10 November 2026
1. What is it based on?
There is no mandatory rate; commission is whatever the agency agrees with the client or owner before the viewing. On rentals it is commonly counted in months of rent, on sales as a percentage of the price. What matters is that the agreement is written — a clear WhatsApp message is enough — and says who pays and when.
2. Who pays?
- The tenant or buyer alone.
- The owner or seller alone, especially with an exclusive mandate.
- Both, each with their part.
3. The split inside the office
Split in two steps so the arithmetic never blurs: first the co-broker’s share (whoever brought the client or the unit from outside the office) as a percentage of the total commission. Then the staff member’s share as a percentage of what remains. The rest is the office’s net.
A worked example
A flat at EGP 10,000 a month, with one month from the tenant and half a month from the owner: EGP 15,000 in total. A co-broker on 40% takes 6,000, leaving 9,000. The staff member on 20% of the remainder takes 1,800. The office nets 7,200.
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4. A deposit is not commission
The deposit a client pays to reserve a unit is held in trust until the deal completes or is cancelled: refunded, handed to the owner or set against the rent. Record it apart from office income so nobody’s share is paid out of it too early.
In FADx Rent a deal is recorded with its deposit, each party’s fee and the co-broker and staff percentages; commissions are calculated on closing and appear in a monthly report per staff member.
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