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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO USE AN ESTATE AGENT?
REBECCA SERWOTKA “We sell houses!
It’s what we do, it’s ALL we do!” Certified API Associate 00493. Your favourite local resale property expert, of Inmobiliaria Real Estate Agents in Ciudad Quesada. Prestige Award Winner for ‘Real Estate Agency Of The Year 2021/22 & 2022/23. Luxury Lifestyle Awards Nominee, Alicante Spain 2023’.
Compared to the UK, fees for selling are very different. On average they can range between 3 per cent to 10 per cent. This is agreed between homeseller and Estate Agent. Usually plus 21 per cent IVA.
It’s the vendor that pays the Estate Agent not the buyer.
Beware, UNLICENSED Estate Agents in the Costa Blanca may take advantage of you, as they’re not being regulated by the National Board of Real Estate Agents in Spain. Using an unlicensed API agent means they could be making more commission than what you agreed to pay them. No matter how astute you think you may be, you’ll never find out, especially if you agree to grant them Power Of Attorney to sell your property.
If they’re not legally registered, they’re flying under the radar in the hopes they won’t get caught. The licence is known as an ‘APIAgente De La Propiedad Inmobiliaria’. Don’t be misled if you see they’re a member of AIPP based in the UK. Remember to look for three letters API.
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