Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

No one is interested in the balance sheet. What matters are the months from December to February, and you definitely don’t have a surplus then.
But thanks for the statement. If there isn’t even consensus about the situation within Germany, how is it supposed to work Europe-wide.

Yes, of course. That’s how the government currently calculates – that’s why I don’t feel guilty.
Of course, I buy massively from November to at least the end of February – that also amounts to 1100m3 of enclosed space.
From the SPD parliamentary group, it was said today that 100% renewable is a must (Robin Mesarosch).
I would like to see that personally in January.

What is consumed in new buildings is a joke compared to what unrenovated existing buildings, industry, and especially the rest of the world do for the climate.
It doesn’t matter at all whether heating is at 19°C or 23°C.

So the developer has decided here, instead of raising prices, to slightly cut back on the services for new customers now

The good old shrinkflation. Like with the 225g pack of butter

Edit: Some plots are funny-shaped anyway because they were supposed to keep access to the garage. I now imagine it a bit funny if the garage disappears :D Example: [IMG alt="baukosten-gehen-aktuell-durch-die-decke-602505-1.png"]https://www.hausbau-forum.de/attachments/baukosten-gehen-aktuell-durch-die-decke-602505-1-png.75797/[/IMG]

I think the layout definitely adds value to the 20, at least if there is also a back door in the garage. But the two plots to the left probably don’t benefit from the layouts... And if the garage goes away, the owner just builds a carport in 1-2 years. Then it is even better usable as a side entrance

Also a solution to remove services. Better than increasing the entire package. Increasing everything by +x percent may not be affordable for some. I save energy. Overall consumption must go down. Pointing fingers at others does not help. The industry cannot simply run the blast furnace at reduced capacity and the baker cannot sell half-baked goods.

I think the layout definitely enhances the 20, at least if the garage also has a back door.

The garages (according to the original plan or now just a special request) all had a back door. Although I always wondered how useful that really is when I'm standing in front of the locked patio door. So useful for garden tools, but if I really want to drive away, I still have to go out the front or tell someone else "please close the patio door after me." That was actually one of the reasons for choosing the end terraced house (while "oh god, you have TWO neighbors" didn't really bother us – we were used to rents in apartment buildings :D).

Right, I hadn’t even thought about the patio door yet. But there must definitely be ones that can be locked from the outside. Although with a layout like that, I would actually consider putting a second door in the garage at the back as well. Direct access to the garden will pay off sooner or later.

Now the price jumps for oil are not as extreme as for gas and electricity. Diesel has doubled from 1.159 to currently 2.209... Gas has tripled from 7 cents to (here) currently 20 cents. And for large consumers, the price increases are much, much more extreme.

...well, I refueled diesel on the first day of the war for €1.69. I can't even remember 1.16.....