ᐅ The shell construction company canceled just one day after the groundwork began!

Nordlys schrieb:
It has to do with honor, and that gets lost with all these contracts and legal matters.

In some regions, unfortunately, the concentration of Hanseatics (or even livestock traders) is not high enough to support a culture of handshake agreements.

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Hello Karsten, I understand what you mean. The problem I see is mainly misunderstandings. And those do happen – even among honorable people and friends. Sometimes people simply misunderstand each other or remember things differently. For example, one person might assume, quite simply, that the garage door belongs to the garage, while the other might say no, it doesn’t, because they don’t know what the others prefer. Ideally, this is discussed and everyone remembers it the same way afterward. Then everything is fine. It’s also not about assuming bad intentions. But misunderstandings do occur, and they can be costly. If you consider a contract nothing more than a piece of paper that just records what was agreed upon to avoid any misunderstandings, I don’t see any problem with that. I fully agree with you on one-sided contracts, but for agreements made jointly, which can be referred to in case of a misunderstanding to see what was originally discussed, I find them more helpful than problematic. Haven’t you ever experienced remembering an event differently than, for example, your spouse? That simply happens because people focus on and remember different things. It just happens... roughly clear what I mean?

Nordlys schrieb:
Then the three of us stood up. We looked at each other and shook hands together over the middle of the table. A pact, an uplifting feeling. We had bought a house.

You’ll laugh ... but it was pretty much like that 🙂 Although we weren’t inside yet, we stood together on the plot, discussed when and how we wanted to do everything, exchanged ideas, and in the end shook hands saying we would do this together. After that, the confirmation email was just a formality. In principle, everything was sealed with a handshake. It was a great feeling at the time.

A bit rough. Yes, I won’t deny the memory. And of course, I also sign written contracts. But what I really dislike are those legal documents full of clauses that are based on distrust. Yes, there are lawyers who can do it clearly and simply—in the British sense: keep the paperwork simple.
When it comes to building a house, it just felt like you don’t need that. And our local bank even told us they finance with company S. without a contract. If anyone ever received one, they would like to know—they would be the first—and nothing has ever come of it.
But I understand and hear that sometimes things do go wrong. If the person who walked away had a bit of courage, they would at least honestly say why they’re quitting. Karsten

Nordlys schrieb:
a bit rough. Yes, I won’t deny the memory. And of course, I also sign written contracts. But what I really dislike are those legally complex documents full of clauses that come from mistrust. Yes, there are lawyers who can keep it clear and simple. In the British sense: keep the paperwork simple.
When it came to building the house, it just felt like you didn’t need that. And the advice from our local bank, which told us they also finance with company S. without a contract. If you get one from them, we’d like to know; you’d probably be the first, and it’s never happened before.
But I see and hear that sometimes it does go wrong. If the person who walks away had some courage, at least they would honestly say why they quit. Karsten

You still need to be cautious even with your main bank’s firm recommendations! Ultimately, the construction company might also be a client of your own bank.
Maybe no contract is made because, for example, the builder can no longer obtain a warranty bond?

Nowadays, you really have to scrutinize everything and everyone carefully.

Such statements are therefore very, very dangerous.

As I said, I would weigh the legal enforceability against finding a new contractor as soon as possible to keep things moving forward.

A construction halt is not a solution either.

What does your architect say? Is he looking for someone new or waiting it out?