Lease Commission Split Calculator

Commissions split between brokers. This calculator apportions.

Total lease value

Total commission %

Tenant rep share %

Up-front %

LL rep commission

$60,000

TR commission

$60,000

Up-front total

$72,000

How the math works

Total = lease value × commission %. TR = total × TR share %. LL rep = balance. Up-front = total × up-front %.

$2.4M lease × 5% = $120k total. 50/50: $60k each. 60% up-front: $72k paid at signing. Material cost; factor into underwriting and NER calc.

How to Use

Enter total lease value.
Enter total commission %.
Enter tenant rep share %.
Enter commission paid up-front %.
Read LL rep and TR rep amounts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Typical total?

Office: 3-6% of full lease value. Retail: 4-8%. Industrial: 3-5%. Class A tight markets: lower %. Extended term: scale reduces. Paid over time: up-front 50-75%, balance tied to renewal exercise or occupancy milestones.

Split structure?

50/50 common. 55/45 tenant rep if tenant-sourced. 60/40 landlord rep if landlord-marketed (no tenant rep). Negotiated when tenant represented by broker. Without tenant rep: landlord's broker keeps 100%.

Payment timing?

Up-front 50-75% at lease signing. Balance on lease commencement or other milestone. Some structures: 100% at signing. Termination before occupancy: landlord may clawback. Tightly negotiated clause.

What documentation matters here?

Written leases, move-in/move-out inspections with photographs, ledger entries showing every payment and charge, served notices with proof of service, and contemporaneous emails or texts. Courts weigh written evidence heavily; informal understandings rarely stand. Institutional operators run a monthly file audit to catch gaps before they matter. Good paper trails recover most of what's owed.