1395 too much for an agent fee?

I recieved this in an email from a prospective agent today : "Non ne abbiamo mai parlato pero' la mia commissione e' di 1500 € poi magari visto che mi sei simpatico facciamo un po' di sconto."
Is this usual, to have a standard fee, I thought they took a percentage of the value of the house...
Will

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Property Sales/Rental Advice

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 09/22/2005 - 12:41

It does seem unusual, and rather low! Are you sure that he is quoting you an agency fee, or is this fee for referring you to another agent? Is he a regular agent, or just someone doing you and the vendor a favour by putting you in touch with each other? Or maybe its just a very inexpensive house.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/23/2005 - 08:42

thanks for replying, he is a regular agent, the house is VERY inexpensive, lots of internet research has paid off and with a bit of luck i should have an " abitabile" 3 story house in tuscany for less than 40,000 euros... not actually been to see it yet, but fingers crossed its not to good to be true.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 09/27/2005 - 04:50

Sounds ok to me given the low sale price ... like having a 3% to 3.5% commission.

David
[url]www.ourtoscana.com[/url]

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 09/27/2005 - 05:01

:D That's a fantastic price. Good luck with the viewing and future purchase Will.

[QUOTE=Will Bialey]thanks for replying, he is a regular agent, the house is VERY inexpensive, lots of internet research has paid off and with a bit of luck i should have an " abitabile" 3 story house in tuscany for less than 40,000 euros... not actually been to see it yet, but fingers crossed its not to good to be true.[/QUOTE]

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/11/2005 - 09:16

Does taking a 3% commission sound right from estate agents in Italy?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/11/2005 - 10:04

[QUOTE=bellaepovera]Does taking a 3% commission sound right from estate agents in Italy?[/QUOTE]
If you use the wonderful search button at the top of the page, you will find that it is about right...

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 10/12/2005 - 05:45

[QUOTE=Susan P]:D That's a fantastic price. Good luck with the viewing and future purchase Will.[/QUOTE]

Yeah it really is, lots of hard searching paid off. The villages around Aulla are still relatively undiscovered and you really can pick up a bargain. We signed the proposta on the weekend for a beautiful stone house in bagnone with 1 bedroom, bathroom and kitchen + 2 room cellar, garden and parking space for e34000 + e2050 agent fee (inclusive of geometra) + a notaio fee to be decided. I estimate the renovating costs at around e20000-e25000.

The area is absolutely stunning and I'd recommend anyone thinking of buying in italy to think about it.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 10/12/2005 - 05:54

[QUOTE=Will Bialey]The area is absolutely stunning and I'd recommend anyone thinking of buying in italy to think about it.[/QUOTE]

Will,
Going out there next week. I sent you a PM. Cheers.

Derek