The all-inclusive package for private construction law – with new construction contract law! This handbook provides a clearly structured introduction to the often complex construction contract law of the German Civil Code (BGB) and the Construction Contract Procedures (VOB) – written in an understandable way even for non-lawyers. It takes into account the VOB 2016 as well as the profound changes in the BGB resulting from the law to reform construction contract law, which came into effect on January 1, 2018: consumer construction contracts, rights of withdrawal, obligations for construction descriptions, new regulations for condition assessments, contractors' recourse claims against suppliers, statutory rights to change performance, and regulations for adjusting remuneration. The authors demonstrate how construction contracts can be concluded clearly, comprehensively, and legally valid while avoiding extensive clauses. They always consider the references to construction as well.