Has anyone used Foxtons introduction 0% sale fee (Lounged)

[Bellenden Belle]

Mmmm Actually not so sure about ludlow being "the best".. their website is awful - really off putting and hard to negotiate (do I really have to give you all my details before I can browse?)And their customer service was awful last year. AND they send me ludicrous emails every week asking if any of my friends wants to work there...what's that all about?

Back on topic - be careful Foxtons don't undervalue your house in order to flog it quick -after all they have no incentive to sell at a high price... far better for them to have a flood of sold boards dotted around the area.

[Asset]

As a buyer you don't give any money to the estate agent. You give it to the person selling the property. Or have I got the wrong end of your stick?

[mishadreams]

If the charge so much money, why can't they get the details right?

This from their website

"quiet residential area close to the amenties of West Dulwich while for transport the closest rail link is Gypsey Hill"

Marvelous::o

cheers

[citizenED]

I know someone who has been drawn into Foxton's special 0% offer - they are selling a place in Forest Hill (no doubt, referred to as Greater East Dulwich on the Website) offer is only to the first 200 clients who instruct so that limit has probably been reached already. There is a time limit on completion - if it is not done by a certain time - sorry, not sure how long ) then the fee goes up to 2.5%

citizen

[char1ie]

The offer is good for houses sold before end December I think. I don't see what is so bad about Foxtons. It's a place that sells houses. They don't have high moral values and have been known to invent offers to increase rival offers. But then they get you more for your house.

Their shop fronts look cool. For someone who thinks that estate agents are evil parasites, Foxtons is just another estate agent.

Charlie

[Loz]

Ludlows Property Alerts are good, but their website, as someone said, sucks. Badly.

As a potential buyer, Winkworth has impressed me no end.

[Andyng]

whys that the salespeople are a bit arsey

[Jamma]

I love Charlie's comment asking what's bad about Foxtons apart from the lying and lack of morals. What's wrong with Richard Littlejohn, apart from him being a Nazi?

Anyway regarding Foxtons, nevermind their evil ways what about the horrific building they are moving into. It's totally out of character with the area and out of character with anywhere that isn't 1988.

[Rolo Tomasi]

I think the building will look quite nice in the end. And as for Foxtons moving to the area it doesn?t bother me at all, I bought my flat through them 4 years ago and had no complaints. In fact I have now used them to rent out that same property and everything is going well.

[char1ie]

Jamma Wrote:

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> I love Charlie's comment asking what's bad about

> Foxtons apart from the lying and lack of morals.

> What's wrong with Richard Littlejohn, apart from

> him being a Nazi?

> Anyway regarding Foxtons, nevermind their evil

> ways what about the horrific building they are

> moving into. It's totally out of character with

> the area and out of character with anywhere that

> isn't 1988.

I like Foxton's shop fronts. Instead of loads of crappy postcards with pictures of houses on they have gone for glass, fridges and space. It's a nice look.

I don't see how having low moral values is bad for an estate agent. Foxton's can get me ?30k more for my house than any other estate agent. If somebody is prepared to pay that then I might as well go with Foxtons. I can turn a blind eye to a little bit of underhanded dealing.

Richard Littlejohn is a twat but if he offered me ?30k extra for my house I'd embrace him and enjoy his company til the deal was done.

The housing boom is here. Foxtons are a symptom of it rather than the cause. And as usual what's bad for people not on the property ladder is good for those people that already have a foothold.

Charlie

[lordship_bod]

Charlie there's underhand dealing and there's fraudulent signing of documents on landlord/tenants seller's behalf! these guys really are as cut-throat as you can get (and that's saying something bearing in mind how high we hold estate agents generally)...

yes if they can get you the best price for your money then all well and good, but can you trust them that they've told you about all the offers that have been made or whether the person you have decided to sell to is really their best mate and for a middle of the range price, they get a kick back.... all i'm saying is that if you are dealing with them, dont ever think that it will never happen to you...

[*Bob*]

The Foxtons shop-front ethos does have its advantages.

Your average agent's shop-front attracts crowds of window-shoppers who have no intention of buying (mostly they just want to see how much their house has gone-up by). At least Foxtons have recognised that if you're looking seriously for a property, you go in and register rather than impulse-buying one because you saw a mini-printout of it in a window. With just a lrage glass front and a few plasmas it could easily be some fancy accountancy firm or slick bar. Easier to ignore.

[Asset]

if Foxtons put all the other estate agents out of business just think how many new units will be available for coffee shops and baby boutiques!

No I haven't used the 0% offer - make sure you read the small print

[demery]

I was told it's free for the first two hundred on the books and the offer requires 12 weeks sole agency commitment from the vendor. No mention of charging you if you don't sell during those 12 weeks.

What's in it for Foxtons? They establish themselves in the areas and get a large portfolio of properties on their books, which will drive expansion into SE area where they currently have no exposure.

I'm considering selling up myself and did have Foxtons around to value it. They came back at 600k, a good 50k above most of the other valuations.

The guy carrying out the survey was very professional, friendly and had very quickly got to know the area. He'd been to see several hundred properties already. The outlook from a Foxtons perspective is positive. He was claiming that it still has growth potential, before prices catch up with Balham. He reckoned my place would be 750K in Balham and it's on this basis that they'll be marketing properties in the area.

What was interesting, was the sales approach they're looking to use. They're already bringing families to the area from other parts of London. He mentioned bringing people over from Islington, Clapham, Balham etc as the properties here are still 'afford-able', the schools are good and there's no shortage of bars and restaurants.

Watch this space, but I suspect Foxtons know what they're doing and upwardly mobile gentrification of the area will continue. Good news if you already own somewhere, want to sell up and cash in. Bad news if you need to move to a larger property or are trying to get your foot on the ladder.

As for the impact on Lordship Lane ... we'll see!

[Jeremy]

They're planning on bringing in buyers from Clapham and Balham? Genius! Why didn't someone think of that before? These Foxtons guys sure must know what they're doing!

[demery]

Taken out of context. The point being that with branches all over London, they'll be looking to bring people who perhaps had not previously considered ED into the area, from further afield. e.g Islington

[macroban]

Would anyone care to estimate how much Foxtons have spent on the refurbishment?

[*Bob*]

So somebody wanders into Foxtons in Islington. They say, "sorry mate.. you can't really afford to buy a house here. But - tell you what - have you considered moving to East Dulwich? I mean, I know it's practically on the other side of London to where you actually wanted to live, BUT there great news is that we have a branch there. So at least you'll still be buying from us."

Relocators everywhere will say "It certainly seems like a fine area, darling, but do they have a Foxtons there?

[*Bob*]

I mean.. I can understand them wanting to have some new line to spin potential clients (simply telling the truth ie "we get people in, we show them round, just like the others" sounds a bit mundane. But really.. c'mon..

I bet they're simply ITCHING to say - "we've got the biggest, most flashest on Lordship Lane with a huge glass front and dangling plasma screens" - and then moonwalk down your hallway doing that thing where you shake your hand and click your fingers together. Only they've been told not to mention it as it would be a little obvious and vulgar.

[Jeremy]

emerywd Wrote:

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> Taken out of context. The point being that with

> branches all over London, they'll be looking to

> bring people who perhaps had not previously

> considered ED into the area, from further afield.

> e.g Islington

Sorry for the sarcasm... I'm still throwing my toys out of the pram because I don't want them here.

[Brendan]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> So somebody wanders into Foxtons in Islington.

> They say, "sorry mate.. you can't really afford to

> buy a house here. But - tell you what - have you

> considered moving to East Dulwich?

I suspect it will be more along the lines of "We're got great places in Dulwich Village. Up and coming neighbourhood with local amenities and mod-cons literally coming out your arse. We better get over there quick though because we?re had a lot of interest.?

And then show them a place in Peckham Rye.

Or is that "Dulwich Borders"?

[HennyPenny]

I can confirm that buyers from Clapham and Islington etc have been making their own way to Dulwich for some years without the aid of agents saying how wonderful it is to live here. Buyers register with agents where they want to live, not where the agent tells them to, and how do the vendors of Balham feel if all their buyers are being told to move to another area!!

[nutty]

I can really see the agents in the Foxtons in Islington willingly giving up their commissions to send buyers to Dulwich :)

[*Bob*]

nutty Wrote:

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> I can really see the agents in the Foxtons in

> Islington willingly giving up their commissions to

> send buyers to Dulwich :)

It's 'all for one and one for all' when you're in The Foxtons Family.

[Jamma]

I just hope all the drunk people file out of The Bishop every weekend and smash Foxtons windows on the way home. By accident of course.

If everyone sold privately then we could put all these parasites out of business. Plus you'd get to sell your house to a nice person rather than some carrot from Clapham or Islington and East Dulwich would remain an oasis of loveliness