Valuation 2.0 Flashcards
Define Investment Value (worth)
The value of an asset to the owner of prospective owner for individual investment or operational objectives
Define fair value
The price that would be received to sell an assetor paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date
Define Market Value
The estimated amount for which an asset or liability should exchange on the valuation date between a willing buyer and willing seller in an arms length transaction, after proper marketing, and where the parties each acted knowledgably, prudently and without compulsion
Define Market Rent
he estimated amount for which an interest in real property should be leased on the valuation date between a willing lessee and willing lessor on appropriate lease terms in an arms length transaction, after proper marketing and where both parties had each acted knowledgably, prudently and without compulsion
Define basis of value
Statment of the fundemental measurement assumptions of a valuation
What are the different bases of value?
- Fair value
- Market value
- Investment value / Invesment worth
- Market rent
What is expected to be included in terms of engagement?
- Identification of valuer
- Identification of Client
- Identification of property
- Basis of value
- Method of valuation
- Special assumptions
- Limtations on inspections
- Currency
- Purpose of valuation
- Complaints handling
- Valuation date
- Fee
What is an assumption?
An assumption is made where it is reasonable for the valuer to accept that something is true without the need for specific investigation
What is a special assumption?
A special assumption is made where an assumption either assumes facts that differ from those existing at the valuation date or would not be made by a typical market participant on that valuation date
Give examples of a special assumption
- PLanning consent has or will be granted
- Property has been changed in a defined way
- The property is vacant (when occupied at the valuation day)
- The property is let on defined terms (when vacant at the valuation date)
What is a yield?
A measure of investment return -> expressed as a percentage of capital investment
Calculated by expressing rental income as a % of property cost -> (income/price x 100)
What is gross yield?
The yield not adjusted for purchasers’ costs (such as an auction result)
What is Net Yield?
The resulting yield adjusted for purchasers cost
What is a reversionary yield?
Yield achieved if the passing rent adjusts to the level of estimated rental value
Market rent divided by current price on an investment let at a rent below the Market Rent
What is an equated yield?
The internal rate of return taking into account growth (growth in future income)
What is an equivalent yield?
Weighted average yield
-> Average weighted yield when a reversionary property is valued using an initial and reversionary yield
What is initial yield?
Simple income yield for current income and current price
What is true yield?
Assumes rent is paid in advance not in arrears (traditional valuation practice assumes rent is paid in arrears)
What is nominal yield?
Initial yield assuming rent is paid in arrears
What is running yield?
The yield at one moment in time
What is All Risks Yield?
The remunerative rate of interest used in the valuation of fully let property let at market rent reflecting all the prospects and risks attached to the particular invesmtent
- The construction (age, design, specification)
- The quality of the tenants covenant
- The amount of rent (i.e. market-rented, over/under-rented)
- The unexpired lease term
- The other lease terms
- Anticipated rental growth (location)
What effect does rent receieved quarterly in advance have on the yield?
It goes up
Why os statutory due diligence done prior to valuation?
This is required to check that there are no material matters which could impact upon the valuation
What could statutory due diligence include for a valuation?
- Asbestos register
- Business rates / council tax
- Contamination
- Equality Act compliance
- Environmental matters
- Fire safety and H&S compliance
- EPC rating
- Flooding
- PLanning history and compliance
What is the timeline when receiving a valuation instruction?
- Check competance upon receiving instruction
- Conflicts of interest check
- Issue ToE and receive signed
- Gather information (leases, licences, title docs, planning info, OS maps)
- Due diligence check (ensure no matters could adversely impact value)
- Inspect and measure
- Research market and assemble, verify and analyse comparables
- Undertake valuation
- Draft report
- Have report reviewed by another surveyor
- Finalise and sign report
- Report to Client
- Issue invoice
- Ensure files kept for archiving
What is the Red Book?
RICS Global Valuation Standards, 2022
Contains mandatory rules, best practice guidance and related commentary
What is the Red Book?
RICS Global Valuation Standards, 2022
Contains mandatory rules, best practice guidance and related commentary
Why does the Red Book exist?
- To promote and support high standards in valuation delivery worldwide
- Establish a framework for best practice for valuers
- Enables consistency, transparecy and avoids conflicts
What is the current edition of the Red Book? // WHen was The Red Book last updated?
RICS Valuation - Global Standards 2022
-> Rplaced 2020 edition
What changes were made to the current edition of the Red Book?
Reflect changes in International Valuation Standards, published by IVS council and progress in international standard for ethics and measurement
What are the International Valuation Standards Coundil (IVSC)?
Not for profit organisation, sponsored by RICS, that acts as the gloabl standard setter for the valuation profession
What are the International Valuation Standards Coundil (IVSC)?
Not for profit organisation, sponsored by RICS, that acts as the gloabl standard setter for the valuation profession
What other refinements were made to the Red Book from 2020 to 2022?
- More detail on terms of engagement when applying any exceptions to VPS1-5
- Definitions and commentary on sustainabulity / ESG
- Improving and clarifying existing text
What is the Red Book made up of?
2 mandatory sections and 2 advisory sections
Which sections of the Red Book are mandatory and which are advisory?
mandatory: Part 3 - Professional Standards (PS)
Part 4 - Valuation Technical and Performance standards (VPS)
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Advisory; Part 5 - Valuation Applications (VPGA)
When can you deviate from the Red Book?
- Agency or brokearage
- Acting as expert witness
- Performing statutory functions
- Internal Purposes
- During negotiation of litigation
When can you deviate from the Red Book?
- Agency or brokearage
- Acting as expert witness
- Performing statutory functions
- Internal Purposes
- During negotiation of litigation
Is there a seperate UK Red Book?
Yes -> UK National supplement issues seperately since 2015
What is the key difference between the UK National Supplement?
Assists with the application of global standards in a local context
What is the key difference between the UK National Supplement?
Assists with the application of global standards in a local context
What does PS1 and PS2 relate to?
PS 1 - Compliance standards where written valuation is provided
PS 2 - Ethics, competancy, objectivity and disclosures
What does VPS 1-5 relates to?
VPS 1 - terms of Engagement
VPS 2 - Inspections, investigations, records
VPS 3 - Valuation reports
VPS 4 - bases of value, assumptions and special assumptions
VPS 5 - Valuation approaches and methods
What do the VPGA relate to?
VPGA 1-10
Valuaion of various things such as intangible assets, plant and equipment etc
What do the VPGA relate to?
VPGA 1-10
Valuaion of various things such as intangible assets, plant and equipment etc
What are the 5 main methods of valuation?
- Comparative method
- Investment method
- Profits method
- Residual method
- Contractors method (Depreciated Replacement Cost)
What are the associated valuation approaches?
- Income approach - converting current and future cash flows into capital value (Investment, residual and profits method)
- Cost approach - reference to the cost of he asset whether by purchase or construction (DRC method)
- Market appraoch - using comparable evidence
What is the method for completing comparable valuation?
- Search and select comparables
- Confirm/ verigy details and alayse headline rent to give a net effective rent
- Assemble comparables in a schedules
- adjust comparables using hierarchy of evidence
- Analyse comparables to form opinion of value
- Report value and prepare file note
What is headline rent?
Rent payable after short-term incentive/rent free period has expired (inflated rent as ignores rent free period)
What is net effective rent?
The actual rental cost with deductions related to incentives and concessions
What is the hierarchy of evidence?
Weight / rank applied to each piece of comparable evidence
1. Open market lettings
2. lease renewals
3. Rent reviews
4. Independent expert examination
5. arbitrators awards
When is the investment method of valuation used?
Used when there is an income stream to value
-> rental income capitalised to produce a capital value
Where do you find comparable evidence?
- local letting agents
- in house data bases
- External data bases -> CoStar, Egi, Focus
Where do you find comparable evidence?
- local letting agents
- in house data bases
- External data bases -> CoStar, Egi, Focus
What is the conventional invesmtnet method of valuation?
Rent eceived or market rent x Years Purchase @ chosen yield = market value
* comparables for rent and yield
What s the term and reversion method?
- Valuation approach used to value a reversionary investment
- Used to value investments with specific lease structures over two-time windows (term & reversion)
Explain the term and reversion process
Term capitalised until next review (remaining term)
-> passing rent x YP @ capitalisation rate (yield)
Reversion to market rent valued in perpetuity at a reversionary yield
-> MR x YP perp @ reversionary yield
-> PV it back for term length at reversionary yield
What is the hardcore and top slice method?
Used to value reversionary investments (over-rented)
How do you undertake a hardcore and topslice valuation
Income flow divided horizontally -> combines bottom slice and top slice to give market value
Bottom slice - passing rent capitalised into perp (at lower yield due to lower risk)
Top slice - top slice rent is capitalised from reversion into perp -> less secure so higher yield
What is top slice rent?
Difference between Market rent and rent passing (hardcore rent)
What is top slice rent?
Difference between Market rent and rent passing (hardcore rent)
How does risk affect yields?
higher risk = higher yield
prospects for rental and capital growth
Quality of location and covenant
Use of property
Lease terms
Voids
Security and regularity of income
What is a DCF?
Discounted Cash Flow
Method of valuation that projects estimated cash flows over an assumed holding period
The cash flow is then discounted back to the present day at a discount rate that reflects perceived levels of risk
When would you use a DCF?
If the property is complex and explicity wanted to include assumptions not included in the yield, such as long marketing periods