Valuation Flashcards
Tell me what the 5 methods of valuation are.
- Comparable
- Investment
- Residual
- DRC
- Profits
Tell me about how you would value a building using the profits/contractors/investment/comparable/residual method of valuation.
- Comparable - Comparable evidence is researched and selected on basis of similarity to subjects eg type, size, condition etc. Adjustments are then made to the sales to account for differences and a value is picked
- Investment - The investment method involves assessing market rent and a market based yield. The rent is then capitalised using the yield to establish the capital value.
- Residual - Involves establishing the GDV of a development. Development costs and profit are then deducted to establish the land value.
- DRC - Involves assessing the cost to replace the land and the building with a modern equivalent, including all associated costs and then making appropriate deductions for depreciation and obsolescence.
- Profits - Involves establishing fair maintainable operating profit (FMOP) capable of being generated by a reasonably efficient operator. This is based upon assessment and analysis of fair maintainable turnover. A market based profit multiplier is then used to convert FMT into a capital value.
How do you decide which valuation method to apply?
It depends on what type of property you are valuing
When and why would you use one of these methods?
- Comprable method - Used for straight forward properties were there is comparable evidence
- Residual method - used for development properties
- Profits method - used for properties where the major value component of the property is driven by the profitability of the business that occupies the building
- Investment method - used from investment properties that are held for their income stream
- DRC - used where there is no active market for the asset being valued due to the specialist nature of the property
What is a years purchase multiplier?
Multiplier used to convert income to capital value
Give me an example of a good covenant and how this might impact a valuation.
- Tesco - lower yield applied
What level of PII cover does your firm have?
£10,000,000
How would you distinguish limitations on liability in your valuations?
Liability cap
Where in your valuation report do you state any limitations on liability?
Terms and conditions
What relevance does Hart v Large have on your valuation practice?
What aspect of Hart v Large allowed the judge to award damages without applying the SAAMCO cap?
What is the SAAMCO cap?
Under the SAAMCO cap, is a valuer liable for losses due to a downturn in the market?
Under the SAAMCO cap, is a valuer’s liability usually limited to the overvaluation on the valuation date?
What would you do if you received a notice of a PII claim from a client or their solicitor?
Is there a difference between being negligent when undertaking a survey/valuation and providing negligent advice?
What is the Red Book?
Set of standards published by RICS that contain mandatory rules, best practise guidance and related commentary for all members undertaking valuations of an asset
Why does the Red Book exist?
Promote and support high standards in valuation delivery worldwide
Tell me about a factor which may impact value.
Size
What is your duty of care as a surveyor when undertaking a valuation?
To whom do you owe this duty of care?
Why is independence and objectivity important when valuing?
Is there a separate UK Red Book?
There isn’t a separate UK Red Book. There is an additional UK Supplement that sits alongside the Global Red Book.
What is the UK valuation guidance called?
RICS Valuation - Global Standards - UK National Supplement
Why does the UK guidance exist?
Provides specific information on UK matters
When was the Red Book last updated?
Global - 2022
UK - 2019
Does this differ from when IVS were last updated?
The IVS were updated in 2022 as well, the Red Book was updated to incorporate these updates
What changes were made?
- IVS changes incorporated
- Articulating in more detail the need for clear unambigous and documented terms of engagement when members apply and exceptions to VPS 1-5, under PS1 section 5 exceptions
- More detailed commentary on matters relating to sustainability/resilience and ESG
- Improving and/or clarifying some of the existing Red Book Global text in light of feedback, experience and evolving needs
Which do you follow - the latest IVS or the Red Book Global?
The Red Book incorporates IVS, so both
Which sections of the Red Book are mandatory and which are advisory?
Mandatory
* PS 1 & 2
* VPS 1 - 5
Advisory
* VPGAs
What does PS1-2/VPS1-5/VPGAs relate to?
Professional Standards
* PS 1 - Compliance with standards where a written valuation is provided
* PS 2 - Ethics, competency, objectivity and disclosures
**Valuation Technical & Performance Standards **
* VPS 1 - Terms of engagement (scope of work)
* VPS 2 - Inspections, investigations and records
* VPS 3 - Valuation reports
* VPS 4 - Bases of value,assumptions and special assumptions
* VPS 5 - Valuation approaches and methods
**Valuation Practise Guidance Applications **
* VPGA 2 - Valuation of interests for secured lending
* VPGA 8 - Valuation of real property interests
* VPGA 9 - Identification of portfolios, collections and groups of properties
* VPGA 10 - Matters that may give rise to material valuation uncertainty
What type of advice does the Red Book cover?
If you provide preliminary advice / draft valuation report, what should you state in writing to your client?
What type of valuations might be relied upon by a third party?
Tell me what the definition of MR/MV/investment value/fair value?
What is the difference between an assumption and a special assumption?
What sources of information would you consider when preparing a valuation report?
If you have previously valued an asset, do you need to make any additional disclosures and what might they be?
If your firm is too small to have a rotation policy or valuation panel, what else can you do to ensure objectivity?
When might a conflict of interest exist in relation to a valuation instruction?
What must be included in your terms of engagement / valuation report?
Where is this covered in the Red Book?
What is a restricted valuation service and can you provide one?
How do you deal with limitations on inspection or analysis?
Can you revalue a property without inspecting?
What RICS guidance relates to the use of comparable evidence?
What is an internal valuer?
Can an external valuer provide an internal purposes valuation?
What happens if market conditions change between the valuation date and report date?
Is special value from a special purchaser reflected in MV?
Where does the definition of fair value come from?
Does this differ from MV?
When is fair value used?
What are the 3 approaches under VPS5?
What is the Valuer Registration Scheme?
Are there any instances where certain sections of the Red Book may not apply?
What are these and which sections don’t apply?
What is the basis of value under UK GAAP FRS 102?
What is a SORP
When would you use EUV?
What is the definition of EUV?
What additional criteria apply to secured lending valuations?
What information should you specifically request for a secured lending valuation?
What is a regulated purpose valuation?
What additional disclosures must be made for a regulated purpose valuation?
What is the basis of value for a statutory valuation?
What might a statutory valuation relate to?
What is the definition of the statutory basis of valuation?
Is this the same for all statutory valuations?
What is a yield?
- Used to describe the quality of an investment
- Expressed as a percentage between income receieved from an investment and its capital value
What is a Net Initial Yield?
- Type of income yield
- Initial income divided by purchase price
- Reflects purchasers costs
- Common market measure of investment performance
What is a reversionary yield?
- Used in term and reversion valuations
- Used to capitalise the reversionary income
What is an equated yield?
- Internal rate of return of a growth explicit cash flow
What is an equivalent yield?
- Single yield that can be used to capitalise both the term and reversionary incomes
How would a yield reported from auction differ from a Net Initial Yield?
What purchaser’s costs do you deduct from a valuation?
- Agent fees
- Legal Fees
- LBTT
When do you deduct purchaser’s costs from a valuation?
At the end of an investment valuation
How would you value a property in uncertain market conditions - does the Red Book give any guidance?
How does a term and reversion differ to a DCF?
Term and reversion is growth implicit whereas a DCF is growth explicit
What is the difference between a growth explicit and a growth implicit yield?
- Growth implicit - reflects all of the subjects risks and rewards
- Growth explicit -
Give an example of a growth implict and explicit yield
- Growth implicit - ARY
How would you value an under/over rented investment property?
- Under rented - term & reversion
- Over rented - hardcore/topslice
When would you use a dual rate investment calculation?
When the return of capital is calculated at a lower rate than the return on capital
Where can you find yield evidence from?
- Databases
- Corporate Publications
- IPF
What is the hierarchy of evidence?
- Category A - direct transactional evidence
- Category B - general market data providing guidance rather than a direct indication of value, such as evidence from published sources, commercial databases, indices, historic evidence, demand/supply data
- Category C - other sources, such as transactional evidence from other property types and locations and other relevant background data
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What would you do if comparable evidence was limited?
Use the next best thing and make adjustments
What is NPV?
Discounted (present) value of a cashflow
What is IRR?
Measure of an investment’s profitability over it’s lifetime
What is a term and reversion?
- Type of investment valuation used for under rented investments
- Done by capitalising the rent passing until the point at which it reverts back to market rent (next lease event). Reversionary rent is capitalised in perpetuity but deferred from now unitl point it is received. Two values are then added together.
What is a hardcore and topslice?
- Type of investment valuation used for over rented investments
- Done by capitalising the contract rent in perpetuity and the top slice (incremental rent), which is the difference between profit rent and market rent, is capitalised in perp but deferred until the next lease event. These two values are then added together.
What is a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)?
Form of growth explicit investment value
What is a short-cut DCF?
When would you use a DCF?
- Comparable evidence is scarce
- Unusual property
What are the advantages of a DCF?
What is a YP/PV/YP in perpetuity?
What are the disadvantages of a DCF?
What is marriage value?
When would you include an element of hope value in a valuation?
Can you include hope value in a secured lending / mortgage valuation?
How would you value a ransom strip?
How does market value differ to investment value/fair value?
What is a dual capitalisation rate and when would you use one?
Is the profits/DRC method used for specialised or specialist property?
What type of properties would you use the profits method for?
What type of properties would you use the DRC method for?
When would you use the profits method?
What is intangible goodwill?
What is turnover / gross profit / net profit?
What are the steps to providing a profits valuation?
What is Fair Maintainable Turnover?
What is a Reasonably Efficient Operator?
Does the assessment of the REO include personal goodwill and trading potential?
What is personal goodwill?
What is trading potential?
How do you calculate the tenant’s proportion of rent in a profits valuation?
What is EBITDA?
What is Fair Maintainable Operating Profit?
How do you calculate the divisible balance?
What accounts information would you want to review for a profits valuation?
Do RICS provide any guidance on RLVs or valuing development property?
What is an RLV?
What is a development appraisal?
How do they differ?
How else can you value development land?
What is the basic process of undertaking a RLV/development appraisal?
What does a development appraisal show?
What are the key things you need to consider when appraising / inspecting a development site?
What else should you consider?
Tell me about your due diligence when undertaking a development appraisal.
What sources of information do you use when undertaking a development appraisal?
How can you assess development potential?
What is GDV/NDV?
How do you calculate GDV?
What do development costs include?
When do you apply VAT when assessing development costs?
Where can you source build costs from?
What are typical finance costs?
What would you apply finance costs to and on what basis?
What is an S curve?
What factors influence the decision to use an S curve when applying finance costs?
Is there a quick rule of thumb which can be used when applying finance costs?
What do holding costs typically include?
How do you typically calculate developer’s profit?
What are some typical inputs (and %/£) in a RLV?
What other criteria might be assessed in terms of performance measurement for a RLV?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of a RLV?
What is included in the development programme?
What is CIL?
What is S106?
What are the differences between CIL and S106?
What is CIL charged on?
What is a Monte Carlo simulation?
What is a sensitivity analysis?
How do you carry out a sensitivity analysis?