Legal analysis: Intermediary fee refers to the reasonable fee charged by an intermediary agency with agency service qualification in the process of providing services such as buying a house and renting a house. So who will bear the rental agency fee? Intermediary fees are generally collected in two ways according to the transaction time node: one-time collection or segmented collection. In housing transactions, the agency fee is generally borne by the buyer and the seller, and of course it is also borne by the seller in full. There is no strict restriction on who will bear the agency fee, as long as all parties reach an agreement. The agency fee is as follows (taking real estate sales as an example): 1. Real estate consulting fee: according to the service form, it is divided into oral consulting fee and written consulting fee. The specific standards are determined according to the professional level and workload. 2. Price appraisal fee: the real estate price appraisal fee, mainly based on real estate, is charged step by step according to the total real estate price. 3. Real estate brokerage fee: the fee charged by the house buying and selling agent is 0.5%-2.5% of the total transaction price. In the case of exclusive agency, the charging standard may be appropriately increased, but it shall not exceed 3% of the transaction price.
Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 961 An intermediary contract is a contract in which the intermediary reports to the client the opportunity to conclude a contract or provides media services for concluding a contract, and the client pays the remuneration.
Article 962 The broker shall truthfully report to the client the matters related to the conclusion of the contract.
If the broker intentionally conceals important facts related to the conclusion of the contract or provides false information, which harms the interests of the client, he shall not ask for payment of remuneration and shall be liable for compensation.