88% sales valuation accuracy
90% sales fee satisfaction
0% lettings valuation accuracy
60% lettings fee satisfaction
Dec 22,2011
Dec 22,2011
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Can't believe these people are still in a job.
1. We are told that they can get a good price for the property and will have it sold in 12 weeks. Well 18 months later they have taken the property off the market because we refused to lose money on the property. Fox and sons wanted to sell the property for just under £30,000 less than what they told us they would get to start with.
2. Trying to get an appointment with their mortgage adviser was great to start off with (we could get a mortgage in excess of £200,000). Then when we wanted another appointment to renew the agreement, after was passed around the office after 3 months we were forced to use an independent financial adviser.
3. Updates from the fox and sons were only happening if we called them and this we very hit a miss. When I went in branch they disagreed and would not accept this was the case. The agent was looking through the note and said that he could see that we were contacted often. Confused I asked to see the notes. For some reason I was refused even though they were right in front of me (just confirms their fault).
4. Viewing of the property were rushed, I was next door for some of the viewing, and possible buyers were being rushed around to property and as good as pushed out of the door at the end.
The above is only some of the problems we had; I would strongly recommended people to stay away from this estate agent.
1. We are told that they can get a good price for the property and will have it sold in 12 weeks. Well 18 months later they have taken the property off the market because we refused to lose money on the property. Fox and sons wanted to sell the property for just under £30,000 less than what they told us they would get to start with.
2. Trying to get an appointment with their mortgage adviser was great to start off with (we could get a mortgage in excess of £200,000). Then when we wanted another appointment to renew the agreement, after was passed around the office after 3 months we were forced to use an independent financial adviser.
3. Updates from the fox and sons were only happening if we called them and this we very hit a miss. When I went in branch they disagreed and would not accept this was the case. The agent was looking through the note and said that he could see that we were contacted often. Confused I asked to see the notes. For some reason I was refused even though they were right in front of me (just confirms their fault).
4. Viewing of the property were rushed, I was next door for some of the viewing, and possible buyers were being rushed around to property and as good as pushed out of the door at the end.
The above is only some of the problems we had; I would strongly recommended people to stay away from this estate agent.
What agent could do to change your mind?
I am just glad that all dealings with this esate agent are now over, and I know that I will never have to deal with them again.Attached Filesnbsp;
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Fox & Sons
126 London Road
North End,Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 9DE
02392 671110
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| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 88% | 90% | £81,000 | £204,500 |
| Lettings | 0% | 60% | £775 | £775 |
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| From Landlords | From Tenants | From Vendors | From Buyers | Other | |||||
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| 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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I would like to confirm how happy I am with the level of professionalism shown by staff of this agency, in particular, Abby Brookes, Abbey Fidgeon, and Katie Baker.
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Apr 27,2018
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Top marks go to Syreeta Alexis who is friendly, efficient and quite simply gets the job done! She instinctively knows the best way to resolve an issue for the Landlord and Tenant. This is one of the reasons for staying with this agency!...
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Mar 27,2018
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I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to ALEX JACKSON.
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Jun 27,2017
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Except I dealt with was Lee. After he got our signature on the contract and the advert went on live, never got a single call back from him. Emma was another unhelpful and after all the grief they cause us, she comes with the news that we can't try to sell the flat with another agent. I'm not the one to take time and write reviews, but I absolutely DO NOT RECOMMEND FOX & SONS-and I want to make it clear at this point I would even pay to be free from them, that's how bad I feel about them. ...
Apr 15,2016
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I recently asked Fox and Sons to undertake the sale of my mother's house in Portsmouth. Alister was the agent who handled the sale and I would like to register my appreciation of the way in which he handled the sale. I found him totally ...
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In line with expectations. (fair)
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Feb 25,2016
Feb 25,2016
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Hi! I rented a flat from Fox & Sons Portsmouth in December. I am waiting for some repairs even today.....in top of that rude behaviour,a lot of lies ,poor communication between branch,property management,landlord....The worst experience in my life with this agency....
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A lot of money and they do nothing for clientsAttached Filesnbsp;
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A lot of money and they do nothing for clients
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F&S Portsmouth,North end.
A waste of space and a big insult to the Company name!! I bought a flat and got them to let it out.The sales team did their level best but the Lettings team let me down from the start of letting till the grotesque end!
Poor communication.Lack of updates,too stuck up.They do not attend to landlord's concerns.Liars and time wasters and They need to close down urgently or change their attitudes and value their job and respect other peolpe. ...
Jan 27,2016
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Just sold my property but with no forward chain so not sure how it would have gone if I were buying too. I would have preferred one point of contact for the whole process, did feel as though I was being passed around a bit. ...
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Fees were at a competitive rate
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Jan 15,2016
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Started well then sent wrong photos for advertisement,had to call them numerous times for various updates, they continuously called trying too undersell well below asking price before property was advertised. Sarcastic phone conversation from one of there team. The first solicitor they recommended could ...
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Oct 20,2015
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A very responsive team to help secure us the deal that we needed in a hot property market.
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Sep 27,2015
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As I live outside the UK it was important to me that the firm I selected to sell my flat was able to assist with any issues and communicate regularly so I could gauge the interest in the property and resolve any issues quickly. The ...
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Sep 27,2015
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The staff were all really friendly and approachable, provided competitive selling fees and plenty of viewings Sam in particular went out of her way to ensure the smooth sale of our house she worked all hours evenings and weekends to ensure our chain didn't break ...
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Sep 25,2015
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I am utterly disgusted by the customer service i have received from Fox & Sons (North End).
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Too big for their boots and never follow anything up for landlords who pay for the services!! You never get any update for anything ,no matter how big the problem is until you phone them or attend personally and you get the twitching and rolling eyes signalling annoyance.
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Jan 07,2012
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This estate agent has obsessively tried to gain my custom from another estate agent without any approach from myself. Frequent mailings and business cards through my door have been a constant throughout my efforts to sell my house. At no point did i seek help ...
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Not contacted me in the first placeAttached Filesnbsp;
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Dec 22,2011
Dec 22,2011
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Can't believe these people are still in a job.
1. We are told that they can get a good price for the property and will have it sold in 12 weeks. Well 18 months later they have taken the property off the market because we refused to lose ...
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I am just glad that all dealings with this esate agent are now over, and I know that I will never have to deal with them again.Attached Filesnbsp;
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