Le persone che cercano appartamenti in Svizzera offrono sempre più spesso «tasse di ricerca» per ottenere un vantaggio sul mercato immobiliare. Nei gruppi Facebook e sulle piattaforme locali, i cercatori di appartamento offrono fino a 1000 franchi a chiunque li aiuti a trovare un appartamento, soprattutto in città come Zurigo e Lucerna, dove i tassi di sfitto sono estremamente bassi.
La pratica è legale, ma molti cacciatori di appartamenti sono frustrati. I critici sostengono che ciò svantaggia ulteriormente le persone che già stanno lottando finanziariamente, perché chi ha più soldi può ora procurarsi un ulteriore vantaggio in un mercato già altamente competitivo.
Cosa ne pensi: vantaggio ingiusto o semplicemente un modo creativo per sopravvivere alla crisi immobiliare?
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this has been a thing already 10 years ago when i moved here
isn’t this a thing in most places in the world? Realtors also find a house for you and sell it. I know it’s a bit different, but its also kinda the same.
Artificial shortages will bring out the worst in people, really not surprising. Only solution is building more, everything else is just treating symptoms
It’s a disgusting practice that will become commonplace due to the fact that it could only be erased if collectively everyone decides that it is not ok. I.e. I won’t accept money when I leave my apartment and I won’t offer it while searching.
But, same as with relocation agencies, there will always be people that prefer their individual benefit over the fair functioning of a system.
It’s not as bad as the “if you buy our old patio furniture for 5k..we’ll get the landlord to give you the flat”.
Are those finder’s really effective ?
I mean, how could you help secure a flat for someone without being the landlord ?
The only way I would see it possible, if it’s the tenant that only forward applications of people that paid him a fee, but even there, there is no guarantee that someone will not apply directly, by-passing the tenant ?
If it works, it works. And then you can force them to pay you back via arbitration.
It’s very common. In New York for example. You have to pay one month’s worth of rent Brokers fee to get an apartment.