Trusted Agent profile · Southampton
★★★★★
807 reviews across 3 platforms
32-34 London Road, Southampton, SO15 2AG, SO15 2AG
Fox & Sons's office in Southampton, at 32-34 London Road, is rated 3.7 out of 5 across 807 reviews on three platforms, including 381 Google reviews rated 4.4.
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5/5
GoogleI am a portfolio owner and have used F&S for 15 years. Alice and the letting team in Southampton do a great job managing my properties, they have a solid track record of getting high rents with decent tenants. I would also like to give special mention to Binal who is incredibly efficient and helpful when asking for assistance with matters outside of the norm.
1/5
TrustpilotPleasant staff but I had a poor…
Pleasant staff but I had a poor experience. They recommend Conveyancing Direct. My file was passed to 4 different solicitors. That led to my purchase falling through and my sale left uncompleted.CD say they're based in Hastings, even the number on the phone is that number. In truth, my solicitors were based in Cardiff.My £1000 deposit was voided when I was gazzumped. F&S refused to get it back. So I did it. At the end, F&S even refused to deliver my spare keys (0.6 miles from their shop). 'We're not a delivery service'. At times they spelt my name wrong and basically failed to neither get the sale nor my prurcase over the line in time. So I stayed put.They distanced themselves from CD and said it wasn't their fault.£2000 out of pocket, no apologies...
1/5
GoogleThe maintenance department took 2 months to fix a toilet leak and then refused to pay the £850 when I received the water bill. I had to pay the bill as well as living through my whole tenancy without a working oven, with walls that were ruined, carpets very badly stained and had to move in 2 days late due to poor organisation. Inventory reports were poorly written and some staff members seemed lazy. If you can, stay away from Fox & Sons.
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5/5
TrustpilotLeah was very professional
Leah was very professional. She took time to explain her role and approach towards selling houses when she showed us round a property.So when asked to value my flat, she was honest and clear in her appraisal.
2/5
TrustpilotDeposit hasn’t been refunded.
I sent a deposit for a property to secure it however the landlord went with someone else. That’s fine, it happens. I Was told I would have a refund in full of my deposit £415.
1/5
TrustpilotFox and Sons are the most incompetent…
Fox and Sons are the most incompetent letting agents in Brighton. There is a reason there is so many one star reviews on google, mostly from tenants. They care about the rich landlords, NOT the tenants. They allowed tenants to move into a property WITHOUT ensuring they had paid a deposit which is just one of the many errors made which led to a tenancy from absolute hell and a loss of £2,000. This is due to their absolute lack of care which is made worse by their extortionate fees. A word which comes up again and again in all of the 1 star reviews, INCOMPETENCE. They do not care about giving a good service let alone one that their clients deserve. Nearly half of their reviews are 1 star and this speaks volumes.
5/5
TrustpilotKemp Town branch
I can only judge Fox and Sons Kemp Town based on my own experiences of buying a property through them and then letting it.And they have proved to be excellent in both cases. Ed showed me the property and Mike helped me finance it. No unnecessary tooing and froing and the process was smooth.Renting the property was equally easy. It was rented with a month at the price they suggested it should go for. Jenna and her team have proved helpful with deliveries and suggesting builders too.All in all I'm very pleased so far.
1/5
GoogleVery bad experience and waste of time, I spend a lot of time for getting a response via email after that i have to gone the Southampton office for getting the mail responses, they only check once we reach in the office , And holding deposit has been not released because of un reasonable issues , they make delayed and trying to make money from us.
Hello, I am sorry if you were not happy in your experience with us. If you wish to share any further comments about your experience, please do email me at complianceresidential@sequencehome.co.uk Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.
1/5
GoogleInitially not bad. However I'm just a lowly potential tenant and the rental market is a lottery for tenants. Most viewings nowadays there's about a million interested parties it's down to the landlord to decide who will be the lucky one. Then the agent texts, emails to say someone else got the home. Fair enough . These guys don't let you know after the viewing. Then you email and just get ignored. Basically shows their contempt for renters
Hi, thank you for taking the time to provide our team with feedback. We're concerned about this branch review, and we'd like to get further information so we can look into this. If you would like to get in touch with us on socialmedia@fox-and-sons.co.uk, then we'll be more than happy to help you.
5/5
GoogleNathan at the Southampton London Road branch of Fox and Sons has given us proficient, pro active and highly personalised attention in preparing our recently deceased son’s flat for sale. We are grateful for his considered approach to our needs and the care he has taken in looking after us. Thank you Nathan and all his colleagues at London Road, Southampton. Ed&June
5/5
GoogleMy partner and I have purchased a house in just 3 months and we couldn’t be happier with the service we received from Fox & Sons! Nicole Smith has been so amazing, kept us in the loop at all times and is genuinely such a nice person! She really made the buying process better for us and we couldn’t recommend her enough!
5/5
TrustpilotThank you Taila for all your hard work…
Thank you Taila for all your hard work dealing with an anxious landlady. Despite failing boilers, issues with the windows and guarantors you got it over the line. Thank for your help PJ
1/5
TrustpilotStaff terrible at communicating…
Staff terrible at communicating resulting in huge bills. misinforming throughout the renting process about insurance policies which are a scam resulting in surprise charges. We rented a property and was told to not worry about normal wear and tear for example paint coming off in kitchen due to not being fit for purpose as not washable/ oil based (so unhygienic!). When raised to them in inspection they said it’s been kept very well and will be fine because we have insurance and we get hit with a £450 bill to repaint the whole property and ceilings and all woodwork….. This is despite us already paying £250 for the insurance in the first place which they told us covers things like normal wear and tear and explicitly told us painting would be covered and ‘not to worry!’Due to bad communication even had a house viewing at our property that they expect to come to any time and an hour after the agreed slot without just dropping a quick text or call and forced entry into the property when I was recovering from a surgery and explicitly told them not to enter without someone present to let them in. Overall terrible experience the agent can make a huge difference on your experience renting, ultimately the bad communication and lack of clarity and transparency resulted in surprise bills.
1/5
Trustpilotuseless, data protection breach, be carful with your banking information.
I originally let a property with them last year through the st.budeaux office. They was very friendly and welcoming at first. On the day I had to pick my keys for the property, I was taken up stairs to be sold contents insurance. The sales man was good and I decided that it was a smart move.All was well up until last month. My landlord phoned me and accused me of fraud! He said he had noticed a payment leaving his account every month for insurance in my name! I said I don't have a clue what you are talking about, I bought insurance from fox and sons and it was all done with my details.Following a confusing conversation with my landlord, I phoned up fox and sons to find out they accidentally put the land lords banking details through instead of mine and they were "sorry". After moving past what can only at best be described as a blatant breach of data protection and sloppy work, I phoned up last week to get a signed copy of my tenancy agreement emailed over to me. After not receiving anything for the whole week I decided to phone up again. To my surprise they sent the email I have requested not to me but to my landlord! After explaining to the lettings manager that every incounter I have had with them has been met with huge mistakes I proceeded to ask him if thier whole team is comprised with useless muppets or if it was just him? Instead of answering the question he hung up the phone, could you believe it.After calling no him straight back he angrily told me he didn't like my tone and will hang up again if I continued to complain. Now with a chip on his shoulder he informed me that he has sent the email again. This was two hours ago and I still haven't revived anything. This has been my experience with fox and sons. Substandard at best.
5/5
TrustpilotRight from the initial viewing Toby and…
Right from the initial viewing Toby and his team acted professionally and helped our purchase go as smoothly as possible, highly recommended and would definitely use again.
5/5
GoogleExcellent service, very professional, went well outside of his mandate to help me, was very accommodating and responsive and I'm extremely happy with his conduct both in and out of office hours, top bloke and brilliant agent, would definitely recommend to a friend Many thanks
Many thanks Darren for the fantastic recommendation and 5* review. I have passed your flattering comments onto our Southampton branch. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.
1/5
TrustpilotThe True Cowboys of UK Estate Agents
One word - awful. We bought a house listed with Fox and Sons back in 2006 and between offering and completing all of the staff had left. We should of learnt our lesson but instead we rented a property through them recently which was also painful beyond the 1st month (notably the first month was December which is arguably a quiet month for them anyway). Once they'd been paid the upfront fees all they were interested in was selling the property. Radio silence from the rental contact and pestering from the sales team. To facilitate a sale they even attempted to misrepresent the AST contract terms. Wanting weekly visits for prospective buyers, inferring this was their right within the contract, and when we discussed extending beyond the 6 month fixed period they wanted to amend the contracts to explicitly state this as a right and secure multiple days per week to show prospective buyers around. They couldn't care less about a renters right to private enjoyment of the rental property they are paying for. And surprise surprise, when it came to check-out they applied as much urgency as a tortoise... more than 2 weeks later and we are still at least 1 week away from seeing our deposit returned. I know Dorset is a relaxed county but still..... If we compare them to the Agent that sold our house, which required us to move into rented, you couldn't have two more opposite ends of the scale. Cowboys is a polite way to describe the ineptitude displayed. Lucky for us we didn't need the deposit transferred between rentals but if we did we'd be in trouble so my advice to anyone reading this is to steer well clear of Fox and Sons.
2/5
TrustpilotPoor service from start to finish
I feel compelled to review the above company, especially after a recent dealing with them. Purchased a flat in Southampton just over a year ago. Dealt with Sam Randall. Things were going ok up to the point where i asked for a second viewing to check the working condition of the appliances near to completion time. It took more than 2 email reminders and various phone calls to arrange a second viewing! When we met at the flat, i found the attitude very poor- clearly she didn't want to be there. Upon completion, i travelled 60 miles to their office in Southampton to get the keys, only to find that 1 set of keys was available; the other set (which happened to have the key to the barrier) apparently 'will be dropped off by the seller at some point' - no offer to post the keys given the fact that i live 60 miles away!. So as you guessed, i had to travel to their offices AGAIN to collect the other set of keys. In my opinion (and from experience) this is poor service. It is down to the estate agent to make sure all available keys are in their possession; upon completion the property is legally mine!More recently, i saw a flat being sold through F&S. Called their office on Saturday at 13.08. I was advised that there may be an offer on the property but the operator was not sure. So, she advised that if i leave my name and phone number, one of her colleagues would call on Monday or Tuesday. Well, as you guessed, the call never arrived and had to call the office again today (Friday), at which point i am told that the flat is sold. I wasted 4 days with no viewings!. Soon, i will be selling one of my properties in Southampton and letting 2 others, but F&S will not be on the top of my estate agent list to act on my behalf, surely not with that kind of attitude. Quite a few more Google reviews for this company, should you feel like doing more reading!
5/5
GoogleI worked with both Abi at the sales departement and Leah in the mortgage departement together and both did an amazing job. I can only recommend them and hope to be buying properties with these guys in the future. All my questions were answered and they always had enough time for me and never rushed. I felt treated like a valuable customer. Thanks guys!
Thank you for your glowing 5* review and recommendation. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.
1/5
TrustpilotTerrible
Awfull. Fraudulently signed a disclaimer for me for a tenant that was NOT suitable for the property. When this tenant refused access for a water leak problem the agents took 3 months before they were able to gain access. The agents were absolutely useless and blamed the tenant. The more urgent the problem became the more they procrastinated. My 84 year old neighbour has had damp walls for 2 years now. This cost a lot of money and stress. They worked for the tenant but not the landlord. On top of that the service from the manager Lorna (Hastings) was rude and patronising.
5/5
GoogleJosh from Fox and Sons has been very helpful in my relocation from Newcastle. He’s been very patient and offered me different housing choices based that fits my circumstances. Literally responds by the minute when contacted and arranges viewing at very convenient times.
We're thrilled to hear that Josh was able to assist you so effectively with your relocation. Your kind words are greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great 5* review Taofik. Kind regards, Lucy, Customer Relations.
5/5
GoogleReally lovely experience - It was really easy to communicate and coordinate with Erin throughout the process of securing our new flat.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us this amazing 5* review. Kind regards Lucy, Customer Feedback and Support Team.
1/5
TrustpilotWARNING: FOX AND SON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IS A HEALTH HAZARD!
WARNING: FOX AND SON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IS A HEALTH HAZARD!Their cunning name is a perfect match for their deceitful service! I've been plagued by ongoing water heater issues and a gaping hole in the wall, putting my health at risk. Despite my repeated pleas, they've consistently ignored and dismissed my concerns. It's clear they prioritize profits over people's well-being!Don't be fooled by their false promises and incompetence. I'm fighting to escape this property and warn others: AVOID FOX AND SON LIKE THE PLAGUE! They're a liability, not a management team. Share this warning with everyone you know! #FoxAndSon #PropertyManagementFail #HealthHazards #Incompetence"
1/5
TrustpilotUnprofessional and dishonest
Impossible to contact, deaf to complaints, and lying like a toddler. Different employees giving contradictory statements. Avoid at all cost!
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