[Are Foxtons Foxed?]

Now I have had a beer or three so bear with me people.

Let me tell you why I started hating Foxtons. When I was a lot younger, my parents bought the house we lived in in Fulham all our life and took on a crippling mortgage of 13,500k, this was back in 1975. My Dad worked at Battersea Power station and Mum was a cleaner. Anyway Fulham started to turn a bit yuppy-ish in the early 80`s and companies like Hackett etc decided to pitch up and trade near my house. When Foxtons arrived, one of the first in London by the way. They were right opposite our house on the New Kings Road.

Anyway I am getting a bit boring now ( I have drunk wine as well )

We kept finding sacks of rubbish left outside our house and this went on for weeks, One day I caught one of the little toss pots from Foxtons dumping 3 sacks of crap outside, not along the front fence but at the bottom of out stairs, they were based opposite and had to cross a really busy road to do this. ???

I confronted the little shi-t and politely asked him to cross back over and collect his shit otherwise I would smack him into next week and he just said...... fack orf...

Anyway this started a long running dispute with them, starting with me and my late dad walking over and emptying all 3 sacks of rubbish into there shop/showroom, whatever. The police were called because I alledgedly pushed the tosser who told me to fack orf over a desk. I was given a verbal warning there and then by the rozzers, a slap on the wrist.

I never ever could let it go and strangely enough, lots of people used foxtons door as a urinal when walking home from the boozers at the weekends.

Wan--kers like them turned my local pubs into fun bars or wine bars and basically destroyed any chance of me living in my home town. Could`nt afford it.

I`m gonna regret this post in the morning

Good night everyone

A great post. It's interesting to hear about such personal anecdotes.

You deserve the housepricecrash equivalent of an Iron Cross, First Class with Oak Leaves for standing up against Fuxtons.

[Kirstie Allsopp]

Maybe in a few years time she could do a programme about the Great House Price Bubble. She would tour the UK meeting former estate agents and property developers who are now on the scrap heap and they would reminisce over a pint about their glory days and past deals. In Fred Dibnah style she would say "in the olden days you could double or treble your money with buying houses, a far cry from nowadays etc.."

[Are Foxtons Foxed?]

The next time in London I must take some photos of the Foxtons high street offices, as I think they will be a thing of the past, like gas lamp lighters and handsome cabs. I have been meaning to get a few pics of the ridiculous reception area at their Chiswick branch with hundreds of Perrier bottles in glass fronted fridges, I just hope I'm not too late.

Also I would like to ask why did Foxtons change the livery on their Mini fleet, from that rather attractive graffiti style, which must of appealed to their upper crust clientèle?

[Boe Mpc Meeting, Feb 2008]

Yes, everything points to a cut of 25pts, faint possibility of 50pts. The economists will also have been listening to Merv last week, where he as good as stated that inflation was likely to be a secondary priority for a while.

So, no change in policy.

[Actual Conversation With An Ea...]

Me: I'd like to view one of your properties please.

Them: Ok, let me take some details

Them: Name

Me: XXXXXXXXX

Them: Address

Me: XXXXXXXXX

Them: Phone Number:

Me: XXXXXXXX, thats my mobile number.

Them: Oh, we need a land line number

Me: I dont have one...ive sold my house and i'm renting at the moment so i'm in a good position to buy. I only have a mobile

Them: Sorry, we cant arrange a viewing if you dont have a land line

Me: I'm a cash buyer and i can proceed immediately.

Them:No sorry, it's for the safety of our staff

Me: Are you being serious

Them: Yes

Me ( getting a bit annoyed at the 18 year old girl im talking to): Can I speak to the person in charge

Them: Hang on

Me (mubbling to myself): f**k wits.

Them (same girl): Hello, yes, when would you like to view.

Me: Ive changed my mind. Goodbye. Then I Hung up.

Me: F**k wits ( shouting at the phone ).

They should of offered diplomaticly another way of having some sort of security check apart from saying "the computer says no", which is now a common occurrence in this country nowadays.

It's quite clear that they are still not suffering enough from the downturn, sorry CRASH, yet.

Maybe they did you a favour as it's far too early to even think about looking at properties for sale.