41% of real estate companies still charge tenants unnecessary fees

Association of consumers face conducted a sample among 114 real estate agencies in eleven provincial capitals of Spain and, of these, 41% still tell prospective tenants that they will be charged an amount in concepts such as fees, management costs or commissions. The new Spanish Housing Lawapproved in May, introduced an amendment to Article 20 of the Urban Lease Act of 1994, which indicates that “the costs of managing the property and formalizing the contract shall be borne by the landlord”.

According to the study he made facethey are in Barcelona three out of ten real estate companies breaking the lawwhile in Madrid and Palma there are three out of four agencies that violate the regulations.

Facua announced that it plans to expand the complaints filed against the real estate companies for this behavior, after the first action against them had already been launched in June last year on 31.

The subject reminded the users that they are forced to pay for this concept in order not to lose the possibility of renting an apartment for which they want to request an independent invoice for the legal concept or that the payment be made by invoice with an indication of the concept. Subsequently, after signing the lease agreement i already lives on the floor, they can contact the real estate agency and request a refund of the specified amount. If they refuse, Facua indicated this Tuesday that those affected could file a complaint with regional consumer protection authorities seeking a fine against the company for violating the law and even resort to legal action, as it is alleged that it usually does not exceed 2,000 euros This can be done without the need for an attorney and a lawyer.