Apply for a license as a real estate agent, loan broker, property developer, building supervisor or residential property manager

If you want to broker real estate or loan agreements commercially, you need a license to do so.

Anyone who commercially

1. arrange the conclusion of contracts for land, land rights, commercial premises or residential premises or provide evidence of the opportunity to conclude such contracts,
2. broker the conclusion of loan agreements, with the exception of contracts within the meaning of Section 34i (1) sentence 1 of the German Trade Regulation Act (GewO), or provide evidence of the opportunity to conclude such contracts,
3. building projects
   1. prepare or carry out building projects in their own name for their own account or for the account of third parties and use assets of purchasers, tenants, leaseholders or other beneficiaries or of applicants for acquisition or usage rights for this purpose,
   2. economically prepare or carry out construction projects as a construction supervisor in the name of a third party for the account of a third party,
4. manage the joint property of condominium owners within the meaning of Section 1 (2), (3), (5) and (6) of the German Condominium Act (Wohnungseigentumsgesetz) or manage tenancies of residential premises for third parties within the meaning of Section 549 of the German Civil Code (Wohnimmobilienverwalter)

requires the permission of the competent authority.

Responsibility lies with the chambers of industry and commerce in Lower Saxony.

This procedure can also be handled by a "Single Point of Contact". The "Single Point of Contact" is a special service offered by the municipalities and the state for service providers.

Responsibility lies with the chambers of industry and commerce in Lower Saxony.

This procedure can also be handled by a "Single Point of Contact". The "Single Point of Contact" is a special service offered by the municipalities and the state for service providers.

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• personal and financial reliability of the applicant required for the business operation

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It is recommended to submit the necessary application on a form.

Decisions in application procedures in accordance with §34c GewO are generally subject to a fee.

The amount of the costs is determined by the fee schedule of the office responsible for the respective application procedure. Please contact them for further information.

Once the license has been granted, a number of obligations apply to real estate agents and property developers in accordance with the Real Estate Agent and Property Developer Ordinance, in particular the obligation to carry out an annual audit in accordance with Section 16 of the Real Estate Agent and Property Developer Ordinance (MaBV).

Real estate agents and residential property managers are obliged to undergo 20 hours of further training within a period of three calendar years; the same applies accordingly to persons directly involved in the activity requiring a license (Section 34c (2) sentence 1 GewO).

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