GU demands a price increase on the entire house

2022-10-06 18:36:02

I also read it as meaning that the expiration of the price binding for services already rendered no longer matters. Otherwise, you wouldn’t need price binding at all. However, I’m not a lawyer and am quite surprised by the expert’s statement.

The expert probably knows how a dispute with the general contractor can escalate and what happens on the construction site while lawyers are fighting: Nothing. And since the general contractor is not entirely in the wrong here, you would probably have to pay any legal costs at least partially.

Such a lawyer is not free either, as soon as he really gets involved.

PS: And the lawyer has probably also read the entire contract and the general contractor’s terms and conditions, unlike the few snippets we know... right?

2022-10-06 18:57:58

I also read it as meaning that the expiration of the price fixing for services already rendered no longer matters. Otherwise, one wouldn’t need price fixing at all. However, I am not a lawyer and am quite surprised by the expert’s statement.

I understand it that way too. If you then take the 18% increase on the still outstanding items, you come to about 6-8k. I was already generous and gave him 10k.

2022-10-06 19:02:25

I also rather suspect here that he possibly assesses it as that an actual legal dispute would be more expensive and therefore considers an agreement more sensible. But that’s just a guess.

I believe there are a few posts here that were still more in the project phase, where then increase letters landed at the house. For example here but I don’t know how it finally turned out.
I also still have in mind that with there were unexpected increases later in the project, but I’m currently having trouble finding a thread to see whether that was somehow comparable or not at all.

Yes, a legal dispute would probably be expensive and the house wouldn’t be finished either.

I think I have read everything on the topic here and haven’t really found anything helpful.
Regarding pinkiponk, I’m of the opinion that too much was paid. But that’s a different story. That’s also already settled.

I will call the boss again tomorrow and explain everything to him thoroughly. Let’s see what he agrees to.
I will then inform about the course of events.

Big thanks to you all already :)

2022-10-06 19:19:26

I consider your last two posts to be exactly right.

2022-10-06 19:36:39

I know… you’re wiser in hindsight. But that’s not really the problem. For me, it’s just about the additional charge which I simply find excessive. The boss himself wrote in an email that the entire house costs 51k more. But we are almost finished and are supposed to pay the increase for the whole house? I think that’s wrong… or what do you think?

It’s not necessarily about whether you’re wiser afterward. Consumer protection assumes that the consumer is not competent in certain situations and therefore needs to be protected from themselves. I find this price binding so narrowly designed that it lets the customer run into an open knife. Even under favorable circumstances you practically have no leeway for delays.

2022-10-06 19:41:30

I find your lawyer's statement very modest. 50k more for what? On what basis? Have everything disclosed, original calculation, old purchase prices, new purchase prices. The additional price can legally only refer to the part that is built after the expiry of the price lock, right?! So, as you write, at most on 18.66% of the construction costs. Don't let yourself be pressured, the construction companies only want to save their margin.

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