Is the building plan reliable? When to terminate the rental apartment?

A quick question. Is moving in considered an automatic handover?

We were told by the main contractor that we had already moved into the house and therefore they no longer wanted to accommodate us regarding the question of the "exceeding of the guaranteed construction time." However, we had only changed the mailbox and set up mail forwarding to the new address.
One could partially accept certain trades or partial areas and document it with a handover protocol signed by both parties.
The important thing is only to record any open issues in a protocol. We then accepted everything except for the points still to be completed. Here we went through the house together with the site manager and DEKRA.

We were able to stay with the parents-in-law during the transition period. We had also taken care of finding a new tenant, so we were fairly free from deadlines, etc. But we could not move directly into the house — especially not with all the household goods.
You basically need a continuous office with PC, printer, scanner, and all the folders. I would rather pay rent for 1-2 months longer or rent a small apartment nearby — for office and sleeping. Children, etc., could perhaps be looked after during vacation at grandma & grandpa’s. Remaining work am in the house usually takes a lot of time anyway, and unfortunately, there is not much time left for the children.

From a certain point on, you can pretty much estimate yourself how long the construction work will still take… I would say that after the screed, the 3-month notice period should easily be sufficient in most cases. And even if individual rooms are not yet completely finished, you can probably already live in the new house and don’t have to stay in a hotel.

From a certain point on, you can basically estimate yourself how much longer the construction work will take… I would say that after the screed, the 3-month notice period should easily be sufficient in most cases. And even if some rooms are not completely finished yet, it is probably already possible to live in the new house and you don’t have to stay in a hotel.

Not nowadays. That was possible when everything was available. Without a meter cabinet, for example, moving in would be difficult.

In our case, the screed will be poured on Monday. Meter cabinet delivery time is currently 10-12 weeks and it was ordered weeks ago.

From a certain point onward, you can pretty much estimate how long the construction work will still take…
I would say that after the screed, the 3-month notice period should easily be sufficient in most cases. And even if some rooms are not yet completely finished, you can probably already live in the new house and don’t have to stay in a hotel.

For us, it was 5 months after the screed. One month was lost because the house connections were not there. But even so, it was still 4 months. The drying time is really very long. And then there’s electrical, plumbing, kitchen, tiling, painting, and flooring. They all have to be done within that time. For example, with us, the kitchen was only measured after the screed had dried, and then the delivery time was added.

From a certain point onwards, you can pretty much estimate yourself how long the construction work will still take… I would say that after the screed floor, the 3-month notice period should easily be sufficient in most cases. And even if some rooms are not completely finished yet, you can probably already live in the new house and don’t have to go to a hotel.

For us, the screed was around June. We then did painting and flooring in November. We moved in December. The final inspection was in September. So a good half year after the screed... thanks to Corona and lockdown :( Instead of "screed finished," I would classically terminate the old apartment according to the following suggestions: * Kitchen installation date fixed * Electrical work finished / usable / remaining work manageable * Sanitary work finished / usable / remaining work manageable * Heating working * Doors and windows (outside) finished Can be terminated. Partly electricians, plumbers, etc. still have keys for construction cylinders. PS: The tiler was the last craftsman for us. Maybe use this trade as a reference?

For us, it was 5 months after the screed.
1 month was lost because the house connections were not there.
But even so, it was still 4 months.
The drying time is really quite long.
And then there’s electrical, sanitary, kitchen, tiles, painting, and floors.
They all need to have their time first.
For example, our kitchen was only measured after the screed had dried, and then the delivery time was added.

For us, all the trades have already been assigned and scheduled. I am rather a bit concerned that they will come in too early and the screed is not completely dry yet.