Assessment · property management companies round property-management-2026-09

Foden Property review

Ranked 5 of 10 in Property management companies in Telford

Best for: landlords wanting stated ARLA and NAEA cover

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Trading as Foden Property (Lawley) Limited · Suite 1.25 St James House, Hollinswood Road, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9TW · Service area: Telford

Foden Property in short

Foden Property is a Telford sales and lettings agent run from St James House on Hollinswood Road, backed by a limited company active for over a decade. Its site states ARLA and NAEA Propertymark membership with client money protection, and its letting page prices full management with a VAT-inclusive set-up fee. The firm sits on the Ombudsman register.

Customer reviews are solid rather than spectacular for Foden Property, with a headline rating of 4.6 from just over a hundred Google ratings, the only public source we hold. Our view is that this suits landlords who put stated professional cover first. What counts against it is a homepage that still shows placeholder copy and a page error, plus no published insurance detail.

Foden Property reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Foden Property, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
SourceRatingReviewsRead on
Google4.6 out of 5109

Our verdict

Our judgement: Foden suits landlords who want stated ARLA and NAEA cover with a priced management package from a Hollinswood office [2] [3]. The review base runs to 109 ratings [6]. The gaps are a finished homepage and insurance detail [1].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
68.0 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

64 out of 100

Google 4.6 out of 5 from 109 reviews [6].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

85 out of 100

NAEA Propertymark and ARLA Propertymark and Client Money Protection membership is listed on the business's own website [3]. The Property Ombudsman registration is on the issuing register [4].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80 out of 100

On the Companies House record since 2013 [5].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

85 out of 100

Managed and let-only packages are published with VAT-inclusive set-up fees, monthly rate and named extras [2].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

55 out of 100

The site covers sales and lettings with fees and reviews [2] [3], but the homepage still shows placeholder copy and an error message [1].

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • The site states NAEA and ARLA Propertymark membership with client money protection and a published certificate, seen 4 September 2026 [3].

  • The letting page prices full management at 12% including VAT with a £654 set-up fee alongside let-only rates [2].

  • The Google listing holds 4.6 from 109 reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [6].

Limitations

  • The homepage still shows placeholder copy and a page error, and no insurance details for the firm are published [1].

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Questions about Foden Property

Is Foden Property any good?

On the evidence, yes for scheme-conscious landlords: it ranks fifth of the ten in our September round, holds 4.6 from just over a hundred Google ratings, and states ARLA and NAEA cover with priced packages. The homepage is unfinished. Read the full review, then ask for an itemised quote.

Is Foden Property registered with ARLA?

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark membership with client money protection is stated on the firm’s own website, and its Property Ombudsman listing is on the issuing register. Ask for the current membership details in writing. Get the scheme names on your agreement before you sign.

What does Foden Property charge?

Its letting page prices full management at 12% including VAT with a £654 set-up fee, alongside let-only rates. Read that page, then ask for the all-in first-year cost in pounds including renewals. Compare it against one more quote on the same written scope.

Where does Foden Property work?

The office sits at Hollinswood in Telford, and the firm names Telford as its area. Send your property postcode with the first enquiry. Ask who your day-to-day contact would be and which services run in-house before you agree to anything.

How is Foden Property ranked?

It ranks fifth of the ten property managers in our September round, carried by stated schemes and priced packages despite a thinner site and review base. Firms appear in score order. Read the full review alongside the company record, then request your itemised quote.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. DB Roberts70.3 / 100Ranked 1. Best for RICS-regulated management with published fees and top reviews.
  2. DB Roberts70.3 / 100Ranked 2. Best for landlords wanting a RICS-regulated manager.
  3. Belvoir69.7 / 100Ranked 3. Best for landlords comparing three priced service tiers.
  4. Coleman Estates69.4 / 100Ranked 4. Best for landlords wanting priced management packages.

Sources

  1. Foden Property homepage — sales, lettings and reviews Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Foden Property letting page — landlord packages and fee scale Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Foden Property why-use-us page — ARLA, NAEA and client money protection Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. The Property Ombudsman register — Foden Property Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  5. Companies House — FODEN PROPERTY (LAWLEY) LIMITED overview (08654212) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  6. Google Maps listing — Foden Property, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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