Real estate agent
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Real estate agents act as intermediaries between 2 people for the purpose of:
- selling;
- exchanging;
- renting; or
- transferring;
a property or a business.
In order to operate as a real estate agent, the business manager must have a business permit.
Who is concerned?
Real estate agents can be:
- natural persons operating in their own name; or
- managers of real estate agencies.
Persons acting on behalf of their spouse, relatives in an order of succession, or on behalf of protected adults or minors do not need a business permit.
Real estate professionals legally established abroad (in the Swiss Confederation or in a country belonging to the European Economic Area) may provide temporary and occasional services in Luxembourg without a business permit and without giving prior notification.
Prerequisites
Compliance with the conditions for access to the profession is verified by the General Directorate for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises at the time the application for a business permit is submitted.
- Sole proprietorship
- Company
Natural persons who wish to engage in the activity in their own name and within the framework of a sole proprietorship, must:
- meet the legal requirements in terms of professional integrity; and
- prove that they have the mandatory civil liability insurance.
Companies carrying out the activity must appoint at least one natural person, the managing director, who must:
- meet the legal requirements in terms professional integrity;
- effectively manage the day-to-day business on a permanent basis;
- have a genuine link with the company (be the owner or authorised representative registered in the Trade and Companies Register); and
- have paid all social security contributions and taxes, either in their own name or through the company they manage or have managed.
Business permit
The business permit is issued to the company (either to the manager operating in their own name, or to the company they run) if the manager:
- meets the legal requirements in terms professional integrity; and
- proves that they have the mandatory civil liability insurance.
The information page 'Applying for a business permit' contains all the information relating to this procedure.
Place of business
The company or sole proprietorship must have a fixed place of business in Luxembourg (no 'letter-box' companies).
Qualifications and insurance requirements
Applicants must prove that they have the necessary qualifications and insurance required to enter this real estate profession, by providing:
- a certificate of successful completion of the final examination of the 'Real Estate Agent' course (Agent immobilier), which concludes the training for access to real estate professions organised by the House of Training;
- a specific professional civil liability insurance.
Please note: anyone who can provide proof of 3 years' professional experience in a managerial position in a Luxembourg company with a business permit in the real estate sector does not need to take this training course.
How to proceed
Registrations/affiliations depending on the legal form of the company
- Sole proprietorship
- Company
After obtaining a business permit, the manager of a sole proprietorship must:
- go to the Joint Social Security Centre to register as self-employed;
- submit an operating declaration to the social security administration (if they intend to hire staff);
- register for VAT.
After obtaining a business permit, the manager of a:
- partnership (SCS, SENC);
- capital company (SA, SARL, SCA, SE)
- simplified limited liability company (SARL-S);
must:
- submit an operating declaration to the social security administration (if they intend to hire staff);
- register themselves as employees (or self-employed) with the social security;
- register for VAT.
Please note: the manager of a simplified limited liability company must also file the draft articles of association of the company with the Trade and Companies Register. There is, however, no need to incorporate the company in the presence of a notary. A private deed will suffice.
Obligations of all professionals
As long as they are in operation, professionals must comply with:
- all requirements with respect to obtaining a business permit; and
- all laws and regulations with respect to business management.
Sanctions
Professionals without a business permit run the risk of criminal sanctions (imprisonment and fines) and the temporary closure of the establishment.
Online services and forms
Who to contact
General Directorate for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (Department for Authorisations of Establishment)
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Ministry of the Economy General Directorate for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (Department for Authorisations of Establishment)
- Address:
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Luxembourg
PO box 535 / L-2937 Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 247-74 700
- Email address:
- info.pme@eco.etat.lu
- Website:
- https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en.html
The telephone helpline is open Monday to Friday, from 9.00 to 12.00 and 13.30 to 16.30 (not on public holidays).
House of Entrepreneurship
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House of Entrepreneurship
- Address:
- 14, rue Erasme L-1468 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 42 39 39 - 330
- Email address:
- info@houseofentrepreneurship.lu
Closed ⋅ Opens Monday at 8.30
- Saturday:
- Closed
- Sunday:
- Closed
- Monday:
- 8.30 to 17.00
- Tuesday:
- 8.30 to 17.00
- Wednesday:
- 8.30 to 17.00
- Thursday:
- 8.30 to 17.00
- Friday:
- 8.30 to 17.00
House of Training
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House of Training
- Address:
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7, rue Alcide de Gasperi
L-2981 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
B.P. 13 L-2010 Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 46 50 16-1
- Fax:
- (+352) 46 50 19
- Email address:
- customer@houseoftraining.lu
- Website:
- https://www.houseoftraining.lu
Closed ⋅ Opens Monday at 8.00
- Saturday:
- Closed
- Sunday:
- Closed
- Monday:
- 8.00 to 12.00, 13.15 to 17.15
- Tuesday:
- 8.00 to 12.00, 13.15 to 17.15
- Wednesday:
- 8.00 to 12.00, 13.15 to 17.15
- Thursday:
- 8.00 to 12.00, 13.15 to 17.15
- Friday:
- 8.00 to 12.00, 13.15 to 17.15
from 8.00 to 12.00 and from 13.15 to 17.15
Chamber of Commerce
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Chamber of Commerce
- Address:
- Luxembourg
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Chamber of Commerce
- Address:
- 7, rue Alcide de Gasperi L-2981 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 42 39 39-1
- Fax:
- (+ 352) 43 83 26
- Email address:
- chamcom@cc.lu
- Website:
- http://www.cc.lu/index.php?page=13
08.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 18.00 -
The Companies Exchange of the Chamber of Commerce
- Address:
- 7, Alcide de Gasperi L-2981 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352 ) 42 39 39-362
- Fax:
- (+352) 42 39 39-824
- Email address:
- business.exchange@cc.lu
- Website:
- http://www.cc.lu
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Business Mentoring Programme
- Address:
- House of Startups, 9, rue du Laboratoire L-1911 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 28 81 00 18
- Email address:
- rachel.gaessler@houseofentrepreneurship.lu
- Website:
- http://www.businessmentoring.lu
Coordinator: Rachel Gaessler -
Enterprise Europe Network
- Address:
- 7, rue Alcide de Gasperi L-2981 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352 ) 42 39 39-333
- Fax:
- (+352) 43 83 26
- Email address:
- een@cc.lu
- Website:
- http://www.enterprise-europe.lu/
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Anti-Crisis-Vaccine secretariat
- Address:
- L-2981 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 42 39 39-440
- Fax:
- (+ 352) 42 39 39-824
- Email address:
- secretariat@vaccinanticrise.lu
- Website:
- http://www.vaccinanticrise.lu/
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Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
- La Chambre Immobilière du Luxembourg
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Formation pour l'accès aux professions de l'immobilier
sur le site de la House of Training
Legal references
réglementant l'accès aux professions d'artisan, de commerçant, d'industriel ainsi qu'à certaines professions libérales
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