Completion date in General Contractor Agreement - Wording assistance

hmm fraud???

Now stop it... You can easily move in without all the rooms being finished or the exterior plaster being done. No one moves into a construction site without a toilet, heating, and water. Basically, the OP has enough time. If it starts in autumn, it's 15-16 months until the registration confirmation must be issued. What you always think Whether it says completion 12 months from the start of construction or end of 2020, if you start in autumn it doesn’t matter at all. He and especially you have to keep the start of construction. I would rather phrase it like this. "Start of construction immediately after ... (What is the last thing you need so that the general contractor can start?)" and "Completion 12 months from the start of construction." But even that is just a formulation and does not guarantee you the child benefit including moving in before the end of 2020! These formulations are not worth the paper they are written on, believe me!

What is fraud if I live there? But the discussion is going in a strange direction now.

well, I just always find that threads are opened to pick up ideas on how to cleverly grab the funding. so I do not support that

well I always find that threads are started here to pick up ideas on how to cleverly grab the funding.

so I do not support that

I don’t think so in this case, it’s just a tight situation, nothing more. The original poster can only influence it to a limited extent, you just need a bad neighbor who doesn’t like the roof overhang or something similar and then construction is paused for a while or there are quality problems and the builder himself hits the brakes.

Everything is possible, it is also possible that it runs smoothly.

I don't think so in this case, it's just a tight spot, nothing more.

But why should the BU be responsible for that when a windfall only benefits the builder until 2020? I find this demand downright immoral. The idea of it with this background knowledge means to me: nice to have, but if not, then so be it. Possibly even with a contractual penalty... something's definitely off there if unrealistic demands are made. By the way, the lawyer would have already highlighted the clause in red for €220/hour if it were negotiable.

Do you have any planned personal contributions? Floor coverings? Electrical work?

But why should the general contractor be responsible for that, if a financial windfall is only due to the builder until 2020? I find this demand downright immoral. The thought of it in this context means to me: nice to have, but if not, then so be it. Possibly with a contractual penalty... something is really off there if one makes unrealistic demands. Besides, the lawyer would have long since marked the clause in red if it were negotiable.

As I said - it's not about demanding a contractual penalty - we don't want that and no builder in our region will go along with it.

The lawyer marked the clause and recommended that we agree on a fixed move-in date. However, our general contractor said that it is difficult to set a fixed move-in date if the development work is not yet finished. And that's what the whole time has been about - nothing more and nothing less. I didn’t ask about anything else at all - but so much is being read into it and assumed, it’s sometimes really unbelievable.

And now seriously: anyone who thinks that anyone builds because of the child construction grant is really out of touch with reality. With today’s construction costs, that is just a drop in the bucket, which of course one gladly accepts. Even if politics likes to present it differently. The child construction grant is certainly not a main reason to build.

no, we let the general contractor handle everything.

And now seriously: anyone who thinks that someone builds because of the Baukindergeld is really far from all realities. With today's construction costs, it's a drop in the ocean, which one of course gladly takes along

But you have to see that the builder cannot simply date something contractually that is not within his power. What you want, this sentence, would be immoral in any contract, as he cannot look into a crystal ball and promise something that he simply cannot promise.