http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/07/foxtons-commission-charge-sparks-legal-action-from-landlords

"One of the first to do so is Chris Townley, a lecturer in competition law at King’s College London, who previously worked as a case officer at the Office of Fair Trading.

He said he was dissatisfied with the quality of work done by a contractor who had installed a security light at the front of the property following a request by the tenant. He claimed he then discovered that the £550 he had been charged actually consisted of the contractor’s fee of £412.50, plus a commission for Foxtons. The bill was then bumped up to £616 to include an additional fee for any invoices over £500."

uh-oh....