Architect does not keep the schedule - what to do?

Please no provocations or unnecessary responses but a constructive contribution. I am already stressed enough. Thanks

Find another architect, that is the only constructive advice you can be given.

The trust relationship is, if it ever existed, destroyed. And if the architect doesn't even have time to create plans for you, then you can count on one hand how intensively he will coordinate the construction, supervise, and chase after companies that in turn delay and miss deadlines. You don't throw good money after bad.

However, you will basically have to develop a thick skin if you want to build in the current situation. Delays of several months up to a year are not uncommon. I have been waiting for 4 months for the installer to inform me that my heating system has arrived. And he says he can’t promise me that for this year anymore...

PS:
By the way, if you want to sue for contractual services and think you’ll save money and time that way... well, good night.

Hire another architect. Why are you actually building with an architect and not a proper construction company?

If you were a good investor, you would have known for a long time what to do.

I hired an architect for the conversion of a single-family house. The assignment was to create a submission plan and to handle the entire official approval process.

So what now, is the architect supposed to be involved in the conversion, or just obtain the approval? If the latter, who manages the conversion after the approval?

Can anything be done here?

Oh here is the question: What do you actually want? You can: - Push with deadlines (with or without a lawyer) - Terminate immediately (with or without a lawyer) - Search for a second architect in parallel and then only terminate if the new one is any good - Claim damages Don’t get too upset about the money, you are still at the beginning of the construction. You still have a lot ahead of you. Better to have a steep learning curve at the beginning than at the end ;)

The question would first be what was contractually agreed upon and what have you done so far to speed up the whole matter? Were dates contractually agreed? Were deadlines set on your part? Or have you just annoyedly accepted the appointment cancellations over the 7 months and done nothing further? Otherwise, have a lawyer take a look and advise you on what options you have to enforce the contract. As long as no one here knows the exact wording of the contract, everything is just speculation.

Unfortunately, no contractual agreements were made in advance, but unfortunately only trust in a handshake. Thanks for the hint. It will be a lesson for me in future projects and thanks for the tip.

It seems to me that at some point between the 21 appointments he ran out of working hours.
Seriously: What is so extensive about an approval planning that so many appointments are scheduled for it? Especially since it is a conversion, not a new building? The existing structure already dictates a lot.

There were only that many appointments because there were constant reschedulings. So in total, there were 3 meetings for which 21 appointments were scheduled.

Find another architect, that's the only constructive advice you can be given.

The trust relationship is, if it ever existed, destroyed. And if the architect doesn't even have time to create plans for you, then you can count on one hand how intensively he will coordinate, monitor, and chase companies who in turn delay and miss deadlines. You don't throw good money after bad.

But you will basically have to develop thick skin if you build in the current situation. Delays of several months up to a year are not uncommon. I have been waiting for 4 months for the message from the installer that my heating system has arrived. And he says he can't promise that for this year anymore...

PS:
By the way, if you want to sue for contractual services and think that will save you money and time... then good night.

Thank you for the advice. Should there be further support, I will definitely set contractual framework conditions. Are there ways to proceed here, or what can be done to ensure that an architect really takes care of a project?