{"id":12459,"date":"2025-06-04T11:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consultants-immobilier.com\/?page_id=12459"},"modified":"2025-06-04T11:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:51:35","slug":"termination-of-a-simple-mandate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.consultants-immobilier.com\/en\/sellers-guides\/the-stages-of-the-sale\/sales-mandate\/termination-of-a-simple-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Termination of a simple mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1670852810251{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”back_div”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1657728499249{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}”][vc_raw_html css=””]JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJteV9iYWNrX2J1dHRvbiUyMiUzRSUwQSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwOSUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuY29uc3VsdGFudHMtaW1tb2JpbGllci5jb20lMkZlbiUyRnByb3BlcnR5LWd1aWRlcyUyRiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyMEJhY2slMjB0byUyMHByb3BlcnR5JTIwZ3VpZGVzJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUwQSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwOSUwOSUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1749037316565{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.consultants-immobilier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/resiliation_mandat_simple.jpg?id=12460) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”override_left”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1657728499249{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”override_pos”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1662026446228{background-color: #e4e4e4 !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Termination of a simple mandate: how to end a sales mandate?” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:37|text_align:center|color:%23040e31″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1749037720641{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}” el_class=”relative_pos”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”firstblock” css=”.vc_custom_1668613473269{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]Terminating a simple mandate might seem trivial: no exclusivity, complete freedom for the seller. It is precisely this apparent simplicity that is deceptive. Some agents demand up to 3% of the sale price for \u201cincurred fees.\u201d Others invoke a post-termination effect clause lasting six months in order to claim their commission. Some refuse to return the property reports, when they are not blocking the marketing\u2026 Behind every termination lie contractual clauses that can turn a routine action into an expensive dispute. Informed sellers who understand these mechanisms avoid these pitfalls and retain control over their sale.<\/span><\/p>\n

The legal nature of the simple mandate and its implications<\/b><\/h2>\n

The simple mandate, governed by Articles 1984 and following of the Civil Code, grants the real estate agent the power to seek a buyer without exclusivity. You probably already know this. Behind this apparent freedom for the seller, however, lie a few <\/span>contractual subtleties<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike the exclusive sales mandate, the<\/span> simple mandate<\/span><\/a> allows the seller to engage multiple intermediaries. The seller also retains the ability to conclude a direct sale. This flexibility explains why many high-end transactions favor this arrangement\u2014especially in tight markets, where speed of execution is paramount.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>maximum legal duration remains set at three months, renewable by tacit agreement<\/b>. A seller in a hurry can thus test several commercial approaches simultaneously.<\/span><\/p>\n

Practical illustration:<\/b> imagine a 250 m\u00b2 apartment in the 16th arrondissement, valued at \u20ac3.8 million following a<\/span> professional real estate appraisal<\/span><\/a>. The owner signs three simple mandates simultaneously with different agencies, each leveraging its network:<\/span><\/p>\n