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Shivani
Almeri, Aug 2026
Cherene really helped us when we started looking for a house in 2024, and the whole process was really smooth and seamless. As expats, we did not know how to navigate all the paperwork, the bidding process, and the technicalities to be careful about when deciding on a house, and she made all those things very easy for us. She was very helpful with every little detail, including what to look for, what not to look for, and where and how much we should bid to be more competitive and get a house sooner. Price felt fair, and I would definitely recommend going for her.
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Alice
Amsterdam, Aug 2026
I worked with Micha to buy my apartment in Amsterdam and was super happy with him. He is super friendly, spent extra time trying to understand what I was looking for, and was quite clear about expectations on both sides. He knows the market, gave really good advice, and was able to point out potential issues in properties. I ended up with a really nice apartment and a great deal, and I would work with him again.
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Ana
Amsterdam, Sep 2026
My husband and I hired Louise about 10 days ago after emailing loads of relocation companies in Amsterdam and the area, and none of them were accepting us, so she was the first to say yes. She provided all the support, found us an apartment in one of those newly built buildings, got us a viewing and got us the approval, which was really helpful. The payment arrangement was also really facilitated for us because the relocation came by surprise and we were not ready financially, so that made things easier. In the end we went with accommodation from my husband’s company, but Louise was really open and really ok about everything, and I felt really supported throughout.
How much do real estate agents cost in Amsterdam?
Real price ranges from the jobs our vetted real estate agents actually do. Prices updated September 2026
Land / plot purchase
How much does land or plot purchase support cost in Amsterdam?
None of our Amsterdam sources price a plot purchase separately, so the honest answer is that you will be quoted the ordinary buying agent rate: roughly €2,500 to €8,000 fixed, or 0.5% to 1.5% of what you pay. A plot brings zoning and ground lease questions a normal house search does not, so ask for a fixed fee rather than a percentage. Get the scope written out line by line before you agree to anything.
Buying agent, fixed fee
€2,500 to €8,000
Buying agent, percentage
0.5% to 1.5% of the purchase price
No cure no pay
Only payable on a successful purchase
New developments
How much does new development buying support cost in Amsterdam?
New-build purchases are not priced separately in our sources, so assume the standard buying agent rate: about €2,500 to €8,000 fixed, or 0.5% to 1.5% of the price. The agent showing you a new-build scheme works for the developer, which is exactly why the Dutch guides tell you to check your own agent's independence from the selling party. Ask whether the fee covers the contract check and the delivery inspection, or only getting you to the signature.
Buying agent, fixed fee
€2,500 to €8,000
Buying agent, percentage
0.5% to 1.5% of the purchase price
Full service with bidding strategy
€3,500 to €4,500
Property search and buying (aankoopmakelaar)
How much does property search and buying cost in Amsterdam?
A buying agent in Amsterdam charges either a fixed fee or a percentage of what you end up paying. Quoted fixed fees range widely, from about €2,500 at the lower end to €8,000 for a full search, while percentage models sit around 1% to 1.5% of the purchase price locally and 0.5% to 1.25% nationally. Many offices work no cure no pay, so you only pay once you have actually bought something. Push for a fixed fee here, because a percentage quietly rewards your own agent every time you bid higher.
Fixed fee, Amsterdam
€2,500 to €8,000
Percentage of the purchase price
1% to 1.5% of the purchase price
Wider national percentage range
0.5% to 1.25% of the purchase price
Starter package, no negotiation
€1,500 to €2,000
Full service with bidding strategy
€3,500 to €4,500
No cure no pay
Only payable on a successful purchase
Marketing and viewings
How much do marketing and viewings cost in Amsterdam?
Photography, floor plans, the listing text and the Funda placement are billed as opstartkosten on top of the agent's fee, and you owe them even if the house never sells. Budget €400 to €1,000, with Funda's own advertising packages priced at €279, €449 or €649 depending on how prominent you want the listing to be. Cheap fixed-price packages usually expect you to run the viewings yourself, so check that before you put two quotes side by side. Styling before the photos is optional and runs €500 to €2,500.
Start-up costs, photos and floor plan
€400 to €1,000
Funda advertising package
€279, €449 or €649 incl. VAT
Energy label if you do not have one
€150 to €400
Sale styling, optional
€500 to €2,500
Outsourcing viewings, one provider's package
€1,750, payable after the sale
Property listing and sale (verkoopmakelaar)
How much does property listing and sale cost in Amsterdam?
Amsterdam selling agents charge courtage, a percentage of what your home actually sells for, and it runs from 0.90% to 1.35%, with about 1.05% being the usual rate. That sounds small until you apply it to an Amsterdam sale price, somewhere between €630,000 and €700,000 depending on whose figures you read, where the gap between the cheapest and the priciest agent is over €3,000 on the same house. Fixed-fee and online agents ask roughly €2,500 to €4,000 instead, which often works out better above the national average price. Courtage is rarely fixed, so get three quotes and ask what you owe if you pull the listing.
Courtage, Amsterdam range
0.90% to 1.35% of the sale price
Most common Amsterdam rate
About 1.05% of the sale price, incl. VAT
Courtage in euros on a €698,000 sale
€6,282 to €9,423
Fixed fee or online agent
€2,500 to €4,000
Start-up costs, photos and listing
€400 to €1,000
Withdrawal fee if you stop the sale
€400 to €1,000, often about €750
No cure no pay
Only if it sells, usually a higher %
Property valuation
How much does a property valuation cost in Amsterdam?
Two different things get called a valuation here and they cost very differently. A waardebepaling, an agent's estimate of what your place would fetch, is routinely free because it is how agents win listings, and collecting two or three of them is the most useful hour you can spend before listing. A huurwaardecheck, the same exercise for rent, runs about €150 to €350. A formal taxatierapport for a mortgage is a separate fixed fee that none of our sources price, so ask a registered taxateur directly.
Waardebepaling before you list
€0, commonly free
Rental value check (huurwaardecheck)
€150 to €350
Energy label, often needed to sell
€150 to €400
Landlord rental listing (verhuurmakelaar)
How much does a landlord rental listing cost in Amsterdam?
Letting agents in Amsterdam usually charge one month's rent as a one-off placement fee when they find and sign a tenant. If you want them to keep handling the property afterwards, ongoing management runs 5% to 10% of the monthly rent, and furnished expat lettings sit higher at 10% to 15% because the service is heavier. Since the Wet betaalbare huur brought the points system into play, it is worth paying for someone who knows those rules, because setting the rent too high can mean paying it back later. Only one of our sources prices the Amsterdam rental side, so treat these as a starting point and get your own quotes.
Placement fee when a tenant is found
One month's rent
Ongoing management
5% to 10% of the monthly rent
Furnished expat letting
10% to 15% of the rent
Rental value check (huurwaardecheck)
€150 to €350
Rental search (for tenants)
How much does a rental search cost in Amsterdam?
Our sources price the Amsterdam letting agent from the landlord's side, not the tenant's, so read these as what the agent earns rather than what you will be billed. An agent takes one month's rent as a one-off when a tenant signs, and 10% to 15% of the rent on furnished expat lettings. Before you agree to pay a letting agent anything as a tenant, ask in writing who instructed them and who is paying them, because that answer changes what you can be charged. We could not find a reliable Amsterdam figure for a tenant-side search fee.
Letting agent's placement fee
One month's rent
Furnished expat letting service
10% to 15% of the rent
Rental value check (huurwaardecheck)
€150 to €350
Short-term / holiday rental
How much does short-term or holiday rental management cost in Amsterdam?
Our sources do not price short-stay or holiday letting in Amsterdam, so the numbers below are the ordinary letting rates as the nearest comparison. A letting agent takes one month's rent to place a tenant and 5% to 10% of the rent for ongoing management, rising to 10% to 15% for furnished expat lettings. Short-stay work is more intensive than a normal tenancy, so expect quotes above those bands, often as a percentage of actual bookings. Get the rules that apply to your specific property confirmed in writing before you sign anything.
Placing a tenant, ordinary letting
One month's rent
Ongoing management, ordinary letting
5% to 10% of the monthly rent
Furnished expat letting
10% to 15% of the rent
Contract and lease assistance
How much does contract and lease assistance cost in Amsterdam?
Checking the koopcontract, the erfpacht terms and the VvE paperwork is normally part of what your buying agent already does, not a separate invoice. In Amsterdam a full-service buying package including the legal check and the bidding strategy runs about €3,500 to €4,500, while a cheaper starter package at €1,500 to €2,000 often leaves the contract work out entirely. On the selling side the same work sits inside the courtage. Most of central Amsterdam is leasehold, so ask specifically whether the erfpacht check is included before you sign.
Inside a full-service buying package
€3,500 to €4,500
Starter package, contract work often out
€1,500 to €2,000
Inside a buying agent's fixed fee
€2,000 to €8,000 by office
Inside the selling agent's courtage
0.90% to 1.35% of the sale price
Property management
How much does property management cost in Amsterdam?
Ongoing management of a rented Amsterdam property runs 5% to 10% of the monthly rent, charged every month rather than once. Furnished expat lettings sit higher at 10% to 15%, because turnover and the service level are both heavier. Finding the tenant in the first place is billed separately, at one month's rent. Ask what the percentage actually covers, because inspections, repairs coordination and the yearly rent review are not always inside it.
Ongoing management
5% to 10% of the monthly rent
Furnished expat management
10% to 15% of the rent
Finding a tenant, billed separately
One month's rent
Market analysis
How much does market analysis cost in Amsterdam?
Almost nobody in Amsterdam sells market analysis as a standalone product, because the agents give their numbers away to win your business. A waardebepaling costs nothing, the comparison sites publish average prices and courtage rates for free, and a rental value check is €150 to €350. Amsterdam has around 300 active agencies, so getting three reads on your own street costs you time rather than money. If someone does quote you for a written report, treat it as bespoke work and ask exactly what is in it.
Waardebepaling from a selling agent
€0, commonly free
Rental value check (huurwaardecheck)
€150 to €350
Written market report
Quoted per job, not a standard product
Negotiation support
How much does negotiation support cost in Amsterdam?
Negotiating is the part of a buying agent's job you are really paying for, and it is normally bundled into the fee rather than invoiced on its own. The Amsterdam price gap tells you what it is worth: a starter package with no negotiation is €1,500 to €2,000, while full service with a bidding strategy is €3,500 to €4,500. Some offices instead take a percentage of the final purchase price, commonly 1% to 2.5%, or a share of whatever they negotiate off. Be careful with a percentage of the price, because an agent paid that way has no reason to talk you down.
Starter package with no negotiation
€1,500 to €2,000
Full service with bidding strategy
€3,500 to €4,500
Percentage of the final purchase price
1% to 2.5% of the purchase price
Negotiation fee (onderhandelingsfee)
A share of what the agent negotiates off
Selling side, inside the courtage
0.90% to 1.35% of the sale price
Tenant screening
How much does tenant screening cost in Amsterdam?
Our sources never price screening on its own. It sits inside the letting agent's placement fee, which is one month's rent, paid once when a tenant signs. If you add ongoing management that is a further 5% to 10% of the monthly rent, and 10% to 15% on furnished expat lettings. Ask what the screening actually involves, because the placement fee is the same whether they run proper income and reference checks or not.
Inside the placement fee
One month's rent
Ongoing management, if you add it
5% to 10% of the monthly rent
Furnished expat letting
10% to 15% of the rent
Frequently Asked Questions
What people want to know before hiring real estate agents in Amsterdam.
What should I check before hiring real estate agents in Amsterdam?
Read recent reviews, be clear about exactly what you need, and agree the scope and a price in writing before any work starts. For anything regulated, check the credential yourself rather than taking it on trust.
Are prices in Amsterdam quoted with or without BTW?
Check, because it varies. A price quoted to a consumer should already include BTW, and most trades do show it that way, but plenty of price lists are still written excluding it. The rate is 21% on most work, though labour on a home more than two years old is taxed at 9%, and so are things like sports and fitness classes. Look for the word "inclusief" or "exclusief" next to the figure before you compare two quotes, and ask whether travel costs and parking are in there too.
How do I check a business in Amsterdam is properly registered?
Every legitimate Dutch business has a KvK number from the Chamber of Commerce, and you can look it up free in the public register. For gas, heating and electrical work there are extra schemes worth asking about, mainly SCIOS and InstallQ. A business that will not give you its KvK number is a reason to walk away.
What is the most important thing to know before booking?
Be clear about what you want and get the price and scope agreed up front, so there are no surprises. Reading other people's reviews is the quickest way to find someone who does the job well and turns up when they said they would.
What should I avoid when hiring real estate agents in Amsterdam?
Avoid paying the full amount up front (a deposit can be fair), anyone who will not give a clear quote, and unusually cheap prices that get padded with extras later.
How do I find real estate agents I can trust in Amsterdam?
Check the reviews and any credentials before you book. On Locallista the reviews are phone-verified and the ranking is based on real experience, not who paid the most.