Fox & Sons

Fox & Sons, estate agents in southern England since 1868

Fox & Sons is an estate agency that opened its first office in Bournemouth in 1868 and, according to its own presentation, currently has 57 offices along the south coast of the country. Its activity focuses on property sales and lettings, with sales teams working with local market knowledge.

Coverage areas

The office network extends across East Sussex, West Sussex, Devon, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Somerset and Dorset. The company description also mentions Cornwall among the areas covered. Properties in the catalogue are distributed across locations such as Brighton, Hove, Eastbourne, Worthing, Crawley, Hastings, Portsmouth, Southampton, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Poole, Bridgwater, Wellington, Ilminster, Crewkerne, Saltash, Yelverton, Gosport and Haywards Heath, among others.

Services for sellers and landlords

The agency offers a free property valuation and supports the client through the sale or letting of the property. Sellers have permanent access to an online account to manage their transaction. The company states that it lists its properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket, and that it offers a free service called ‘Help to find’ aimed at buyers who cannot find a suitable property.

Complementary services to the estate agency transaction

Alongside sales and lettings intermediation, the firm provides access through its local offices to other services related to moving home:

• Auctions, including the modern method of auction.
• Conveyancing legal services.
• Insurance and protection products.
• Mortgages.
• Survey and valuation.
• Wills.
• New homes, portfolio, shared ownership and land.

Structure and national network

Fox & Sons is part of Sequence, a national network of estate agencies with more than 320 offices and twelve different trading names, some with over a century of activity. The company that operates the brand is Sequence (UK) Limited, registered in England and Wales, with its registered office in Milton Keynes. For activities related to regulated mortgages and non-investment insurance contracts, Sequence (UK) Limited acts as an appointed representative of Connells Limited, authorised and supervised by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Property catalogue

The site shows a selection of properties for sale and to rent with prices that, at the time of analysis, ranged from around £185,000 for a house in Bere Alston to £695,000 in Holford, Bridgwater. In the lettings section, listings appeared with monthly rents from £950 in Plymouth to £2,500 in Rottingdean, Brighton, with an indication that fees apply. The search tool allows filtering by property type, number of bedrooms, distance radius and reference, and includes options such as new homes, land, shared ownership, chain-free properties or auctions.