I am a customer since beginning of the year. The service started well but these last few weeks I have seen an increased amount of fraud listings. I have a filter to notify me every morning for listing... See more
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Ob mieten oder vermieten, kaufen oder verkaufen, privat oder gewerblich: Wir sind Deutschlands Nummer 1 rund um Immobilien. Jeden Monat unterstützen wir 14,5 Millionen Menschen bei der Suche, beim Kauf, der Finanzierung oder dem Umzug ins neue Zuhause - genauso wie beim Verkauf oder der Vermietung. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter http://www.immobilienscout24.de
Invalidenstraße 65, 10557, Berlin, Germany
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⚠️ Beware of hidden subscriptions on ImmoScout24!
I only wanted to order a simple SCHUFA credit report to apply for an apartment.
Without any clear consent, ImmoScout24 automatically activated a paid subscription (MieterPlus) and tried to charge me €29.95 every month.
The cancellation process is intentionally confusing — there is no clear button to end the subscription, and you have to send a manual email to cancel it.
Luckily, my payment was declined, otherwise they would have taken my money for something I never wanted.
This is an unethical business practice that takes advantage of people who are just trying to find a place to live.
I strongly warn others: check your account immediately after using ImmoScout24 for SCHUFA or any tenant service.
Absolutely unacceptable behaviour from a platform that calls itself “Germany’s #1 real estate site.”
Shame on you, ImmoScout24.
The best rental places are locked and you have to pay extra,just to send a message,and this payment guarantees nothing.
It looks good,but it is too difficult to register and fill all these forms and send all documents....I just want a place to live.
I believe this is the only website in the European history where you can search for apartments to rent without options to filter for fully furnished apartments. And people even have to pay for it...
Searching for apartments with washing machine inside the flat would be a good idea too because Germany's shared washing rooms are extremely unique and hard limit for any other European.
I am a customer since beginning of the year. The service started well but these last few weeks I have seen an increased amount of fraud listings. I have a filter to notify me every morning for listings posted the day before and 1 in 5 is fraud. I hope the team works in this topic because it's becoming frustrating. 40 euros a month starts to make less and less sense.
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Extremely disappointing service. €139 for the so-called “basic package”: an outrageous price for a listing that gets almost no visibility. No added value whatsoever compared to free sites—quite the opposite. The messaging system is terribly designed: you have to scroll all the way down to read messages, which makes it clumsy and time-consuming. A platform resting only on its name, with zero concern for user experience. Avoid.
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Paying 19euros monthly subscription without any positive response sucks.I will never recommend your platform to anyone.
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I received a charge credited to my account and contacted support to understand what it was. They told me they couldn’t provide any details because the purchase was not made with my email (even though apparently it was made with my money). I opened a ticket to find out what I had supposedly bought or if I had any active subscriptions, but was told I’m not allowed to have this information.
So I cannot know what the charge is for, and I cannot know who used my money. This feels like a scam.
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They did not have any customer account manager in the chat, when you ask something different the said to you you can have back your money and the chat end
Stay away from this service and also from the schufa service
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Signed up for three months. Cancelled renewal. Charged beyond the 3 months. CS claiming that they can't do anything about it. I will have to seek legal advice, not much for the amount of money but for the principle of this company scamming perople in broad daylight without anyone doing anything.
Stay away from this scam.
Edit after their reply: please note everyone that in private emails they use a different tone and do not 'offer' to review the case together. They just keep the money and shut you down. One more reason to stay away from this scam.
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Guys please please please don't add any subscription from Immoscout. It's a scam to sign 12 months contract which we cannot terminate at any point and we will never notice this notification of 12 months notice period anywhere when we sign for subscription. Now I am paying 25 to 30 euros every month for nothing. If I had a chance to go for a lawyer against this app, I'm really looking forward to it.
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It is still very competitive. I only got one viewing so far and the guy was asking for 4000 for his furniture. This app is currently the most unsustainable place to find a flat, honestly a waste of money. Not so organised.
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The company excels in "subscription renewal optimization". Kudos to the product managers. They’ve done a great job. I subscribed to a 6-month package, not realizing it was actually "at least 6 months." Without noticing, I ended up paying for a full year.
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I used ImmoScout24 once to generate a rental contract. What I didn’t realize at the time was that I was signing up for a full-year subscription, even though the pricing was shown as €14.90 per month and gave the impression of a monthly cancellable plan.
The 12-month commitment is hidden in fine print, and the signup interface lacks the legally required clear labeling (like “zahlungspflichtig bestellen”) that’s supposed to make paid subscriptions obvious. This kind of design feels intentionally misleading, and I wouldn't have subscribed if the terms were clearer.
I contacted customer service, offered to pay for the 3 months I used, and asked for early termination. They refused — citing their terms and completely ignoring the transparency issue.
ImmoScout24 may be legally in the clear (for now), but this feels like a trap – and judging by other reviews, I’m not the only one who was caught off guard.
If you only plan to use the platform once, double-check what you’re signing up for. And if you’re a company representative reading this: it’s time to update your UX to meet modern consumer protection expectations.
Response to Immo24 team's comment:
This is bulls***, I was in touch with your team for a few weeks, and they had 0 interest in resolving this!!
My client number is 23415871, if you are serious about resolving this, you can contact me.
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Absolutely no communication on helpdesk. Contacted them several (7+ times), twice got answer with general faq and that they are overloaded and thay have issues with solving tickets. A month without reply!
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I filled the schufa form, paid the 30 euros and after the payment as the app was loading the schufa the app crashed. I opened the app again, thought since I'd already paid I'd get the schufa, so I filled the form again and got my schufa. Little did I know that they had tried withdrawing 30 euros again from my card for the second attempt. I only put 30 euros in my card so after the first transaction it was empty and the bank refused the second transaction. After a few months I get a letter by their lawyer saying I have to pay 50 euros(30 + lawyer expenses) for not paying my schufa. I sent them the bank screenshot showing the first successfully transaction and the second refused transaction after a minute. They didn't care and I still had to pay. Their business model is predatory, my girlfriend did the schufa too and was enrolled to the two month premium without being notified and now received a lawyer letter too asking to pay 60 euros. SCAM! SCAM! Stay away from th m
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I have paid for the subscription(29.99€ monthly for 3 months), sent them the screenshot of my bank account and I have 0 Access to what I have paid. Via WhatsApp the answer was that I have Not paid, I spoke with my bank and they confirmed the payment.
Still I for no answer via email, seems to be a fraudulent website and I regret to have used it.
Reply from ImmoScout24
ImmoScout functions well as a platform with solid technical infrastructure and reliable performance. However, their business practices raise some concerns that feel inappropriate for a company of their size and market position.
The platform operates on a minimum subscription model with automatic renewals that occur without advance notification to users. Even when customers attempt to cancel on the same day they discover an unexpected renewal, ImmoScout refuses to accommodate these requests. Instead, they point to fine print terms that authorize automatic renewals, regardless of whether customers were adequately informed about this policy.
These practices feel predatory and undermine customer trust. A company of ImmoScout's scale should prioritize transparent communication and fair customer service over aggressive retention tactics. Clear advance notifications about upcoming renewals and reasonable cancellation policies would significantly improve the user experience.
I hope ImmoScout will reconsider these policies and align their business practices with better industry standards for customer care.
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I get the impression that without Suchen+ (formerly MieterPlus) hardly anything works here. Paying profiles are prioritized in landlords’ inboxes and see exclusive listings before others if you don’t pay, you’re pushed to the back.
“Verification” of credit/identity costs extra (SCHUFA BonitätsCheck, etc.) or is bundled into a subscription. Even the applicant portfolio with digital supporting documents is a premium feature. For basic visibility and documents, it’s essentially pay-to-play.
Annoying: minimum terms/auto-renewal you can cancel, but you’re locked in until the end of the term; many report opaque renewals and sluggish support.
On top: fake/outdated listings and few responses lots of wasted time, little outcome.
Bottom line: lots of paywalls, little real value. If you expect fair, transparent access, you’re more likely to be charged than supported.
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