Price increase - Our construction company wants 21.4% more

Check the contract Speak with your expert that can still be done today Tomorrow you go to the sampling. I would sample on two tracks. Once due to the additional claim. Which of course will be checked by the lawyer and he is optimistic that it will not hold, so once wish for something.

That is a very audacious time for such a message. Does "been" mean that you now want to cancel the sample selection?

My husband is swimming right now, ;-) we still have to decide. I also don't understand why they only communicate this at such short notice.

Maybe they hope, "Oh, we're already here, let's just go through with it now."

I rather fear that they want to get rid of us "cheaply." Other home-building companies pay premiums when customers withdraw their order; our home-building company charges so much more that customers give up voluntarily. And the unpleasant thing for us is that new customers pay the higher prices for the same house. So we lose in any case.

This game is not that simple! You have signed a contract with an associated construction performance description and (hopefully) a fixed price guarantee for X months. If this period is exceeded (but only if it is not the fault of the construction company), the price may MODERATELY increase by a certain percentage per month. But simply raising the prices absurdly to "get rid of you" does not work; you have a right to your house at the agreed price. If there is resistance, go to a lawyer.

I also don't understand why they only announce it so shortly beforehand.

I'll put it this way: making sense of it is not hard, only the conclusion is not favorable for the company.

our home construction company demands so much more money that the customers give up voluntarily.

The bark beetle infestation did not happen overnight, and even when combined with corona-related logistics turbulence, the price increase cannot be explained – after all, carpenters are not part of the pilots' union. The price increase is unserious and unfortunately indicates a provider with weak capital resources and little own staff. Hopefully your contract allows you to offer the provider termination of the contract against proper compensation. In case of insolvency, completion guarantees are also practically worth less.

I have not yet fully understood whether the 21.4% increase actually applies to the entire construction sum. If it is the total construction sum, then with a 0.6% adjustment margin per month, at least 36 months of construction delay would have had to pass if you simply add it up. Using the "compound interest" method, you still come to at least 32 months. I remember that the matter has been dragging on with you, but that long? Your supplier will have to prove the price increase - which he might be able to manage with 34 months. I would listen to everything calmly tomorrow, have it explained in writing, and then seek advice. Do not make any commitments, look at the samples and do not make a binding decision. You can make your own notes.

I have not yet fully understood whether the 21.4% increase actually refers to the entire construction sum. If it is the total construction sum, with an adjustment scope of 0.6% per month, at least 36 months of construction delay would have had to pass, if you simply add it up. Using the "compound interest" method, you still come to at least 32 months. I remember that the issue is dragging on with you, but that long? Your provider will have to justify the price increase - which could even succeed for him at 34 months. I would listen to everything calmly tomorrow, have it presented in writing, and then seek advice. Do not make any commitments, look at the samples, and do not make a binding decision. You can make your own notes.

We had a guaranteed fixed price until 30.06.21.