We spend years designing the ideal headquarters from scratch, creating a state-of-the-art environment built for real time data flow, high performance systems and seamless collaboration across every team. The perfect place to bring it all to life just so happens to be across the street in Building 12, and we open the doors to our new HQ right at the start of January.
Birmingham invented the Balti, perfected the electric kettle and has more miles of canals than Venice. It deserves an agent that matches its ambition, so we joined forces with FleetMilne in the heart of the city.
As our MINIs are so fun to drive, where better to do it than the home of the roundabout? We team up with Cauldwell in Milton Keynes to bring Foxtons pace to a city built for momentum.
London knowledge travels. Our first acquisitions beyond the M25 brought us three new offices in the Home Counties: Watford, Bushey and Hemel Hempstead.
We launch our newly redesigned Foxtons.co.uk, to make every step of the London property journey simpler, faster and far more intuitive for our customers. With enhanced search, streamlined navigation and smarter functionality, it helps connect buyers and renters with the right properties sooner.
After putting it to a company-wide vote, we begin our community partnership with Single Homeless Project, the largest London-focused homelessness charity.
Our acquisition in Bow pushes us further into East London, right where old terraces, new builds and the River Lea all meet in one fast moving patch.
We reclaim our title as London’s number 1 estate agency brand.
Our first Electric Mini hits the streets, the first step towards our EV100 goal.
Our next acquisition expands our presence in the rental market in leafy Kennington, a Zone 1 neighbourhood that feels so residential you would never guess how close you are to the centre of the city.
Guy Gittins becomes Foxtons CEO, injecting the business with new energy, clear ambition and a bold plan to accelerate our growth.
We introduce our new brand statement, WE GET IT DONE, capturing the attitude driving Foxtons into its next chapter.
We start a new era of expansion through our acquisitions in Norbury, Elephant & Castle and Stanmore.
Our first time answering the phone as Foxtons Private Office.
Our three-year partnership with Career Ready is launched to increase social mobility for young people within the communities we serve.
Our first acquisition opens up Woolwich, a riverside area transformed by the Elizabeth line and top-quality developments, making it one of London’s fastest changing frontiers.
Afro Foxtons network established, a community that celebrates Black heritage, supports professional growth and strengthens connection across Foxtons.
We make our electric vehicle pledge and become a member of EV100.
My Foxtons gets an upgrade, offering tenants and landlords the option of setting up their new tenancies online, vastly speeding up the rental process.
The LGBTQ+ Foxtons network is established, and we attend our first Pride In London march.
Early 2017 saw the launch of new offices in Wembley and Wood Green
The Women@Foxtons network is established to promote women into leadership roles.
In a three-storey, glass-fronted office in the heart of Islington, we turn on the lights to our newest office and outshine every estate agency in the area.
Foxtons launches a new web service far ahead of its time, which introduces the ability for landlords and tenants to conduct their rental deals completely over the internet.
We launch the Anniversary edition of our iconic MINI, a design so popular, it stays with us for a decade.
We relaunch our successful website, scooping up awards in the process.
We also transform a former car showroom in Camden into a large, bright office for our large, bright ideas.
Foxtons open offices in Dulwich and Pinner, bringing the total number of offices to 23. Both offices launch with Foxtons' trademark 0% commission offer.
Foxtons.co.uk wins more prestigious awards, including best estate agency website in the UK.
Canary Wharf had the towers, the DLR, the underground mall, and all that prime property. It just needed us, so we set up shop.
We move into Shoreditch, back when finding a parking space is the area’s biggest controversy, not the queue for a flat white.
We unveil the first café-style offices, putting face-to-face customer service at the forefront of our strategy and marking a turning point in the estate agency industry.
Our state-of-the-art headquarters is introduced in Chiswick, West London. At Foxtons HQ, hundreds of business professionals provide a vital support service, enabling our front offices to focus on what they do best: selling and letting property.
This year also sees the first branded Foxtons MINI Coopers cruising around the capital, prompting many imitations.
Our first customer website puts property online well ahead of the curve.
We head north, opening in St John’s Wood and Hampstead. No time for a lazy lap around the Heath, we’re too busy helping locals make their moves.
We launch a dedicated lettings magazine, using our local insight to help landlords and renters understand the London market.
In 1992, black cabs still refuse to cross the river after dark. We have no such reservations, opening our first South London office in Battersea.
Our partner firm, Alexander Hall mortgage advisers, open their doors and turn our business into a one-stop shop for Londoners' property needs.
We unveil the soon-to-be-iconic Foxtons roundel.
Following the success of the first Foxtons office, we open our second office in Fulham Broadway. This would be right before the shopping centre appears above the station, but match day crowds already set the rhythm of SW6…some things never change.
Foxtons opens our doors for the first time in Notting Hill Gate, London, as a two-person estate agency determined to make our mark on the local property scene by doing things differently.
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