Does CONNY GmbH charge 2/3 as commission for the tenant saving?

Question

The commission is a one-time saving for 6 months (including VAT). But I also heard that in some cases, they charge 2/3 as commission for the tenant's savings.

On their website this was mentioned:

If a tenant saving is achieved before the time of the first complaint by CONNY, we will additionally charge 2/3 as commission for the tenant saving that was achieved before the first complaint was sent. This is possible due to the tightening of the rent control since 01.04.2020 or due to your own complaint, which was sent by CONNY before the assignment.

Does anyone have an idea what does it mean?

birgitt · Answer

yeah so that clause is basically about timing. if you get a rent reduction before connys first official complaint letter goes out, they take a bigger cut (2/3 of the savings for 6 months) because they argue the tenant saving happened partly due to the threat of their involvement or because of a tighter rent cap law from april 2020. its a bit sneaky but it means they want to cover the risk that you might have gotten the reduction on your own after hiring them but before they actually do the heavy lifting

honestly i'd just make sure you send all your own communication attempts to them in writing before signing anything, so they cant claim they did the work. most people never trigger that clause because connys first complaint goes out pretty fast, like within a week or two after you sign. still, read the fine print carefully

sigrid · Answer

So basically, if you manage to get a rent reduction before CONNY even sends their first official letter, they want a bigger share because they figure their name alone might have scared the landlord into acting. It's a bit of a gotcha clause, but in practice it hardly ever applies since they move pretty fast with that first letter. Just make sure you don't start negotiating with your landlord yourself after signing the contract or you might accidentally trigger it.

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