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Re:We replaced rental brokers with software and filled 200 v... by firestarter223 on Friday July 09, 2021 @12:55AM (#27780584)
I find that German law idiotic. Of course it costs the landlord something to hire a broker, even if the renter is supposed to pay the fee. It still eats into the overall budget of the renter, that could otherwise have gone to the landlord.
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Re:We replaced rental brokers with software and filled 200 v... by allendoerfer on Friday July 09, 2021 @05:50AM (#27782053)
You can find it idiotic, but finding a tenant is quite easy in popular places, so instead of finding a way to increase the overall price (which is also regulated), the landlords often just do it themself. In unpopular places, it is hard to increase the price.
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