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Prefabricated houses up to 400,000 EUR compared
A new build on a fixed budget up to 400,000 EUR is achievable - above all through your own labour, compact floor plans and the right finishing stage. These six houses carry a starting price within this range.
Anyone planning with a budget up to 400,000 EUR has to set priorities on a new build - and still has real choice. In this category six houses with a fixed starting price up to 400,000 EUR are available, from the shell-house variant ComfortStyle 10.01 W from 134,999 EUR to the turnkey Linus duplex by Kern-Haus for 397,900 EUR. Living areas range between 103 and 136 m2 - compact, but family-friendly.
The decisive factor for the price is above all the finishing stage: the two shell houses by massa haus (134,999 EUR and 156,999 EUR) require your own labour, while turnkey offers such as the Natalie 2 by Dammann-Haus (358,600 EUR, KfW Efficiency House 40 EE) or the Doppelhaus 35-130 by Hanse Haus (378,970 EUR) hand everything over finished. Note: all amounts quoted are starting prices for the house itself - plot, ancillary building costs (Baunebenkosten) and outdoor works come on top.
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How to keep your house under 400,000 EUR
The biggest levers for a budget up to 400,000 EUR are living area, finishing stage and house type. All six houses in this selection stay under 140 m2 - every extra square metre costs money that is quickly missing from the budget. Anyone who can contribute their own labour cuts the price the most: the ComfortStyle 10.01 W by massa haus is 134,999 EUR as a shell house, because the interior fit-out is done by the owner.
The house type also plays a part: three of the six houses are semi-detached units. Thanks to the shared plot and the common party wall, the total cost of the building project comes out noticeably lower. The solid Linus duplex by Kern-Haus proves that turnkey living on 110 m2 is achievable under 400,000 EUR too.
What the starting price does not cover
Honestly, the starting price of a house is only part of the total bill. As a rule, it excludes the plot, the ancillary building costs (notary, real-estate transfer tax, surveying, building permit), earthworks, floor slab or basement, and the outdoor works. Depending on region and plot, these items make up a considerable part of the overall budget.
Calculate conservatively therefore and set aside a buffer. With shell houses, the material purchase for the interior fit-out is added too - here the starting price covers only the building envelope. A grant-eligible KfW efficiency house such as the Natalie 2 by Dammann-Haus, by contrast, can ease the financing through low-interest loans.
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