Foxtons Group plc is a British estate agency company dealing with both lettings and sales. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
History
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]
Foxtons was acquired by private equity firm BC Partners in 2007 for £390 million.[4]
In December 2009, private equity firm BC Partners lost control of Foxtons, less than three years after buying it, after creditors reorganised the real estate broker's debt.