Real estate agent law
In many real estate transactions a real estate agent is involved as an intermediary. The brokerage activity of the real estate agent includes
- the purchase, sale and exchange of land, apartments, business premises, prefabricated houses, companies and participations in companies
- leases and other rights over land, apartments, business premises or enterprises
- Mortgage loans
- share certificates and participations in real estate funds.
In the course of his brokerage activities, the real estate agent is subject to various duties – especially the duties to inform and clarify, the duties of protection and due diligence, the duty of loyalty – towards his client. However, the real estate agent must also comply with certain duties towards third parties and professional colleagues.
In case of violation of these duties, the real estate agent may be confronted with claims for damages (liability claims) and/or with a reduction of commission.
I advise and represent real estate agents in defending such claims as well as in enforcing the real estate agent’s commission claims. My clients benefit not only from my legal knowledge and experience as a Attorney at Law, but also from my additional training and experience as a real estate agent.
Conversely, I advise and represent clients of the real estate agent and third parties – whether consumers or entrepreneurs – and examine the real estate agent’s commission claims for justification and defend them in court.
My services as an Attorney at Law in the field of real estate brokerage law include in particular:
- Review and analysis of the brokerage contract (simple brokerage contract, sole brokerage contract)
- Review of the justification of the commission claim of the real estate broker
- Extrajudicial and judicial enforcement of the brokerage commission
- Defense of liability claims against the real estate broker
- Assertion of liability or damage claims against the real estate broker
- Assertion of commission reduction claims against the real estate broker
- and much more
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