Maklergebühr

estate agent's commission, broker fee

noun MAK-ler-ge-buer Rare

Usage Note

Maklergebühr (also Maklerprovision) is the commission paid to an estate agent for arranging a rental or sale. Since the 2015 Bestellerprinzip, the party who commissions the agent for a rental (usually the landlord) must pay the fee, relieving tenants of this cost.

Examples

"Dank des Bestellerprinzips musste die Mieterin keine Maklergebühr zahlen."

Natural Translation

Thanks to the commissioning principle, the tenant did not have to pay the agent's fee.

Literal Translation

Thanks the commissioning-principle had to the tenant no broker-fee pay.

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