ᐅ Potential Savings from Building a Semi-Detached House Together

Hello,

has anyone ever jointly commissioned a semi-detached house with the other building partner? Are there any opportunities to save costs, for example connection fees, by ordering it together and then sharing the expenses?

The reason for my question is that the city of Heiligenhaus will only sell the plot once the semi-detached partner has been found. You are supposed to "choose" your preferred neighbor, and if desired, build together since the two halves of the house should look identical from the outside.

Thank you,
HBiHH

I don’t think you will save much. The biggest savings come from the plot of land, since it won’t be quite as large. With the house itself, you will hardly save anything. I believe the connection fees will still be charged separately for both parties.

Hello,

HBiHH schrieb:

Are there ways to save costs, for example connection fees, by commissioning this together and then sharing the expenses?

Not really. If you build with a common contractor, you might only save the costs of setting up the construction site twice. All other costs must be borne separately by both parties. It might be different after the handover, if you award the landscaping together 😉

HBiHH schrieb:

The background of my question is that the city of Heiligenhaus only sells the plot once a duplex partner has been found. You are supposed to choose your preferred neighbor and, if desired, build together since the two halves of the house are supposed to look identical from the outside.

I don’t think that’s the case; sorry. Isn’t it more likely that you were offered the plot through a developer, and they only want to build once the second duplex partner is found? I work a lot with Heiligenhaus, and this argument is new to me, especially since the development plan regulates everything anyway, and the second partner would not be allowed to build any differently.

Regards, Bauexperte

Hello building expert,

According to the city of Heiligenhaus, the two plots of land, which are being sold separately, must be signed together with the other building partner at the notary. I don’t know if you have heard of the GrünSelbeck development, but it seems the procedure was the same there.
So I can’t start building without a building partner yet :-(
But I’m allowed to search on my own as well :-)

HBiHH schrieb:

According to the city of Heiligenhaus, the two plots, which are sold separately, must be signed together with the other building partner at the notary. I don’t know if you’ve heard about the GrünSelbeck development area, but it apparently worked the same way there.
So without a building partner, I can’t start building yet :-(
But I’m allowed to look for one myself 🙂

Sorry – but they are becoming more restrictive (no, I’m not aware of this being the case in Selbeck) … that area is a special case from a building authority perspective anyway 🙁

Finding a second building partner shouldn’t be a problem. Many interested buyers want to build in this region – of course, this also depends on whether the plot price is realistic and final, or if additional infrastructure costs apply.

Regards, Bauexperte

Deep drilling for a heat pump. Presumably the purchase of one larger unit, as it is more cost-effective than two smaller ones. Additional effort for separate billing is likely to be minimal.