Valuation Flashcards
What is a special purchaser?
Special value to particular purchaser arises due to advantages to owning that property where other buyers wouldn’t benefit from the advantages.
What is IRR?
a discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero.
What is NPV?
is the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows over a period of time.
What is the Red Book?
Set of global standards which sets out standards and guidance for valuations
What is the full title of the latest Red Book?
RICS Valuation - Global Standards 2022 31 January
What is the purpose of the Red Book?
Greater consistency, objectivity and transparency
Why has the Red Book been updated?
IVS are updated every 2 years so Red Book gets updated to align with that
What does ESG stand for?
Environmental, social and governance
Who creates the IVS?
International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) - includes members such as RICS
Professional standard 1 in the red book is about?
Compliance
Professional standard 2 in the red book is about?
Ethics and conflicts
What are the exemptions to not follow the VPS’s?
Agency marketing appraisal
Litigation (rent review litigation)
Internal purposes only
Expert witness valuation
Statutory basis
ALIES
What are terms of engagement?
Agreement with the client detailing the work assignment, can be used as an important defence against negligence claims.
What is market value?
Estimated amount for which an asset or liability should exchange on the valuation date between a willing buyer and willing seller in an arm’s length transaction, after proper marketing and where the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion.
What is market rent?
Estimated amount for which an interest in real property should be leased on the valuation date between a willing lessor and a willing lessee on appropriate lease terms in an arm’s length transaction, after proper marketing and where the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion.
What is investment value?
The value of an asset to a particular owner for individual investment or operational objectives.
What is fair value?
The price that would be received to sell an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
What is synergistic value?
The result of a combination of 2 or more assets where the combined value is more than the sum of the separate values.
What are the three valuation approaches described in VPS 5?
Market
Income
Cost
MIC
What is the market approach as per VPS 5?
Like for like - comparable method
What does VPS 1 relate to?
Terms of engagement
What does VPS 2 relate to?
Inspections, investigations and records
What does VPS 3 relate to?
Valuation reporting and methods
What does VPS 4 relate to?
Bases of value, assumptions and special assumptions
What does VPS 5 relate to?
Valuation approaches and methods
What are the proposed changes to VPS?
VPS 1 will remain as VPS 1 (TOE)
VPS 2 will become VPS 4 (Inspections…)
VPS 3 will become VPS 6 (Valuation reports)
VPS 4 will become VPS 2 (Bases of value…)
VPS 5 will split into VPS 3 (Valuation approaches…) and VPS 5 (Valuation models)
What are the headings you would expect on a TOE?
- Identification and status of valuer
- Identification of client
- Identification of any other intended uses
- Identification of asset or liability being valued
- Valuation currency
- Purpose of the valuation
- Basis of value adopted
- Valuation date
- Nature and extent of the valuer’s work
- Nature and source of information relied upon
- All assumptions to be made
- Format of the report
- Restrictions on use, distribution and publication of report
- Confirmation that the valuation will be undertaken in accordance with the IVS.
- Basis on which the fee will be calculated.
- Reference to complaints handling procedure
- A statement that compliance with these standards may be subject to monitoring
- Statement setting out any limitations on liability
What are the headings you would expect on a red book valuation report?
- Identification and status of the valuer
- Identification of the client/
- Purpose of valuation
- Identification of the asset
- Basis of value
- Valuation date
- Extent of investigation
- Nature and source of information relied upon
- All assumptions to be made
- Restrictions on use, distribution and publication of the report
- Confirmation the valuation complies with IVS
- Valuation approach and reasoning
- Amount of the valuation
- Date of the valuation report
- Commentary on any material uncertainty
- Statement on any limitations
What is the income approach as per VPS 5?
Capitalisation of present and predicted income - Investment and profits methods
What is the cost approach as per VPS 5?
Purchaser will pay no more than what it costs to build the property - DRC and residual methods
what is the document “RICS Sustainability and ESG in commercial property valuation and strategic advice”?
Global professional standard released in 2021
Covers definitions of ESG, role of sustainability and the role of the valuer
Explores sustainability characteristics, considerations and risk
Have any valuation reviews been conducted recently?
Peter Gray’s independent review of real estate investment valuations in December 2021.
Can you name some recommendations commissioned by RICS following Gray’s review of investment valuations?
I - Independent panel
C - Creation of compliance officer
E- Expectation of culture and behaviours
ICE
Not including the red book are there any other RICS documents on valuation standards?
RICS valuation – global standards UK national supplement 2023
How do you do a comparable valuation?
- Look at subject property (sale and letting evidence)
- Select comps (verify info)
- Analyse comps
- Display comps and subject in summary matrix
- Value property
- Stand back and look
LSA-DVS
How do you analyse comparables?
Research if the transaction is open market, transaction amount, size, location, date of transaction, specification, condition and layout
What is the profits method of valuation?
Used for valuing trade related properties
Used where the value of the property depends on trading potential
Basic principle is the value of the property depends on the profit generated from the business not the building or location.
What is the investment method of valuation?
Used when there is an income stream.
4 techniques: term and reversion, hardcore and layer, hardcore and top slice and DCF