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‘Like Wolf of Wall Street’ | More former Foxtons staff allege sexual harassment & racism

More former Foxtons staff allege sexual harassment & racism
Image: © Foxtons Estate Agents

Two further former employees of Foxtons have come forward with allegations of sexual harassment and racism, weeks after a Bloomberg investigation first detailed claims of groping, sexual propositions, and racist language.

A MailOnline report revealed allegations relating to a two-year period from 2021 to 2023, ranging from unwanted sexual advances during team parties to a poster that called a homosexual colleague a “gay whore.”

The latest claims come after the estate agency’s chief executive, Guy Gittins, addressed Bloomberg’s earlier investigation in March. The CEO said “significant progress has been made over the last two years,” but ceded that “there remains more to do.”

New allegations of sexual harassment culture at Foxtons emerge

The MailOnline report included accounts from two former Foxtons employees, who said the London-based company’s culture was like “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

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