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Brokerage commissions in Europe - A comparative study for scientific purposes

As part of a master's thesis, a cross-national analysis of the regulations and practices relating to brokerage commissions in Europe is being carried out. The focus is on tenancies in the residential sector. Your answers will help to obtain a well-founded picture of the country-specific differences. The survey is anonymous and takes about 5-7 minutes to complete.

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1.1 In which country do you operate?

- General Information -

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1.2 How would you characterise your role?

- General Information -

Real estate agent

Lawyer in the real estate sector

Real estate association / representation of interests

Search agent / relocation agent

Property manager

Other (bitte geben Sie an)

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1.3 How many years have you been working in this field?

- General Information -

0-2 years

3-5 years

6-10 years

Over 10 years

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2.1 Is it legally permitted to charge an estate agent's commission when letting residential property?

- Commission for the brokerage of rental flats -

Yes - unrestricted

Yes - under certain conditions

No - prohibited by law

If restricted: Please explain: ___________

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2.2 Are there legal limits to the amount of the broker's commission?

- Commission for the brokerage of rental flats -

Yes - regulated by law

No - freely negotiable

Partly - depending on the region or target group

Other

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2.3 From whom may the commission be demanded?

- Commission for the brokerage of rental flats - (multiple answers possible)

Landlord

Tenant

Both parties

The ordering principle applies (‘he who orders, pays’)

Depending on the specific contractual relationship

Other regulation (please explain): ___________

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2.4 What is the legally permissible commission for residential lettings?

- Commission for the brokerage of rental flats -

3 month's rent

5 % of annual rental value

2 month's rent

5-10 % of annual rental value

1,5 month's rent

10-15 % of annual rental value

1 month's rent

15- 20 % of annual rental value

0,5 month's rent

other? Please use next slide.

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2.5 The amount of the commission depends on

- Commission for the brokerage of rental flats -

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2.6 Are you working together with other estate agents?

- Commission for the brokerage of rental flats -

Yes, often

Yes, sometimes

Rarely

No

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Do you split the commission with your colleagues?

Wählen Sie eine Antwort

Yes, I split the landlords commission

Yes, but only if the other agent has a search request

No

It depends on ________

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3.1 Are there so-called search agents in your country who actively look for a flat for the tenant and charge a commission for this?

- search agents / flat search services -

Yes

No

Other

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3.2 If so, how common is this practice?

- search agents / flat search services -

Very common

Occasionally

Rare

Unusual

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3.3 Who pays for the search broker's services?

- search agents / flat search services -

Tenant

Employer (e.g. for relocation)

Landlord (e.g. with exclusive mandate)

Other: ___________

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3.4 What is the usual commission for search brokers?

- search agents / flat search services - z. e.g. ‘1 month's rent’, ‘10 % of the annual rental value’

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4.1 Have there been any legal changes to estate agent commission for tenancies in your country in the last 5-10 years?

- Legal developments and market trends -

Yes

No

If yes: What has been changed? (e.g. introduction of the buyer principle, capping of commission, more transparency obligations)

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4.2 Are there government regulations or recommendations on the transparency of commissions?

- Legal developments and market trends -

Yes

No

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Are you working together with Relocation Companies?

Wählen Sie eine Antwort

Antwort 1

Antwort 2

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4.3 How do you currently rate the supply of rental flats in your region?

- Legal developments and market trends -

Very tight - clearly too little supply

Rather tight - demand exceeds supply

Balanced - supply and demand in equilibrium

Relaxed - sufficient offers available

Very different from region to region

Other

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4.4 How do you rate the current level of regulation in your country?

- Legal developments and market trends -

Too heavily regulated

Appropriately regulated

Under-regulated / too much room for manoeuvre

No opinion

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How did typical commission levels change after the latest regulation?

- Legal developments and market trends -

increase

no change

no change

% estimate

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Have service levels ...

- Legal developments and market trends -

improved

unchanged

worsened

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4.5 What developments do you expect in the next 3-5 years in your country with regard to estate agent commissions?

- Legal developments and market trends -

Further state regulation

Digitalisation and new business models

Decrease in the amount of commission

Professionalisation through greater transparency

No significant changes

Other: ___________

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5.1 Are there any innovative or fair commission collection models that you particularly like? Do you have any suggestions for a better or fairer regulation of estate agent remuneration?

- other comments -

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Thank you for your time and expertise! This information will be used anonymously in a scientific master's thesis and will contribute to better international comparability of brokerage practices.

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