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Fox and Sons Hastings reviews

3.8

★★★★★ Good

823 reviews across 2 platforms

33 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BE

Fox and Sons's office in Hastings, at 33 Havelock Road, is rated 3.8 out of 5 across 823 reviews on two platforms, including 396 Google reviews rated 4.5.

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4.5 / 5

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5/5

Google

We recently rented a property through Fox & Sons Hastings and had a great experience. Big thanks to Oskar Lockyer and Alfie Cato for making the whole process smooth and stress-free, really professional and helpful throughout. Highly recommend!

Babu · 9 September 2025

Agent replied · 23 September 2025

Hello Babu Ram, Thank you for your fantastic 5* review! We're thrilled to hear about your great experience with Fox & Sons Hastings. Oskar Lockyer and Alfie Cato will be delighted to know they made the process smooth and stress-free for you. We truly appreciate your recommendation. Best regards, Lucy, Customer Relations Team

5/5

Google

Fox & Sons have been a pleasure to deal with! Alfie Cato in particular! We recently moved into a new property and the process was so quick, easy and efficient. Despite some maintenance issues with the property, Alfie has been amazing in …

Lisa · 16 July 2025

Agent replied · 16 April 2026

Hello Lisa, Thank you so much for your wonderful 5* review! We're thrilled to hear that … More

1/5

Trustpilot

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

Dick · 17 July 2026

5/5

Trustpilot

Excellent throughout the whole process…

Excellent throughout the whole process from marketing, identifying buyers, communications and securing sale. Excellent offer negotiators. Highly recommend Thomad and Jack

Est · 28 September 2026

5/5

Google

Had an amazing viewing with India . She was so amazing , educative and j had a wonderful choice of houses to look at . She was a great agent and explained every single house in detail .

Titilayo · 20 September 2026

Agent replied · 11 October 2026

Many thanks for leaving us your amazing 5* review! We're so glad to hear of your wonderful experience with India as your agent! Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Feedback and Support Team

1/5

Trustpilot

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.

Dazzer · 13 July 2026

4/5

Google

I have worked with Fox and Sons in a few different capacities over the years. Mortgage department, I can leave that (nice staff but rates were not great) Buying, Very helpful with offers, flexible with viewings and some viewings have been the same day. I have worked with Curtis and Josh. Lettings, they found a suitable tenant quickly when the property was vacant and I know they have been flexible with viewings. I have worked with both Oskar and Alfie. Note - The score would be higher if the mortgage rates were better ;)

Lawrence · 24 April 2025

5/5

Google

Today a young man called Luke Hallewell came to our flat to give us a valuation. From the moment he stepped over the threshold, we warmed to him. What an absolute gentleman he is. He must have a degree in manners as his are impeccable. He is polite, respectful and courteous. 10/10 to him!! Fox & Sons should be very proud to have such a charming young man as one of their employees! If, in the future we decide to sell, we will DEFINITELY be using him to sell our home and help us find a new one. Thank you Luke.

Heather · 18 October 2023

Agent replied · 14 June 2024

Thank you for your glowing 5* review and your kind words. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.

1/5

Trustpilot

Awful mortgage advising service

Booked an appointment with one of their mortgage advisers, a lot of info i did not need to know that the company has x branches and have done x money on mortgages, just to be cancel on the second appointment. Got back to me after 4months saying he would help me that time, after a couple exchanges no more correspondence ive no idea whats going on. Meanwhile was contacted by another mortgage adviser she said to give her a change she’s different from her colleague. First appointment same things, second appointment a no show. Whats wrong with you people? Unbelievable. At least have the decency to cancel the appointment, i got out of work for the appointment waited 1h, even emailed and nothing.

Sonia · 17 October 2023

Agent replied · 13 June 2024

Dear Sonia, thank you for sharing your information.we are sorry you have had a negative experience. we have sent your review. feedback to the relevant office.as trust pilot covers all 1350 offices. we take feedback very seriously and if you want to discuss this further please contact us on the below complianceresidential@sequencehome.co.ukKind regardsCustomer service team

5/5

Google

Myself and my partner used Fox and Son's Mortgage Services to purchase our first home and we have nothing but praise for the whole experience. We can't recommend Danielle Lakin enough! Nothing was too much trouble and she replied to all of my email enquiries instantly. We also had several face to face meetings with her to make sure everything we needed was in place and she found some amazing mortgage and insurance rates for us. Thank you so much Danielle, you've made our whole moving experience so easy! 🙂

Chloe · 18 September 2023

Agent replied · 14 June 2024

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great 5* review and your kind words. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.

1/5

Trustpilot

Absolutely disgusted at the way this…

Absolutely disgusted at the way this company treated my son and his fiance. They had put a holding deposit on a flat and through no fault of theirs the landlady withdrew the flat and Fox and Sons refused to give them back their holding deposit. They could not afford to lose that money. This is warning to anyone who is thinking of using Fox and Sons

Carol · 22 September 2026

5/5

Google

Me and my partner met Danielle while we was looking for our first home (we are both first time buyers) Danielle was very helpful and explained the whole process to us. I'm a very panicky person and I get worried, but Danielle made me feel at ease and any questions we asked wasn't to big and she answered them :) Will definitely recommend Danielle :)

Fiona · 27 June 2024

Agent replied · 26 August 2024

Thank you for your thoughtful 5* review and recommendation Fiona! I will make sure your kind words are passed on to the local team. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

1/5

Trustpilot

Gosport Fox & Son - bad experience

Gosport. Pushy agents who will get a sale at any price including coming to your property without notice, walking through the grounds to the back door and scaring you to get you to accept a lower offer. I wish we hadn't been tricked into going with them as they offered success via a " boxing day" campaign and their "extensive" data based. Both yield nothing but low offers.

Lesley · 28 August 2026

1/5

Trustpilot

Do not use this Eastbourne Estate Agent

We feel our property was overpriced, which led to reduction after reduction in sale price. Did not respond to phone calls, or said things would be done that weren`t. To us the agents came across as arrogant, starting from not explaining the length of initial contract, right through to poor viewings both in numbers and quality of details given to possible buyers. Things were delayed because information was not passed through, and quite often was inaccurate. Very poor value for money. Instructed around the end of July 2022, completed 30th March 2023, pushed into a very short time between exchange and completion because of misinformation, and into a large reduction on our sale price.

Website · 20 June 2023

Agent replied · 13 June 2024

Dear Mr and Mrs Lindfield, Firstly I am sorry you weren't happy with the overall service and some of these points will be taken as constructive feedback for my team. while you mention viewings numbers we did achieve a sale.i feel some comments here are not totally fair, the reduction and the time it took was due to issues with the chain not with fox and sons, a buyer in the chain asked for a £20k reduction as his agent below lost their buyer and re sold the property for £30k less. which then filtered through the rest of the chain, a price to which you agreed. we also dropped our fee to help in any way we could without hesitation.either way the points around service i will look into and try to improve the team.all the best for the future,Stephen RodgersSenior Branch Manager

5/5

Google

Alfie Cato has been absolutely fantastic! He was really nice, accommodating, understanding and we couldn't praise him more for all the patience he had with 2 very fussy customers! He's an asset to your company x …

Catalina · 16 June 2025

Agent replied · 13 June 2025

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great 5* review. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Trustpilot

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

S.saunders · 19 May 2026

5/5

Trustpilot

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.

Clare · 11 May 2026

5/5

Google

INCREDIBLY SMOOTH AND EFFICIENT. Curtis Knight has been fantastic throughout our journey as first time buyers. He has remained the apex of communication between ourselves and the sellers with prompt responses, clear explanations and following up inquiries. His efficient problem solving and determination to keep the ball rolling as smoothly as possible has been an absolute god send. I couldn't recommend him more as the port of call for buying a house. Thank you Curtis!

Alex · 19 August 2023

Agent replied · 14 June 2024

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great 5* review and recommendation. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

Me and my partner are currently in middle of buying our first home. We couldn't thank Danielle Lakin our Mortgage advisor enough for all her help and her patience with us, she has gone above and beyond to help us threw getting our home step by step. She has been very helpful and we would highly recommend her. Thank you Danielle

Nuray · 14 June 2024

Agent replied · 26 August 2024

Nuray thanks for leaving us your glowing recommendation and 5* review. Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

5/5

Google

Danielle is amazing! As a first time buyer the whole process was made very clear and easy to understand. From start to finish I received constant updates and feedback making me feel like a valued customer and am very grateful for the service provided. Would 100% recommend for anyone in need of a great mortgage broker!

Michael · 12 August 2024

Agent replied · 26 August 2024

Thanks for the excellent 5* review and recommendation Michael! Best wishes, Lucy, Customer Relations.

1/5

Trustpilot

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.

Becky · 23 April 2026

1/5

Trustpilot

The brighton branch

The brighton branch, has taken 2 years to get my dad's flat sold after he died. Recommended to sale the flat at auction by Ray Murphy, that fell through after months of trying to get it sold,then went down the normal route. This all starts out fine ,in 2022,then had two more offer ,these were not satisfactory, finally had an offer in August 2024 which has taken 5 months of us chasing to get over the line. Alfie is the person not to take at his word as this was only what he thought we wanted to hear. Never use fox&sons. Sonia collins

Sonia · 10 December 2024

5/5

Google

Really happy with the service I received. The whole process was fast, smooth and professional from start to finish. Communication was excellent throughout and I was able to secure and move into my new home very quickly. Huge thanks to …

Edgar · 11 June 2026

Agent replied · 11 October 2026

We are thrilled to hear that you had a positive experience with us. We pride ourselves on providing fast, smooth, and professional service and are happy to hear that reflected in your review. Eleanor is a valued member of our team and we … More

5/5

Trustpilot

Seamless experience

I am absolutely thrilled to share my experience with Abbey Northway at Fox & Sons! From the moment we began working together, Abbey’s extraordinary professionalism and commitment to excellence shone through. What sets Abbey apart is her meticulous attention to detail, she left no stone unturned in ensuring my property was presented flawlessly. Her insight and expertise were invaluable, making the entire process feel effortless.Abbey’s communication is truly unparalleled. She kept me informed at every stage, consistently going above and beyond to ensure I felt supported and confident. Her proactive updates and prompt responses were a breath of fresh air, transforming what can often be a stressful process into an incredibly smooth and transparent journey.But what truly makes Abbey a standout agent is her warm, kind, and compassionate nature. She didn’t just treat me as a client; she treated me with genuine care and respect. Her empathy and understanding are rare qualities that made this experience not just successful but genuinely enjoyable.The results speak for themselves: Abbey sold my property in under three months, an achievement that exceeded all my expectations! Her dedication, expertise, and relentless commitment to achieving the best outcome are nothing short of extraordinary.If you’re looking for an estate agent who will go above and beyond, Abbey Northway is simply the best. She’s a true gem in the industry, and I cannot recommend her highly enough. Thank you, Abbey, for your phenomenal service and for making this process an absolute pleasure!

Lauren · 27 November 2024

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