Rental agency fee refers to the commission paid by one or both of the renter and the landlord to the intermediary company according to a certain proportion after the housing agency introduces the renter to get in touch with the landlord and finally makes a deal.
There are three main ways of agency fees (for reference):
1, directly find the landlord, discuss, and sign the contract directly to complete the transaction without objection. This form is very common in urban villages. The tenant finds the landlord through the rental information posted on the wall and negotiates a deal. With the development of the Internet, rental information is booming on the Internet, and netizens can directly find the information released by landlords on the Internet, such as professional portals and other mainstream classified information platforms. Neither of these methods needs to pay the rental agency fee.
2. The tenant finds a real estate agent, finds the landlord through the agent, and then completes the transaction through tripartite negotiation. This method requires a rental agency fee. The agency fee will be paid according to a certain proportion of the tenant's first month rent.
3. Find community security guards or doormen and let them help complete the transaction as a third party. In this case, the rental agency fee charged is cheaper than the intermediary, and the agency fee is negotiable, generally ranging from tens to hundreds of yuan.
The agency fee for renting a house is generally half of the monthly rent paid by the tenant and the landlord, which means that the tenant needs to pay half a month's rent. However, it varies according to local practices and the length of the lease, and some are all borne by the tenant. The price is more expensive!
Starting from 20 15, many big cities began to accept only 1% rental commission.