foxt industry estate agent real estate founded 1981 1981 headquarters london united kingdom key people garry watts chairman nic budden ceo revenue 143.9 million 2014 1 operating income 42.0 million 2014 1 net income 33.4 million 2014 1 website www.foxtonsgroup.co.uk the sutton london branch of foxtons foxtons enfield . foxtons group plc is a british estate agency company dealing with both lettings and sales . it is listed on the london stock exchange . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit foxtons was founded by jon hunt in 1981 in notting hill london as a two person estate agency . 2 2001 saw the launch of promotionally branded minis bearing the foxtons logo . 3 in march 2006 the bbc ran an undercover report and revealed many questionable actions taken by foxtons employees such as faking signatures and purposefully overvaluing properties . 4 foxtons was acquired by private equity firm bc partners in 2007 for 390m . 5 in december 2009 private equity firm bc partners lost control of foxtons less than three years after buying it after creditors reorganized the real estate broker s debt . 6 in may 2013 bbc watchdog reported that foxtons imposes tenancy agreements which demand in the small print that tenants must use utilities supplier spark energy ltd. the bbc stated foxtons are paid commission by spark energy ltd. 7 on 27 august 2013 foxtons unveiled its flotation on the london stock exchange to raise 55m from private investors . 8 on 1 july 2014 michael brown stepped down as ceo citing personal reasons for his decision . previous coo nic budden took on the role of ceo . 9 operations edit foxtons has 56 offices . 10 it is a member of the property ombudsman the national association of estate agents naea licensed member 11 the association of residential letting agents arla licensed member 12 13 14 and the national approved letting scheme . foxtons is also a founding member of the safe agent fully endorsed client money protection scheme safe 15 as well as tenancy deposit scheme . 16 see also edit cb richard ellis jones lang lasalle colliers international savills dtz cresapartners winkworth plc knight frank cluttons references edit a b c preliminary results 2014 pdf . foxtons . retrieved 14 june 2015 . full foxtons history . foxtons.co.uk . retrieved 2009 07 06 . foxtons minis . foxtons.co.uk . retrieved 2009 07 06 . the secret agent . bbc news . 21 march 2006 . retrieved 14 june 2014 . second time lucky buyout firm snaps up foxtons again . sunday times . 2007 . retrieved 14 june 2015 . foxtons taken over by banks . the daily telegraph . london . 2010 01 08 . retrieved 14 june 2015 . bbc watchdog 15 5 2013 . youtube . 16 may 2013 . retrieved 14 june 2015 . foxtons unveils float to raise 55m . the telegraph . 27 august 2013 . retrieved 14 june 2015 . budden takes over as ceo of foxtons . estate agent today . 4 june 2014 . retrieved 14 june 2015 . foxtons contact our offices in london and surrey . foxtons.co.uk . retrieved 14 june 2015 . foxtons limited . the national association of estate agents . retrieved 14 june 2015 . oea press release . oea.co.uk . archived from the original on may 8 2008 . retrieved 2009 07 06 . daniel francis 2007 03 06 . delight as foxton s joins ombudsman scheme . landlordexpert.co.uk . retrieved 2009 07 06 . estate agent ombudsman enlists foxtons . propertyweek.com . retrieved 2009 07 06 . foxtons signs up to the national approved letting scheme . nalscheme.co.uk . retrieved 2009 07 06 . new deposit scheme a positive step for uk lettings market . foxtons.co.uk . retrieved 2009 07 06 . external links edit media related to foxtons at wikimedia commons v t e real estate in the united kingdom real estate economy of the united kingdom companies developers and owners allied london argent group assura group balkan dream properties banks group brent walker british railways property board bruntwood capital & centric cls holdings coin street community builders 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