A full breakdown, before you deposit.
Price, processing costs, and the Lefidex fee, line by line. The buyer pays the Lefidex fee, and it appears in full in the deal's breakdown before the deposit.
Example: a $300,000 purchase
- Property price
- $300,000.00
- Payment processing costs on deposit (0.50%)
- $1,500.00
- Payment processing costs for payouts (0.25%)
- $750.00
- Wire costs
- Set by your bank
- Lefidex fee
- Shown before you deposit
- Total to wire
- $302,250.00 + Lefidex fee
Processing costs are estimates. Your deal's exact breakdown appears before you deposit. If the actual cost is lower, the difference is returned to you at closing.
What each line means
Lefidex fee
A fee per deal, paid by the buyer. It depends on the country, the amount, and the agency. You see it in the breakdown before accepting the terms and before depositing.
Payment processing costs on deposit (0.50%)
What it costs to process your deposit into the account in your name.
Payment processing costs for payouts (0.25%)
What it costs to process each payment at closing: to the seller, the agents, and the notary.
Wire costs
Your bank may charge a fee for sending the wire. It does not go through Lefidex.
Total to wire
The exact amount you wire. If the actual processing cost is lower, the difference is returned to you at closing.
If the deal does not close
Your money is returned according to the reason. Processing and bank costs already incurred are not refunded. How much of the Lefidex fee is refunded depends on the reason and is written in the rules you accept before depositing.
See what happens in each case
Frequently asked questions
When do I learn the Lefidex fee?
When the deal is created. It appears in the breakdown before you accept the terms and before you deposit.
Who pays the fee?
The buyer.
Does the seller pay Lefidex anything?
No. The seller receives the price minus the commissions and fees agreed in the split.
Can the fee change later?
Not after the parties accept the terms.