What brokerage actually buys you
A month of rent is the going rate in most Indian cities. Here is what that fee covers, and what it does not.
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The parts of renting that cost money to get wrong
Brokerage, deposits, agreements and short stays — explained once, properly, for people renting in Indian cities.
- MoneyDeposit rules, city by cityTen months in Bengaluru, two in Mumbai, negotiable almost everywhere. What is normal and what is a red flag.
- RentingReading a rent agreement in ten minutesSix clauses decide whether the next eleven months go smoothly. The rest is boilerplate.
- Short staysShort stays that are not hotelsA week in a serviced flat costs less than four nights in an equivalent hotel. The trade-offs are real but small.
- OwnersPricing a listing that actually fillsFor owners: the difference between a flat that lets in nine days and one that sits empty for two months is usually four per cent.