The Red Book Flashcards
What is the structure of the red book?
Introduction Glossary Professional Statements Valuation Technical and Performance guidance Valuation Applications International Valuation Standards
What is the red book’s full title? When did it come in and when was it issued?
RICS Valuation - Global Standards
Issued November 2019
Effective 31 January 2020
When is a red book not a red book valuation?
Internal ALES
1) A valuation as part of a brokerage/agency instruction
- Except if a purchase report
- Refer to RICS Professional Statement Real Estate Agency and Brokerage 2016
2) Acting as an expert witness
- Refer to RICS UK Professional Statement Surveyors Acting as Expert Witnesses 2016
3) Performing statutory functions/requirements
- Excludes valuations where you have to comply with the law but not enforcement of the law e.g. statutory returns to tax authority
4) Valuations for purely internal purposes with no liability and no communication to an third parties
5) Preparing valuation advice for litigation or negotiation
How do you know if you are qualified to do a valuation?
Qualifications
Local knowledge
Local legislation
VRS
1) Appropriate academic/professional qualifications demonstrating competence
2) Membership to professional body with commitment to ethical standards
3) Sufficient local/national/international knowledge of the asset type and market
4) Compliance with local legislation to do valuations
5) Compliance with the Valuer Registration requirements
What are the mandatory points of the RICS CoI doc?
RICS Global Professional Statement Conflicts of Interest 2017.
1) Don’t act if there is/a risk of a CoI
2) Keep information confidential
3) Share all relevant information with clients
4) Have systems in place to check CoI
What goes into a valuation terms of engagement
1) Identification and status of the valuer
- Person not firm
- External, internal
- Sufficient knowledge and no conflicts
2) Identification of the client
3) Identification of any third parties relying on the report
4) Identification of asset being valued
5) Currency
6) Purpose
7) Basis of valuation adopted
8) Valuation date
9) Nature and extent of valuer’s work -> including inspections, investigations and associated limitations
10) Nature and sources of information relied upon
11) All assumptions and special assumptions
12) Format of the report
13) Restrictions on distribution and publication
14) Confirmation of RBG and IVS compliance
15) Fee basis
16) Reference of firm’s CHP
17) Statement that the valuation may be subject to compliance by the RICS
18) Statement on liability agreed
What is an assumption?
Matters that are reasonable to accept as fact in the context of the valuation
- No specific investigation or verification
e. g. allocate parking to each unit
What is a special assumption?
Assumption of facts different to reality at the valuation date or that would not be made by a typical market participant in a transaction on the valuation date
e.g. development is completed
Are desk tops appropriate? How?
1) Agree the nature of the restriction in writing
2) Confirm the potential implications of the restriction in writing before reporting
3) Is the restriction reasonable?
4) Refer to the restriction within the report
If re-valuing, do you need to inspect?
Only if you are satisfied there have been no material changes to the physical attributes of the property or its location
- Get client to confirm this in writing
- Terms of Engagement must state this as an assumption
Define Market Value
The estimated amount for which an asset or liability would transact
- On the valuation date
- Between a willing buyer and seller
- In an arm’s length transaction
- After proper marketing
- Where the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion
Define Market Rent
The estimated amount for which an interest in real property should be leased
- On the valuation date
- Between a willing lessor and lessee
- On appropriate lease terms
- In an arm’s length transaction
- After proper marketing
- Where the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion
Define Fair Value. When is it used?
IFRS 13:
The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date
Used if client has adopted IFRS
Define investment value
The value of an asset to a particular owner or prospective owner for individual investment or operational objectives
What are PS 1 and PS 2?
PS 1: Compliance with standards where a written valuation is provided
PS 2: Ethics, competency, objectivity and disclosures
State the VPSs
VPS 1: Terms of Engagement VPS 2: Inspections, investigations and records VPS 3: Valuation reports VPS 4: Bases of value VPS 5: Valuation approaches and methods