Greece real estate agent fees: negotiated, and always in writing.
// Short answer
Greek law sets no rate for an estate agent's fee: it is freely negotiable, with no legal minimum, and it must be stated as an amount or a percentage in a written contract (an email will do). The fee is due when the sale contract is signed, paid by whoever signed with the agent. If the agent also acts for the other side without your contract allowing it, you may refuse to pay.
Where agent commission is capped, who pays it and the VAT, in twenty-one countries side by side: real estate agent fees by country.
Rules and rates as of October 2026.
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How much does a Greek estate agent charge?
Whatever is agreed. Law 4072/2012 (article 200) says the fee is freely negotiable and not subject to any legal minimum, and the brokerage contract must state it as an amount or a percentage.
No official source publishes a typical rate, so the contract figure is the only one that counts. Every other cost: Greece property buying costs.
Who pays the estate agent in Greece, buyer or seller?
Whoever signed the brokerage contract, when the main sale contract is signed. The notarial deed must also declare whether an agent was involved, with the agent's business-register number.
The contract has to say expressly whether the agent may act for the other party as well. If it does not and the agent does, the client may refuse to pay or reclaim the fee.
Is VAT charged on agent fees in Greece?
Yes, at Greece's standard rate of 24%.
Taxes once you own: Greece property tax for foreigners.
Greece agent guide
Choosing an agent in Greece? The questions to ask first
The fee is free, and "2%" is a habit the regulator fined. The GEMI check, the 12 questions, the 12-month contract and the 8-month cap on exclusivity, the deposit rule, a first-call script and a worksheet in euros.
How do I check a Greek estate agent?
Agents register with their local chamber of commerce, which enters them in its register of estate agents and in the General Commercial Registry (GEMI). Ask for the GEMI number: it also has to appear in the deed.
The records you will deal with as owner: the AFM and the Hellenic Cadastre explained.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the real estate agent commission in Greece?
Who pays the estate agent in Greece?
Can a Greek agent work for both buyer and seller?
Is there VAT on estate agent fees in Greece?
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