Fleckenzwerg
2020-02-13 12:20:14
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Dear forum community,
The following is rather theoretical and I would like to know the opinion of experienced people whether such a financial structure is possible and practicable, i.e., whether the involved institutions would participate. Maybe someone has actually done something like this before.
Situation:
House construction: Single-family house approx. 150m², Energy Saving Ordinance standard, 4-5 persons, no basement, heat pump + underfloor heating (possibly + BKA), photovoltaic, location NRW
Costs: ~400k€ without land and without photovoltaic
Equity: 200k€
Currently, for a 200k€ loan, we get an effective annual interest rate of 0.75% fixed for 15 years thanks to equity, including repayment rate changes and up to 5% prepayment per year.
The KfW also offers 0.75%, but only for 120k€ and max. 10 years fixed, and it is generally a rather rigid structure. No repayment rate changes, no prepayment possible. Because of this, despite the repayment grant, it was rather unattractive to us, especially considering that an energy consultant is also needed (who is partially subsidized, but not 100%) and possibly the heating energy demand must be reduced through various measures (insulation, controlled residential ventilation + heat recovery...); so far, the additional costs have not been offset by the grant.
Now the grants have increased significantly. I have not calculated it exactly yet, as our planning is not far enough, but perhaps an improvement beyond the Energy Saving Ordinance to KfW 55/40/40+ standard could now be cost-neutral. Possibly, KfW40+ is even interesting, since photovoltaic is planned anyway, so it would "only" require more insulation + controlled residential ventilation + storage, but up to 30k€ grant would be available for this.
And now the theory:
House costs: 430k€ (assuming the upgrade is cost-neutral), plus photovoltaic as above.
KfW40+ loan of 120k€ as a bullet loan with 1 year repayment-free period and total duration of 4 years. Repayment grant 30k€. Interest costs 3 * 90k€ * 0.75% = 2025€.
Equity: total 200k€, used as follows:
- 110k€ immediately
- 90k€ to repay the KfW loan after 4 years.
What remains is what I still have to borrow from the financing bank: 430k€ (house) - 120k€ (KfW) - 110k€ (equity) = 200k€, exactly as before. The interest conditions should not change much, provided the financing bank treats the KfW loan as equity.
Difference:
Significantly more energy-efficient house, thus lower operating costs and better protection against rising energy prices.
Controlled residential ventilation + heat recovery, which is mainly required due to the high insulation but also contributes to increased living comfort.
Not to be omitted are still the not 100% subsidized energy consultant and the interest costs for the KfW loan of about ~2k, and also blower-door test, etc. But other subsidies are also not taken into account, such as 1000€ for controlled residential ventilation via progres.NRW.
Questions:
1) Do I have a major conceptual error, or would all this be possible as described?
2) Is an upgrade from Energy Saving Ordinance to KfW 40+ for 30k€ plus photovoltaic realistic?
3) How likely is it that the bank treats the KfW loan as equity?
4) I still see optimization potential in the fact that 90k€ equity would lie dormant in my account for 4 years. Instead of a bullet loan from KfW, one could run an annuity loan over 4 years with the largest possible repayment. This would reduce interest costs somewhat. Are there more sensible alternatives (I do not consider spending the money on further upgrades or other things as sensible in this context)?
Thank you for your time and your answers.
The following is rather theoretical and I would like to know the opinion of experienced people whether such a financial structure is possible and practicable, i.e., whether the involved institutions would participate. Maybe someone has actually done something like this before.
Situation:
House construction: Single-family house approx. 150m², Energy Saving Ordinance standard, 4-5 persons, no basement, heat pump + underfloor heating (possibly + BKA), photovoltaic, location NRW
Costs: ~400k€ without land and without photovoltaic
Equity: 200k€
Currently, for a 200k€ loan, we get an effective annual interest rate of 0.75% fixed for 15 years thanks to equity, including repayment rate changes and up to 5% prepayment per year.
The KfW also offers 0.75%, but only for 120k€ and max. 10 years fixed, and it is generally a rather rigid structure. No repayment rate changes, no prepayment possible. Because of this, despite the repayment grant, it was rather unattractive to us, especially considering that an energy consultant is also needed (who is partially subsidized, but not 100%) and possibly the heating energy demand must be reduced through various measures (insulation, controlled residential ventilation + heat recovery...); so far, the additional costs have not been offset by the grant.
Now the grants have increased significantly. I have not calculated it exactly yet, as our planning is not far enough, but perhaps an improvement beyond the Energy Saving Ordinance to KfW 55/40/40+ standard could now be cost-neutral. Possibly, KfW40+ is even interesting, since photovoltaic is planned anyway, so it would "only" require more insulation + controlled residential ventilation + storage, but up to 30k€ grant would be available for this.
And now the theory:
House costs: 430k€ (assuming the upgrade is cost-neutral), plus photovoltaic as above.
KfW40+ loan of 120k€ as a bullet loan with 1 year repayment-free period and total duration of 4 years. Repayment grant 30k€. Interest costs 3 * 90k€ * 0.75% = 2025€.
Equity: total 200k€, used as follows:
- 110k€ immediately
- 90k€ to repay the KfW loan after 4 years.
What remains is what I still have to borrow from the financing bank: 430k€ (house) - 120k€ (KfW) - 110k€ (equity) = 200k€, exactly as before. The interest conditions should not change much, provided the financing bank treats the KfW loan as equity.
Difference:
Significantly more energy-efficient house, thus lower operating costs and better protection against rising energy prices.
Controlled residential ventilation + heat recovery, which is mainly required due to the high insulation but also contributes to increased living comfort.
Not to be omitted are still the not 100% subsidized energy consultant and the interest costs for the KfW loan of about ~2k, and also blower-door test, etc. But other subsidies are also not taken into account, such as 1000€ for controlled residential ventilation via progres.NRW.
Questions:
1) Do I have a major conceptual error, or would all this be possible as described?
2) Is an upgrade from Energy Saving Ordinance to KfW 40+ for 30k€ plus photovoltaic realistic?
3) How likely is it that the bank treats the KfW loan as equity?
4) I still see optimization potential in the fact that 90k€ equity would lie dormant in my account for 4 years. Instead of a bullet loan from KfW, one could run an annuity loan over 4 years with the largest possible repayment. This would reduce interest costs somewhat. Are there more sensible alternatives (I do not consider spending the money on further upgrades or other things as sensible in this context)?
Thank you for your time and your answers.