英国Foxtons公司-详解.docxVIP

? ? ? ? ? 英国Foxtons公司-详解 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 本条目包含过多不是中文的内容，欢迎协助翻译。 若已有相当内容译为中文，可迳自去除本模板。 Foxtons(福克斯顿公司) 英国Foxtons公司网站网址http://www.foxtons.co.uk/ 目录 1 Foxtons公司简介 2 History 3 Trade bodies 4 Foxtons USA Foxtons公司简介 　　福克斯顿（Foxtons）公司于1981年在诺丁山成立，现在已经成为成为伦敦的主要房地产代理。 Foxtons is a London and Surrey estate agent with 24 offices, dealing with both lettings and sales. It was founded by Jon Hunt in 1981 and was acquired by private equity firm BC Partners in 2007 for ￡390m. In May 2008 the Camden office was opened becoming the largest estate agent office in Europe. In January 2009 the Times reported that Foxtons had breached their capital covenants and that that BC Partners were unwilling to bailout Foxtons. History Foxtons was founded in 1981 in Notting Hill Gate, London, as a two-person estate agency.In 1982, Foxtons opened a second office in Fulham Broadway, using a 0% commission offer. 2001 saw the launch of promotionally branded Minis, bearing the Foxtons logo. Trade bodies Foxtons have been criticised for not being a member of either the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors or the Association of Residential Letting Agents, because Foxtons is not bound by their codes of conduct. Foxtons is a member of the Ombudsman for Estate Agents and the The National Approved Letting Scheme as well as Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme Foxtons is known for its high fees for rentals and have been the subject of an injunction from the Office of Fair Trading due to the alleged use of unfair terms in their letting contracts. In March 2006 the BBC launched an investigation called Whistleblower accusing estate agents prominently including Foxtons of lying to customers, faked signatures, false passports and dodgy deals with developers. In January 2008 they were criticised for their staff launching a barrage of vicious and personal attacks against residents of Balham via the website of a local newspaper. Foxtons USA Foxtons North America, was a subsidiary of Foxtons in New Y