{"id":4426,"date":"2026-07-06T09:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/practice-areas\/construction-law\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:38:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:38:40","slug":"construction-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/construction-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Building in Germany? We enforce your payment."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"progress\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n<header>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/\" class=\"brand\" aria-label=\"BWLAW \u2013 home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/bwlaw-child-1\/assets\/img\/logo-bw.png\" alt=\"BWLAW \u2013 law firm in Germany\" width=\"42\" height=\"28\"><\/a>\n    <nav aria-label=\"Main navigation\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/construction-law\/\" class=\"active\" aria-current=\"page\">Construction law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/debt-collection\/\">Debt collection<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/company-formation\/\">Corporate law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/employment-law\/\">Employment law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/en\/defective-car-from-germany\/\">Cars<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/\">Knowledge base<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/en\/#zespol\">Team<\/a>\n    <\/nav>\n    <a href=\"#kontakt\" class=\"btn\">Contact a lawyer <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n    <button class=\"burger\" aria-label=\"Menu\">\u2630<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<section class=\"shero\">\n  <div class=\"glow\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div>\n      <nav class=\"crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a><span>\/<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/#specjalizacje\">Practice areas<\/a><span>\/<\/span><b>Construction law<\/b><\/nav>\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Construction law in Germany<\/span>\n      <h1>Building in Germany? <em>We enforce your payment.<\/em><\/h1>\n      <p class=\"lead\">German construction law follows its own rules: VOB\/B, obstruction notices, strict notification deadlines. Those who do not know them lose money. We secure your contract before you sign and enforce payment after the work \u2014 across Germany, in English.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"cta-row\">\n        <a href=\"#kontakt\" class=\"btn\">Send us your contract or invoices <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n        <a href=\"tel:+4933555310969\" class=\"btn ghost\" style=\"color:#fff\">\u260e +49 335 553 10969<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"badges\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">BGB and VOB\/B contracts<\/span>\n        <span class=\"badge\">Sec. 650f BGB \u2014 payment security<\/span>\n        <span class=\"badge\">Variation claims (Nachtr\u00e4ge)<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ph rv\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/bwlaw-child-1\/assets\/img\/rozmowa-klient.webp\" alt=\"Lawyer discussing a VOB\/B construction contract\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"object-position:left center\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- PROBLEMY -->\n<section class=\"sec\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">What companies bring to us<\/span>\n      <h2>The problems we solve most often<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"probs rv d1\">\n      <div class=\"prob\"><span class=\"no\">01<\/span><b>Unpaid work<\/b><p>Demand letters, securities, payment claims \u2014 consistently, until the money is in your account.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><span class=\"no\">02<\/span><b>Deductions for alleged defects<\/b><p>Defence against inflated defect lists and substitute performance costs.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><span class=\"no\">03<\/span><b>Contractual penalties for delay<\/b><p>Reviewing the validity of penalty clauses and documenting obstructions caused by the principal.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><span class=\"no\">04<\/span><b>Refused acceptance<\/b><p>Enforcing acceptance (Abnahme) or its legal effects when the principal delays.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><span class=\"no\">05<\/span><b>Variations (Nachtr\u00e4ge)<\/b><p>Valuing and enforcing payment for scope changes \u2014 the party that documents wins.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><span class=\"no\">06<\/span><b>Retained securities<\/b><p>Recovering security retentions after the deadlines have passed.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- UMOWA \/ VOB -->\n<section class=\"sec alt\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Before you sign<\/span>\n      <h2>The contract before signing: BGB or VOB\/B?<\/h2>\n      <p>In Germany a construction contract is governed by the Civil Code (BGB) or additionally incorporates the VOB\/B standard conditions. VOB\/B can be advantageous \u2014 but it imposes duties foreign companies often do not know:<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"steps rv d1\">\n      <div class=\"stp\"><div><b>Obstruction notice (Behinderungsanzeige)<\/b><p>Delays caused by the principal must be notified in writing immediately \u2014 otherwise they are hard to rely on later.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"stp\"><div><b>Reservation notice (Bedenkenanmeldung)<\/b><p>A contractor who fails to raise concerns in writing may be liable for others\u2019 mistakes.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"stp\"><div><b>Warranty periods<\/b><p>For buildings generally 4 years under VOB\/B versus 5 years under BGB \u2014 the difference matters for defect claims.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"stp\"><div><b>Interim and final invoicing<\/b><p>The formal requirements for the final invoice (Schlussrechnung) can block additional payments.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mini-cta rv\"><b>The cheapest moment for a lawyer is before you sign.<\/b><span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.92rem\">A contract review costs a fraction of a dispute over retained payment.<\/span><a href=\"#kontakt\" class=\"btn\">Send the contract for review <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ZABEZPIECZENIA -->\n<section class=\"sec\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Your leverage<\/span>\n      <h2>Securing payment for construction work<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hl rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Sec. 650f BGB<\/span>\n      <h3>Bauhandwerkersicherung \u2014 the tool most subcontractors do not know<\/h3>\n      <p>The contractor may demand security for payment from the principal (e.g. a bank guarantee) \u2014 and if it is not provided in time, may suspend the works and even terminate the contract while keeping all claims. One of the most effective levers in German construction law.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"probs rv d1\">\n      <div class=\"prob\"><b>Security mortgage (sec. 650e BGB)<\/b><p>A security mortgage for earned remuneration can be registered on the principal\u2019s property.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><b>Acceptance (Abnahme)<\/b><p>Upon acceptance payment falls due and the burden of proof for defects shifts to the principal. We enforce formal or implied acceptance.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><b>Interest and recovery costs<\/b><p>In B2B matters we consistently add statutory default interest and recovery costs to the claim.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"prose rv d2\" style=\"margin-top:2rem\">\n      <h3>For design offices: HOAI<\/h3>\n      <p>The HOAI is the German fee scale under which architects and engineers calculate their remuneration towards their clients. We support design offices in enforcing HOAI-based fees and review design contracts and service phases \u2014 and advise principals who want an HOAI invoice verified.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- LEAD MAGNET (podpi\u0105\u0107 do newslettera, np. 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Where do we start?<span class=\"pl\">+<\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"ans\"><div><p>With analysis: was there acceptance, is the final invoice verifiable, what objections does the principal raise. Then usually: a demand letter with a deadline, a security demand under sec. 650f BGB and \u2014 if needed \u2014 a lawsuit. Often this sequence alone unlocks payment.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"qa\">\n        <button aria-expanded=\"false\">Can I simply walk off the site if I am not paid?<span class=\"pl\">+<\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"ans\"><div><p>Not \u201csimply\u201d \u2014 an unauthorised stoppage can create claims against you. The safe route runs through written demands and sec. 650f BGB: demand security, suspend the works and, if necessary, terminate while keeping your claims.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"qa\">\n        <button aria-expanded=\"false\">The contractual penalties look threatening. Do they always apply?<span class=\"pl\">+<\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"ans\"><div><p>No. Case law limits penalties in standard terms \u2014 generally to about 5% of the contract sum with daily caps. A penalty may also fail where the delay results from obstructions caused by the principal \u2014 which is why the obstruction notice matters so much.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"qa\">\n        <button aria-expanded=\"false\">How long can I claim payment for completed works?<span class=\"pl\">+<\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"ans\"><div><p>Payment claims generally become time-barred three years from the end of the year in which they fell due. These are general rules \u2014 depending on the contract and type of claim the period and its start may differ (e.g. from acceptance). Do not wait: the fresher the documentation, the stronger your position.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- CASE STUDY \u2014 fakty sprawy do uzupe\u0142nienia\/weryfikacji z klientem (par. 43b BRAO) -->\n<section class=\"sec alt\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Case study<\/span>\n      <h2>How we help construction and installation companies<\/h2>\r\n      <p>We know the problems of construction and craft businesses not only from case files \u2014 Dr Artur Barczewski cooperates with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hwk-ff.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--terra);font-weight:600\">Handwerkskammer Frankfurt (Oder) \u2013 Region Ostbrandenburg<\/a> and gives lectures for its member businesses.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"case rv d1\">\n      <div class=\"case-body\">\n        <span class=\"tag\">Client: Construction company from Greater Poland<\/span>\n        <h3>Payment dispute over installation work with a German principal<\/h3>\n        <p>An installation company had performed its work, but the principal delayed payment. Our plan: analysing contract and documentation, a lawyer\u2019s demand letter with a deadline and tough negotiations with full readiness to litigate.<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"case-facts\">\n        <li>analysis of the contract and work documentation<\/li>\n        <li>lawyer\u2019s demand letter and negotiations with the principal<\/li>\n        <li>payment obtained before trial<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <blockquote>\n        <div class=\"stars\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/div>\n        <p>\u201cA German general contractor owed us a six-figure amount. We got a clear plan, tough negotiations \u2014 and the money before trial.\u201d<\/p>\n        <cite><b>Construction company from Greater Poland<\/b><\/cite>\n        <span class=\"rev-src\" style=\"display:block;font-size:.78rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:.6rem\">Client testimonial (details anonymised)<\/span>\n      <\/blockquote>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- KONTAKT NA STRONIE (formularz -> admin-post bwlaw_contact) -->\n<!-- Z BAZY WIEDZY: karty artykulow kategorii (v3 - 3 najnowsze wg post_date, generowane skryptem) -->\r\n<section class=\"sec\">\r\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\r\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Knowledge base<\/span>\r\n      <h2>Guides: construction law<\/h2>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"kb-grid rv d1\" style=\"margin-top:2rem\">\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>SOKA-BAU when posting workers \u2014 rates, A1, defence<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A posting company pays 14.7% into the holiday fund and the A1 certificate does not shield it. When the obligation arises, how the general contractor is liable and how to respond to a payment order.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 12 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/soka-bau-posting-workers\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>The interim payment injunction \u2014 fast money for extra work<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Courts can order 80 % of the change-order offer as an interim payment, also under VOB\/B \u2014 if the offer was concrete, the change concerned the works and the application came in time.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/interim-payment-injunction-german-construction\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Contractor termination \u2014 \u00a7 643 BGB when the principal fails to cooperate<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Default of acceptance, deadline notice with termination warning, written form under \u00a7 650h BGB and settlement under \u00a7 645 BGB \u2014 step by step.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/contractor-termination-643-bgb\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"chips rv\" style=\"margin-top:1.6rem\">\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/\">All articles in the knowledge base \u2192<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"sec\" id=\"kontakt\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Contact<\/span>\n      <h2>Before you sign \u2014 or write off your money<\/h2>\n      <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:62ch;margin-top:.8rem\">Send us the contract before signing or the documents of the unpaid work. 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