Missing documents, lack of advice - what do you think about that?

Hello and good evening,

I would like to buy a small house through a developer. They are building a total of 12 units on a plot, including houses and detached houses. Communication with the real estate agent is always very slow, and answers to specific questions are often vague. After requesting references, we didn’t hear from the man for two weeks, even though HR Hausbau from Gründau Lieblos is not a beginner in the construction business and should certainly be able to provide some proof.

Recently, we asked for the following documents:

1. Floor plans and cross-section of the building
2. Planning documents (plot with building, among others)
3. Soil report (including water contamination in the ground) and the construction description of the basement
4. Energy certificate including the thermal insulation proof

Apart from the construction description, the draft contract (with notary from the developer’s side) and a few colorful floor plans, we don’t have anything in hand.
The agent said that the developer does not do a soil sample and that there is no energy certificate (plan) because they build according to the Energy Saving Ordinance 2009. Furthermore, we don’t even have a cross-section of the house with measurements; the agent also said that the building permit has not yet been applied for the detached houses.
What do you think about this?
Which documents and "investigations" do you think are important for a new build?

I would be very grateful for many answers.

Merci and many thanks in advance,

Sandy

Hi,

can no one tell me which documents you should definitely insist on when building a house?
Or which documents you find very important and what experiences you have had so far.

That would be really nice. :)

Sandý

Hello Sandy79,

before signing the contract you have no entitlement to specific documents, after completion you are entitled to the documents specified in the contract such as work plans, building application, structural analysis, expert reports, Energy Saving Ordinance certificates, etc. If you reimburse the developer for the costs, even if you do not buy from them, they will certainly provide you with everything ;)

Hello Sandy79,

last year we decided on a house on the Riedberg and beforehand received all floor plans with dimensions, house views, a cross-section, and the energy certificate. I believe these are the standard documents one should receive. You should also not forget the construction and performance description! Also, think about the contract documents; you should take your time to look at those as well! We were also able to view soil samples, but I don't know if that is normal. I don't think the documents you requested are "special documents" as 6Richtige suggests.

Good luck with your house construction,

Angela

Hello 6Richtige and Angela,

thank you very much for your answers. Angela, thank you for your tip regarding the building and service description and the contract. I am still a bit confused because you have quite different opinions. Could it be that you are talking about different documents? I think I mean quite normal documents, or are floor plans, building cross-sections, Energy Saving Ordinance certificate (and the building and service description) special documents? If that were the case and you, 6Richtige, are right, then you are buying a pig in a poke. With so much money involved, I cannot imagine that. :confused: How does one choose a developer if one does not have these things available?

"If you reimburse the developer for the costs, even if you do not buy from him, he will certainly provide you with everything ;)"

Do you really mean that I should pay him for floor plans, building cross-sections, Energy Saving Ordinance certificate and building and service description? Or which documents do you mean otherwise?

Best regards,

Sandy

Hello Sandy79,

the documents you listed must of course be handed over before the contract is concluded, but those I mentioned do not. There can be differing opinions regarding the Energy Saving Ordinance certificate.

ich würde gerne ein Häuschen über einen Bauträger kaufen

So you are not yet a customer but an interested party.

kann mir denn keiner sagen, auf welche Unterlagen man bei einem Hausbau auf jeden Fall bestehen sollte?

As a non-customer, you can insist on documents, but the ones I mentioned do cost money and do not have to be made available free of charge to every interested party.