul Dubberley, Peter Alan, Roger Platt, Rook Matthews Sayer, Sequence, Sharman Quinney, Shipways, Swetenhams and William H Brown. Our branches cover most of the UK. Connells Group works with some of the UK’s leading organisations and institutions on property and land acquisition and disposal, asset management, mortgage sales and distribution, corporate lettings, auctions, conveyancing and surveying. Corporate clients benefit from the Group’s broad range of award-winning services and depth of experience and expertise.
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I have kept an excellent record as a…
I have kept an excellent record as a tenant in my previous homes. My experience with Lauren and Binal at the Fox & Sons London Road Southampton was a very terrible one as both representatives kept lieing at every point. At some point I stopped taking verbal communication from them except through emails just to have a proof. They were unprofessional and dodgy in picking calls,so I started to call the sales unit to help put my call through to the lettings unit. Please avoid letting agents of the sort. To before warned is to before harmed.very unprofessional staff, very poor communication.
Thank you
I highly recommend Fox & Sons…
I highly recommend Fox & Sons Eastbourne. We dealt with David, and I can honestly say he was very efficient and handled all of my enquiries with ease throughout the entire process of renting a house.David communicated with us every step of the way, which we are very grateful for. His professionalism and support made the whole experience smooth and stress-free.
Quite poor
As a letting agent they were rather greedy in keeping back much of the deposit
As estate agents they weren't particularly on the ball and advertising properties as available after they had gone off the market
Continuously hassled even after asking multiple times not to be
The estate agent that came to value my property needed more customer experience. He asked very intrusive questions, was rude about other estate agents valuations, was very pushy and I felt I had to be firm when I said I am only wanting a second opinion, not for them to market my property. I asked not to be contacted by them and I would be in touch if I needed their services. In the weeks following, the decision was made for me not to use them as I was contacted via telephone at least twice a week, pushing me to put it on the market with them when all I’d asked for is a valuation. When I asked multiple times to be taken off their contact list, the message clearly didn’t get through as I was contacted a further three times after this. No voicemails were left - just missed calls from an unknown number.
When I explained my frustrations, they were far from understanding and got defensive. I will not be using this estate agent nor recommending it to anyone.
Fox and Sons Peacehaven
Slammed the phone down on my father when he was enquiring about a Peacehaven bungalow and was asked if his property was on the market. When he said "Not yet" the agent simply hung up. Serious buyer turned away by this agency. Would reconsider if you are thinking of listing your property with them.
I would give 0 if I could
⁷I would give 0 if I could. Terrible experience with fox&sons London Road Brighton. We had our house advertised with them for bearly 6 months. We had 3 viewings & 10 cancellations, however, when you looked, they claimed we had 13 viewing. Our biggest mistake was to go with them. Totally unprofessional photos. We changed the agent and within a week we had 4 viewing & one offer!! Additionally, when we left this agent, they carried on advertising our house without our permission with a new price!! Dispute both written & verbal communications! Totally unprofessional. We should have read the reviews and avoided them at all cost!! So far we have had 2 offers and might have the final offer soon.
I went into Fox and Sons on church road…
I went into Fox and Sons on church road today to ask for some advice. The staff in there were very friendly and helpful. Would recommend 😀
Total crap the valuation it was all sunshine…
At the valuation it was all sunshine and smiles with ,Buyers marching to my door I WAS TOLD ,
As soon as the sign went up SILENCE.
A month later Not one viewing No communication , Sibi emailed and said if this doesn't pick up I'll apply to revoke the contract,
Just 15 minutes later A notification appeared ,"You have a viewing"
Bullshit, They just got an ex colleague of friend to visit on a day I had not chosen for viewings and the escorted viewing option was a sham because the agent turned up 20 minutes late After id shown the person around .This shambles was to make the threat go away , They then called me and advised me to lower the price Into the next lower bracket and it would creat huge interest .
Bullshit Nothing For another month ,
A phone call from them put if the blue Arrived And the cheeky bastards wanted me to lower the price again .
So I stayed there and then I want out of this contract for complete failure on your side ,without any penalties for earl closure ,And if you don't agree I'll take this to the ombudsman.
10 mins later, That's ok the contract is void no penalties .
So now all I need is for them to come and get there bloody sign of my garden , I'm not advertising their shit company for free.
Avoid fox's like the bloody plague.
Total wankers
Awful service, unprofessional behaviour and lies
Crawley office.
Communication 0
Professionalism 0
Honesty 0
It all started when Jack Allsobrook came to value our property. He was full of it. Told us that he had a few interested people for our property and could expect viewing right away. No viewings in the first month. Little wonder, when they do not answer the phone. Then came the recommendation to lower the asking price. So we took £15k off the price. We got one viewing in the second month.
I called the office and eventually got through on 8 July because I’d not received a marketing update in over a week. I was told two calls were made 29 June and 02 July. No missed calls on my phone from them. I was repeatedly told the calls were made, we have a log and I repeatedly replied, I was not called I have no missed calls from Fox & Sons. After several back and forward with this, I asked for the branch manager Kane Caulfield to call me to discuss . He called and basically reiterated what his colleague had told me and proceed to argue he was right and I was wrong. Very unprofessional. Very rude and disrespectful. Clearly the training didn’t focus on not arguing with the clients!
The upshot of the alleged missed calls was to tell me I’d a viewing. Now why they couldn’t text me as they have done in the past, or call the other person I am selling the house with, beggars understanding. My conclusion is that it was a lie.
I’ve now come off the market with Fox & Sons, and I wish I’d read the Trustpilot reviews before I agreed a contract. Utter cowboy outfit and a shining example of the reputation given to estate agents.
Now here’s the killer, 13 July, I called in person to the Crawley office to collect my key. I gave my name and after a wait of about 3 minutes the person present my key, handed it to me. I asked, do you not need to see my ID to prove I am the owner? I was told you need to sign a sheet and he went off to get it. Didn’t have it with him. And he never looked at my photograph ID!! I could have been anyone. Zero regard for security. Absolute amateurs and a burglars delight.
I cannot stress this enough AVOID FOX & SONS AT ALL COSTS.
Not received my deposit back
Little to no communication, gave more than 3 months notice to be told they would be in touch and heard nothing more. My son vacated the property and a month later has not received my deposit or heard anything.
They are not answering the phones or responding to emails.
Awful customer service.
Find a different estate agents
non stop phone calls every day two…
non stop phone calls every day two months of daily calls from a bunch of cowboys who cannot sale properties rude abusive attitude
toward public and needs shutting down. fox a sons lancing west sussex .
The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Estate Agency Experience
(Would give zero stars if I could, but one star for actually answering the phone that one time).
If you are looking for an estate agent that embodies the mystery and suspense of an escape room, look no further than Fox & Sons Weymouth. Selling a house is stressful, but Fox & Sons managed to elevate it to a psychological thriller where the main theme is "Ghosting."
Here is a quick breakdown of the premium service I received while selling my property:
The Secret Agents: I assume they were marketing my property, but it must have been via MI6-level classified channels because they rarely communicated a single detail to me.
The Answering Machine Black Hole: Calling their office is a masterclass in futility. You will mostly encounter their answering machine. If you leave a message and call back hours later, don't worry—the staff will have absolutely no record or memory of your existence. If this is how they treat the person paying them, I can only imagine a prospective buyer would need to hire a private investigator just to get a viewing.
Time Dilates in Weymouth: When Fox & Sons say they will call you back "shortly," please note that in their dictionary, "shortly" translates to 24 to 48 hours. More often than not, I had to call them back to remind them we were technically in a business relationship.
The Legendary "Single Showing": To be fair, they did actually turn up to show a buyer around exactly once. It was a spectacular disaster. The agent knew absolutely nothing about the house, and apparently even less about the local area. It was less of a guided tour and more of a collaborative fact-finding mission. I had to step in and conduct the viewing myself to save us all from terminal awkwardness.
The "We Don't Do Viewings" Policy: Aside from that one tragic cameo, they were never available. I ended up doing the rest of the viewings entirely by myself. Honestly, I should send them an invoice for commission, because I did 100% of the actual selling.
Summary: If you want to pay a hefty fee to market your own house, answer your own questions, and do your own viewings while playing phone tag with an automated machine, Fox & Sons is the agency for you! Otherwise, save your sanity and look elsewhere.
They fail to answer email or messaging…
They fail to answer email or messaging at all in some instances, otherwise doing so late causing properties to be lost in some cases.
Natasha is the worst
Natasha is the worst. She told us a bunch of false information when moving in (she said it comes with parking but didn’t and ended up costing us £10 per day extra) and she is super rude.
Now we are coming to move out she is ignoring the landlords demands. He has told them to return the deposit but she is refusing (I assume so she can still force him to have a checkout inspection that she can charge for). Any landlords STAY WELL AWAY. She will ignore your best interests.
Unprofessional and dishonest
Impossible to contact, deaf to complaints, and lying like a toddler. Different employees giving contradictory statements.
Avoid at all cost!
Tried to underhandedly go behind my…
Tried to underhandedly go behind my agents back to the client telling them we are bad buyers and he should sell through them even though our offer had been accepted and put a for sale board up over our sold sign .. really really bad business practice
Fox and sons hedge end/Southampton branch
Fox and sons hedge end branch, Dion and lily are absolutely wonderful, they have helped us with everything, they go above and beyond what they need to do, they are professional but have a caring human side, would definitely sell or buy my home with them, we have just brought a park home with them and they couldn't have done more for us, well done team , keep up the brilliant work you do, thank you.
Fox and sons Southampton, we have just sold our house through this branch, they are such lovely people, Charlotte,Lucia and Kate have helped us the most and are such lovely helpful people, very professional and caring, with the human touch, thank you for helping us sell our house, keep up the good work.
Well done fox and sons
Our experience with Fox & Sons
Our experience with Fox & Sons, Scarlet E Hepburn, was outstanding. From start to finish, the service was professional and attentive.
The staff member who assisted us was exceptionally kind and helpful. She negotiated with the landlord on our behalf and made sure all the facilities we requested were arranged promptly and without issue. Her guidance made the entire process smooth and stress-free.
Overall, we are very satisfied with the service and glad we chose Fox & Sons. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking for a trustworthy estate agency.
Very helpful at Peacehaven branch
No show viewing
Viewing booked and confirmed by George, but no one turned up.
I had to call repeatedly to get an answer, only to be told a manager had “tried to contact me to cancel”, which is untrue as I had no missed calls or messages.
I was promised a call to rearrange the viewing for the following week and never heard anything. Called again and was assured someone would call me shortly. Two weeks later, nothing. I’ve since submitted a formal complaint and haven’t even received an acknowledgement.
Wasted my time attending a viewing that was never going ahead, followed by more time chasing. Poor organisation and even worse communication.
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