Terminate the contract with the general contractor "early"

Someday, when I have a lot of time, I’ll explain how a GU works ;-)
If it were that easy, it wouldn’t be that great either (delicious subsequent insolvency).

Gladly. Although mine used that as a reason why, despite a half-year price guarantee in 2021 (when we still naively thought those were supply shortages and price explosions...), he hardly marked up anything. But yes, someone in the chain has to foot the bill and if it was too much, the insolvency rolls through the chain.

We had a good and very detailed conversation today with one of the big players. He said that they will continue to offer fixed price guarantees, but will significantly raise prices in May. Apparently, they basically make no profit on the houses sold in 2021 due to rising raw material and energy costs, breaking even more or less. No idea whether that is actually true or not.

Blablabla better sign now tomorrow will be more expensive. The oldest trick of salespeople. That from time to time it is actually true is part of it. You have to keep people on board.

Blablabla better sign now tomorrow it will be more expensive. The oldest trick of salespeople. The fact that it is sometimes true from time to time is part of it. You have to keep people hooked.

Although I don’t think he said it for that reason. We had already mentioned before that we want to sign very soon anyway, whether with him or another general contractor. Prices as well as interest rates can – at least in the short/mid term – actually only continue to rise (in addition, we ideally want to move in at the end of 2023, since we don’t have enough rooms in our current apartment).

He also mentioned that some construction companies are already trying to lure people out of their contracts concluded in 2021 with free leasing cars and so on. Of course, that doesn’t have to be true either.

and signed the notary contract this week.

Well, then sign the work contract! You can still delay that a bit under the same conditions, right? Definitely do it, as long as you have calculated well. You are not risking anything by doing so!