ᐅ Process of Building a Prefabricated House Including Land Brokerage
Created on: 3 Mar 2020 11:13
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CaptainBaubär
Hello everyone,
We are considering building a house while searching for a property to own. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of available land in the Mainz area. A well-known prefab house company (Bien-Zenker) offered us an interesting plot through a sales representative. As often seems to be the case, we would first have to sign a construction contract before being shown the property. Although there is a cancellation clause stating that if no plot is found within one year, the contract can be terminated, a specialist lawyer advised that this clause is too vague and that we should not sign.
I also don’t like this order of steps. We have already met with the representative and discussed our general ideas and budget, but I would prefer to sign the contract only after soil tests and other surveys are completed, so we can better estimate the costs beforehand.
Now to my question:
Is it now "normal" to sign a contract before even knowing what can be built? Has anyone had experience with adjusting the process order to suit their preferences?
We are considering building a house while searching for a property to own. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of available land in the Mainz area. A well-known prefab house company (Bien-Zenker) offered us an interesting plot through a sales representative. As often seems to be the case, we would first have to sign a construction contract before being shown the property. Although there is a cancellation clause stating that if no plot is found within one year, the contract can be terminated, a specialist lawyer advised that this clause is too vague and that we should not sign.
I also don’t like this order of steps. We have already met with the representative and discussed our general ideas and budget, but I would prefer to sign the contract only after soil tests and other surveys are completed, so we can better estimate the costs beforehand.
Now to my question:
Is it now "normal" to sign a contract before even knowing what can be built? Has anyone had experience with adjusting the process order to suit their preferences?
But @11ant ... it can be done even better... I remember quite a few threads on this topic, and the conclusion was usually that there basically isn’t any land, and the whole thing is just a trick to keep customers tied in. It wasn’t that long ago.
Try to dig into your memory again; those probably weren’t the right keywords for the search.
Try to dig into your memory again; those probably weren’t the right keywords for the search.
Altai schrieb:
Try to recall once again, In the second link from post #4, continue to post #12, where there are three more links (one of which leads to the fourth):
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/traumgrundstueck-aber-taff-Haus-erster-Fehler-schon-passiert.24434/
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/Hausbauvertrag-unterschrieben-ohne-gesicherten-Grundstückserwerb.29367/ onward to:
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/juristische-pruefung-eines-kaufvertrages-mit-grundstuecksservice.29162/ and
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/Grundriss-135qm-1-5-Geschosse-satteldach.30231/ – as you can see, a popular and recurring topic among the regulars in this forum.
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CaptainBaubär5 Mar 2020 08:13Thank you very much for the helpful answers and the references to the other threads! Without having seen the plot of land, we will not sign anything.
CaptainBaubär schrieb:
Without having seen the plot, we won’t sign anything. Just seeing it isn’t enough: the owner is the one listed in the land registry—not the person who just knows where the key is. Without a power of attorney authorizing someone to make commitments on your behalf, showing you anything is completely pointless.
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As a local, I can contribute some information: I believe this concerns Mr. and Mrs. Kö*** at the Bien-Zenker agency in Bad K***. They seem to be unusually well connected when it comes to land plots, since they have built five houses just in our development area, and I know this is also the case in other developments in the region.
For other reasons, I would advise against them: the houses in our area are designed in a way that completely ignores the specifics of the plots, and it’s painful to see. Catalog-style house models are simply placed on plots for uninformed first-time buyers, and honestly, you want to shake your head at that. Impossible orientation, unrealistic terrain modifications, ignoring neighboring construction activities... it’s almost scandalous. And inside the houses, people end up paying a lot of money to live with garages facing south, no living room windows, or views of L-block retaining wall north faces. If you don’t plan carefully yourself (or with help from this forum), you are basically betrayed and sold out. Otherwise, whether Bien-Zenker houses appeal to you is a matter of personal taste. They are certainly habitable.
For other reasons, I would advise against them: the houses in our area are designed in a way that completely ignores the specifics of the plots, and it’s painful to see. Catalog-style house models are simply placed on plots for uninformed first-time buyers, and honestly, you want to shake your head at that. Impossible orientation, unrealistic terrain modifications, ignoring neighboring construction activities... it’s almost scandalous. And inside the houses, people end up paying a lot of money to live with garages facing south, no living room windows, or views of L-block retaining wall north faces. If you don’t plan carefully yourself (or with help from this forum), you are basically betrayed and sold out. Otherwise, whether Bien-Zenker houses appeal to you is a matter of personal taste. They are certainly habitable.
MadameP schrieb:
Catalog homes are basically just pushed onto uninformed first-time builders, which really makes you want to shake your head at them.Purely commission-driven planning, unfortunately :-(MadameP schrieb:
Otherwise, Bien-Zenker houses are a matter of taste. You can definitely live in them.They are quite decent, but I don’t understand why they are popular among young double-income buyers.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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