Smart Sell (flat fees)
USD 180 flat seller listing + USD 200 flat six-month buyer registration. No percentage commission on the sale.
Final Sale Price
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Seller → Propworths (flat listing fee) (USD 180 flat)
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Buyer → Propworths (flat 6-month registration) (USD 200 flat)
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Total Propworths Platform Fees
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🏦 Estimated Transfer / Conveyancing Costs*
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💰 Seller Receives (full sale price)
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The seller receives the full accepted offer amount from the conveyancing attorney. Propworths’ only fee to the seller is the flat USD 180 listing fee paid upfront at listing time. Local transfer / conveyancing / tax costs are separate and payable in the country of sale.
Traditional 10% + VAT commission for comparison
What a typical 10% + VAT percentage-based commission model (auctioneer or estate-agency style) would cost at the same sale price.
Final Sale Price
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Percentage commission (10% of sale price)
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VAT on commission (15%, SA vendor)
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Total Traditional Commission (10% + VAT)
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🏦 Estimated Transfer / Conveyancing Costs*
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💰 Seller Net (after traditional commission)
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Under a traditional 10% + VAT commission model, the seller loses the commission out of the sale price. This card is shown for comparison only — it is not how Smart Sell charges.
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You save $50,000 with Smart Sell at a $500,000 sale price
Smart Sell’s flat fees are USD 380 total (USD 180 seller + USD 200 buyer). A traditional 10% + VAT commission model would charge $57,500 at the same sale price (SA vendor). You keep the difference — and there is no percentage of your sale price payable to Propworths on completion, ever.
Smart Sell saves you
$50,000
Smart Sell vs Traditional Commission — Side-by-Side at Selected Price
All amounts in USD. Traditional commission shown SA-vendor VAT-inclusive (15%); outside SA, zero-rated (10% only). Transfer costs are estimated — actual costs vary by country.
| Item | Smart Sell (flat) | Traditional 10% + VAT | Difference |
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| Final Sale Price | — | — | Same |
| Propworths seller fee | USD 180 flat | — | Traditional charges the % on the sale price |
| Buyer registration fee | USD 200 flat (buyer, 6 months) | None | Smart Sell requires 6-month buyer access |
| Total Propworths / commission cost | USD 380 flat (both sides) | — | Smart Sell saves — |
| + VAT (SA vendor, 15%) | On USD 380 = USD 57 total VAT | On the full 10% commission | Smart Sell VAT is a fixed cent amount |
| Est. Transfer / Conveyancing Costs (varies by country)* | — | — | Same (paid by buyer to attorney, not Propworths) |
| Percentage commission on the sale | None — 0% | 10% + VAT | This is the whole point of Smart Sell |
| 💰 Seller Receives (before local transfer costs) | — | — | — |
What if the buyer withdraws after acceptance or the bond is declined?
Smart Sell binds neither party at close — a sale becomes legally binding only when both parties sign a deed of sale at their attorneys. If the buyer withdraws in bad faith after acceptance, fails to instruct an attorney, or has their bond formally declined, the following applies:
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USD 180 Platform Fee — Non-Refundable Once Live
The seller’s flat USD 180 platform listing fee is non-refundable once the listing has been published, whether or not an offer is accepted and whether or not the sale completes. Only the two narrow exceptions in the Smart Sell Listing Agreement Section 5.4 apply.
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Negotiated Deposit at Risk (under the deed of sale)
Once the deed of sale is signed, any deposit paid by the buyer into the seller’s conveyancing attorney’s trust account may be forfeited to the seller under the deed of sale. The seller may pursue additional damages, resale shortfall, and re-listing costs.
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USD 200 Buyer Window — May Be Forfeited
Bad-faith withdrawal after acceptance may result in immediate suspension of the buyer’s Smart Offer account and forfeiture of the balance of the six-month USD 200 registration window with no refund.
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Seller Can Re-list Freely
Propworths may, at its discretion, present the seller with the next-best offer from the same window, or the seller may re-list on Smart Sell as a new listing (with a new USD 180 platform fee) or as a regular Propworths listing.
ℹ️ What’s included in the flat fees
- USD 180 seller listing fee: Listing publication in all 185 supported markets, the offer-window infrastructure (opening window, live offer room where selected, real-time offer log, close notifications), and delivery to the seller at close of every offer with its full terms and buyer contact details.
- USD 200 six-month buyer registration: FICA / KYC verification, unlimited offer-making across every Smart Sell listing on the Platform for six months, real-time offer visibility, and notifications the moment the buyer is overtaken.
- Both fees are paid to Propworths via Peach Payments upfront — the seller before the listing goes live, the buyer at registration. Neither fee is deducted from any purchase price.
⚠️ Transfer costs are separate
- South Africa: Transfer duty (buyer), conveyancing fees, compliance certs (elec, beetle, gas).
- UK: Stamp Duty Land Tax, conveyancing fees.
- Australia: State stamp duty, conveyancing, CGT.
- UAE: 4% DLD fee, agency fees, NOC fees.
- Portugal / Spain: IMT, notary, land registry, VAT.
- USA: Transfer taxes, closing costs, title insurance.
- Always get local legal advice before listing.
* Transfer / conveyancing cost estimates shown above are indicative only (approx. 3–5% of sale price) and vary significantly by country, property type, and transaction structure. They are shown for illustrative purposes only. Propworths is not a legal or tax advisor. Sellers and buyers must obtain independent legal and tax advice before listing / offering. All figures shown are in USD; the flat USD 180 seller listing fee and flat USD 200 buyer six-month registration fee are auto-converted to your preferred local currency at the Peach Payments live FX rate at the moment of payment. VAT: 15% in South Africa on both fees, 0% for parties outside South Africa (export of services, zero-rated under the SA VAT Act 89 of 1991). No percentage commission on the sale is payable to Propworths under Smart Sell. Any deposit and the balance of the purchase price are paid by the buyer into the trust account of the seller’s conveyancing attorney (also the transferring attorney) — never to Propworths. The “Traditional 10% + VAT” card is shown for comparison purposes only and is not how Smart Sell charges. See the Smart Sell Listing Agreement and Platform Fee Schedule for full terms.