Valuation - Level 1 - Residential Specific Flashcards
What is leasehold enfranchisement?
How does it differ for flats and houses?
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What is the basic procedure of leasehold enfranchisement?
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What is the basis of valuation?
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What are current mortgage rates (on a BTL mortgage)?
How have they changed over the past few years?
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What are current LTV ratios?
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How could you value an HMO using the investment method?
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What were you specifically looking for in relation to the HMO use?
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How can you establish if a property is an HMO?
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What are the minimum rooms sizes for an HMO?
What is statutory overcrowding?
What legislation relates to this?
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Tell me about any other legislative requirements relating to HMOs you are aware of?
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What planning use do HMOs fall into.
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Is there generally a premium attributable to HMO use over and above value as a single family house?
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Why did you use an investment method of valuation?
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What is an Article 4 direction?
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How might gross and net yields differ for HMOs?
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What RICS guidance are you aware of relating to HMO valuation?
Was there any UK-specific guidance you also complied with?
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What category of buy-to-let valuation does a HMO fall within?
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What are some of the broader issues facing the HMO sector?
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Tell me about the regulation of the HMO sector.
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How can rental incentives impact on HMO valuation?
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What are guaranteed rents / cash backs in lieu of rental income and how
can these impact upon value?
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How can Market Rent impact upon the underwriting of a loan?
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How have you commented upon any limitations to accuracy of your HMO valuations?
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How can maintenance costs impact upon valuation and what does the Red Book say about these for HMOs?
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When is it reasonable to adopt the income approach when valuing HMOs under the Red Book?
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What additional considerations do you need to make for category 3 scenarios?
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What is a lifetime mortgage/home reversion/sale and rent back/home purchase plan?
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What are the Red Book requirements in relation to these?
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What is shared ownership/shared equity scheme?
How would you value a shared ownership / shared equity scheme property?
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What is a trustee mortgage valuation?
What legislation relates to this?
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What is affordable/market rent?
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What is your role in relation to advising a lender client?
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Tell me about the requirements in relation to your terms of engagement /inspection.
What is the basis of value?
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What factors may have a material impact on value?
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What assumptions / special assumptions have you made in relation to value?
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What is reinstatement cost and when would you be asked to provide it?
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How would you calculate BCIS?
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How would you deal with suspected hidden defects?
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How would you treat incentives?
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Tell me about the application of the RICS Residential Mortgage Specification in relation to a specific purpose, e.g., re-inspection or valuation without internal inspection.
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Where would you find the RICS Residential Mortgage Specification?
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What are the 3 categories of BTL investments?
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Have you valued a historic building and what RICS guidance were you aware of? Can you tell me a key principle of this guidance?
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How do you reflect the historic nature of a building in your valuation advice?
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What type of RICS surveys include a valuation?
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What level of valuation advice does a Level 2 Home Survey include?
What guidance does the RICS provide in relation to this?
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Level 2 Home Survey - What is the basis of valuation in this type of report?
What assumptions are made in this type of report?
What else do you need to include in relation to your valuation?
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Tell me about the RICS guidance relating to the valuation of individual new-build homes.
What is a key principle of this document?
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What is the new build premium?
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How would a valuation of new build home differ to a second hand home?
Tell me about how you have applied this guidance to a new build valuation.
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Tell me about your use and understanding of AVMs.
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Does the RICS provide any guidance on AVM’s?
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What is an AVM?
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What is an advantage and a disadvantage of using an AVM?
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Give me an example of an AVM you have used.
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Have you valued a residential property purpose built for renting?
What RICS guidance are you aware of in relation to this?
What are the key principles?
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