how to pay agent fee, waiting for reply, thanks

wbma

Hi,  I have a question on the rental fee that I pay to agent:

Say:

I paid ½ month of the rental fee to the agent for the 1st contract (one –year contract)

For the same tenant, I paid ½ month of the rental fee to the same agent for the 2nd contract (one-year contract)

For the same tenant, how much that I should pay to the same agent for the 3rd contract (two year contract)?

As a normal practice, how do you pay the agent fee like this?

Is that I need to pay the agent fee forever if the same tenant?

My agent always asked me to sign a contract that if the tenant is the same, I need to pay the agent fee.

Many thanks in advance!

wbma

:'(

wbma

:'(

ZRHEIHEI

As long as you keep the same tenant , u need to pay the agent commission as articulated oin the initial contract . This is the practice. In return , u can ask the agent to work for u for the relevant services  and works for renewing the TA etc .

wbma

thanks

freesoul99

I dont think u need to pay and pay the agent fee forever for the same tenant. After all, its between you and the tenant after one year. Unless u or the tenant insists hiring the agent to represent u.

ZRHEIHEI

freesoul99 发表于 22-4-2012 10:49
I dont think u need to pay and pay the agent fee forever for the same tenant. After all, its between ...

The thing is there is a clause in the initial TA about this . Unless it is addressed before the first round when the TA was started.

It is bit tough to get rid of the agent

wbma

yes, when i sign the first contract, i did not think too much about this clause. now, I feel difficult to get rid of the agent even i am not satisfied with him. i donot mind to give the agent fee as long as it worth.

ZRHEIHEI

wbma 发表于 22-4-2012 13:55
yes, when i sign the first contract, i did not think too much about this clause. now, I feel difficu ...

It is never considered to be worth by an owner because subsequent work is much less then what the agent  had done for u initially .   You have to stay with  this anyway until you change a new tenant or the  particular agent quit from the business :)

Think this another way around , if u put the prremises up to market again for a new tenant , u still need to pay commission for a new contract . So basically just accept it as part of your cost . That way ,you will be more confortable ...

wbma

thank you, i am better now.