Valuation Level One Flashcards

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Tell me what are the 5 methods of valuation.

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Tell me about how you would value a building using the profits/contractors/investment/comparable/residual method of valuation.

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What is PI Insurance (PII)?

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Why do surveyors need PII?

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Tell me about the RICS requirements in relation to PII.

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What is the SAAMCO cap?

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Under the SAAMCO cap, is a valuer liable for losses due to a downturn in the market?

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Under the SAAMCO cap, is a valuer’s liability usually limited to the overvaluation on the valuation date?

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What would you do if you received a notice of a PII claim from a client or their solicitor?

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What is run off cover?

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What is the Red Book?

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Why does the Red Book exist?

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Tell me about a factor which may impact value.

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What is your duty of care as a surveyor when undertaking a valuation?

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15
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Why is independence and objectivity important when valuing?

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16
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Is there a separate UK Red Book?

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17
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When was the Red Book last updated?

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18
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Does this differ to when IVS were last updated?

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19
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What changes were made?

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20
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Which do you follow - the latest IVS or the Red Book Global?

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21
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Which sections of the Red Book are mandatory and which are advisory?

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22
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What does PS1-2/VPS1-5/VPGAs relate to?

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What type of advice does the Red Book cover?

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If you provide preliminary advice / draft valuation report, what should you state in writing to your client?

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25
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What type of valuations might be relied upon by a third party?

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26
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Tell me what the definition of MR/MV/investment value/fair value?

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27
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What is the difference between an assumption and a special assumption?

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28
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What sources of information would you consider when preparing a valuation report?

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29
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If you have previously valued an asset, do you need to make any additional disclosures and what might they be?

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If your firm is too small to have a rotation policy or valuation panel, what else can you do to ensure objectivity?

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When might a conflict of interest exist in relation to a valuation instruction?

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32
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What must be included in your terms of engagement / valuation report?

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33
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What is a restricted valuation service and can you provide one?

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34
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How do you deal with limitations on inspection or analysis?

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35
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Can you revalue a property without inspecting?

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36
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What RICS guidance relates to the use of comparable evidence?

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37
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What is an internal valuer?

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38
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Can an external valuer provide an internal purposes valuation?

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39
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What happens if market conditions change between the valuation date and report date?

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40
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Is special value from a special purchaser reflected in MV?

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41
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Where does the definition of fair value come from?

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42
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Does this differ from MV?

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43
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When is fair value used?

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44
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What are the 3 approaches under VPS5?

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45
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What is the Valuer Registration Scheme?

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46
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Are there any instances where certain sections of the Red Book may not apply?

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47
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What are these and which sections don’t apply?

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48
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What is the basis of value under UK GAAP FRS 102?

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49
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What is a SORP?

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50
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When would you use EUV?

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51
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What is the definition of EUV?

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52
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What additional criteria apply to secured lending valuations?

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53
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What information should you specifically request for a secured lending valuation?

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54
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What is a regulated purpose valuation?

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55
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What additional disclosures must be made for a regulated purpose valuation?

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56
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What is the basis of value for a statutory valuation?

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57
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What might a statutory valuation relate to?

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58
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What is the definition of the statutory basis of valuation?

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59
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What is a yield?

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60
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What is a Net Initial Yield?

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61
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What is a reversionary yield?

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62
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What is an equated yield?

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63
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What is an equivalent yield?

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64
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How would a yield reported from auction differ from a Net Initial Yield?

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65
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What purchaser’s costs do you deduct from a valuation?

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66
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How would you value a property in uncertain market conditions - does the Red Book give any guidance?

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67
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How could you value a long leasehold interest?

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68
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How does a term and reversion and DCF differ?

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69
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What is the difference between a growth explicit and a growth implicit yield?

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70
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Give examples of each of these types of yield.

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71
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How would you value an under/over rented investment property?

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72
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When would you use a dual rate investment calculation?

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73
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Where can you find yield evidence from?

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74
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What is the hierarchy of evidence?

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75
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What would you do if comparable evidence was limited?

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76
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What is NPV?

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77
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What is IRR?

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78
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What is a term and reversion?

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79
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What is a hardcore and topslice?

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80
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What is a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)?

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81
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What is a short-cut DCF?

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82
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When would you use a DCF?

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83
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What are the advantages of a DCF?

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84
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What are the disadvantages of a DCF?

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85
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What is a YP/PV/YP in perpetuity?

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86
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What is marriage value?

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87
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When would you include an element of hope value in a valuation?

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88
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How would you value a ransom strip?

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89
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How does market value differ to investment value/fair value?

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What is a dual capitalisation rate and when would you use one?

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91
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Is the profits/DRC method used for specialised or specialist property?

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92
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What type of properties would you use the profits method for?

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93
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When would you use the profits method?

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94
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What is intangible goodwill?

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95
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What is turnover / gross profit / net profit?

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96
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What are the steps to providing a profits valuation?

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97
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What is Fair Maintainable Turnover?

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98
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What is a Reasonably Efficient Operator?

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99
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Does the assessment of the REO include personal goodwill and trading potential?

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100
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What is personal goodwill?

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101
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What is trading potential?

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102
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How do you calculate the tenant’s proportion of rent in a profits valuation?

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103
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What is EBITDA?

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104
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What is Fair Maintainable Operating Profit?

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105
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How do you calculate the divisible balance?

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106
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What accounts information would you want to review for a profits valuation?

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107
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Do RICS provide any guidance on RLVs or valuing development property?

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108
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What is an RLV?

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109
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What is a development appraisal?

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110
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How do they differ?

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111
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How else can you value development land?

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112
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What is the basic process of undertaking a RLV/development appraisal?

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113
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What does a development appraisal show?

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114
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What are the key things you need to consider when appraising / inspecting a development site?

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115
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What else should you consider?

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116
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Tell me about your due diligence when undertaking a development appraisal.

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117
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What sources of information do you use when undertaking a development appraisal?

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118
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How can you assess development potential?

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119
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What is GDV/NDV?

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120
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How do you calculate GDV?

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121
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What do development costs include?

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122
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Where can you source build costs from?

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123
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What are typical finance costs?

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124
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What would you apply finance costs to and on what basis?

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125
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What is an S curve?

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126
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What do holding costs typically include?

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127
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How do you typically calculate developer’s profit?

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128
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What are some typical inputs (and %/£) in a RLV?

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129
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What other criteria might be assessed in terms of performance measurement for a RLV?

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130
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What are the advantages/disadvantages of a RLV?

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131
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What is included in the development programme?

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132
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What is CIL?

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133
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What is S106?

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134
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What are the differences between CIL and S106?

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135
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What is CIL charged on?

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136
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What is a Monte Carlo simulation?

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137
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What is a sensitivity analysis?

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138
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How do you carry out a sensitivity analysis?

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139
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What variables might you change and why?

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140
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What factors affect sensitivity of a development appraisal?

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141
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Tell me about your understanding of incorporating affordable housing into development appraisals.

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142
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Tell me about software you have used to provide a RLV.

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143
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What RICS guidance relates to the valuation of development property?

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144
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Give me a limitation of this software.

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145
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What is viability?

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146
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When would a cost approach be used?

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147
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What type of buildings would a cost approach be used for?

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148
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What is the supposition that a DRC is based upon?

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149
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What are the 3 components of the cost approach?

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150
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How do you assess the value of the land?

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151
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How do you assess Gross Replacement Cost?

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152
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What costs would you consider within GRC?

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153
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What would you do if the building could be replaced with a modern equivalent?

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154
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How would you deal with depreciation/obsolescence?

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155
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What are the three ways to deal with depreciation?

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156
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Is the cost approach a market valuation?

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157
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How might onerous lease terms, e.g. restrictive user, break clause, impact upon capital or rental value?

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158
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What liabilities may be created through valuation?

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159
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What is a liability cap and when would one be used?

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160
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Explain why the RICS are carrying out an Independent Valuation Review. Who is leading this?

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161
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Explain what you understand by the term, margin of error.

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162
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Explain your understanding of K/S Lincoln v CBRE Hotels (2010).

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163
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Explain the precent set in Hyde and another v Nygate and another (2021) in relation to the valuation of high-profile development sites.

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164
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How can a NIY of zero be achieved?

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165
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In a scenario where rents are static and the capital value increases, would you expect yields to increase or decrease?

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166
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In a scenario where rents are static and the capital value increases, would you expect yields to increase or decrease?

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167
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What does heterogenous mean in terms of comparable evidence?

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168
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What does the term ‘tone of value’ mean to you?

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169
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Development appraisal?

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170
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What is CIL?

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171
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What is S106?

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172
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What are the differences between CIL and S106?

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173
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How can a development appraisal be used in valuing developments?

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174
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Tell me about planning/costs/GDV/individual site elements in relation to a development appraisal?

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175
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What is a Monte Carlo simulation?

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176
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What is a sensitivity analysis?

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177
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How do you carry out a sensitivity analysis?

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178
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What variables might you change and why?

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179
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What factors affect sensitivity of a development appraisal?

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180
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Tell me about your understanding of RICS Financial Viability in Planning/Valuation of Development Property.

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181
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Tell me about your understanding of incorporating affordable housing into development appraisals.

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182
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What is an S curve?

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183
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Tell me about your due diligence when undertaking a development appraisal.

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184
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What sources of information do you use when undertaking a development appraisal?

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185
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How do you calculate GDV/NDV/finance costs/project costs/project timescales etc?

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186
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How do you calculate developer’s profit?

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187
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What other metrics can you produce from a development appraisal?

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188
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What is the difference between a residual valuation and a development appraisal?

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189
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Tell me about software you have used.

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190
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What are the differences between these and when may one be more suitable than another?

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191
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Give me a limitation of a piece of software you have used.

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192
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Give me a limitation of a piece of software you have used.

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193
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What is profit on cost/profit on GDV? When would you use one/both of these?

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194
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What is internal rate of return?

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195
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How does this differ according to your client’s requirements?

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196
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What is viability?

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197
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What is a Financial Viability Assessment (FVA)?

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198
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Why would one be carried out?

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199
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What are the key viability benchmarks?

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200
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What are the key inputs and outputs?

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201
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What is site value for a scheme-specific FVA?

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202
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When undertaking a Local Plan or CIL FVA, how is site value defined?

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203
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What happens if a scheme is deemed financially unviable for a developer?

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204
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What are the main forms of finance available to developers?

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205
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What are lenders’ current requirements in relation to gearing?

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206
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What is mezzanine finance and how is it priced?

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207
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What information do lenders generally require regarding a property before agreeing to lend?

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208
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What is the difference between senior debt and equity finance?

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209
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What is a charge?

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210
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Tell me about an external factor which influences the appraisal process.

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211
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Explain what the Golden Brick means in relation to VAT.

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212
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What tools do Natural England provide to help developments achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG)?

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213
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What is BNG?

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214
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What % improvement in biodiversity value should development deliver?

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215
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What sets out this requirement?

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216
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Describe VPS 1 - 5.

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VPS 1 - TOE (scope of work)
VPS 2 - Inspections, investigations & records
VPS 3 - Valuation Reports
VPS 4 - Bases of Value, Assumptions & Special Assumptions
VPS 5 - Valuation approaches & methods

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What does PS1 & PS2 relate to?

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  • PS1; Compliance with standards where a written valuation is provided
  • PS2; Ethics, competency, objectivity and disclosures
218
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Which RICS document outlines the process for identifying and using comparable evidence?

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Comparable Evidence in Real Estate Valuation (RICS Guidance Note) 1st ed. 2019.

219
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What is an Assumption?

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  • Matters that are reasonable to accept as fact in the context of the valuation assignment without specific investigation or verification.
220
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Before accepting an instruction, you need to ensure you comply with PS 2. What pre-instruction checks should I carry out?

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-Check you are sufficiently competent, knowledgable and experienced to provide the required valuation advice.
- Ensure no conflicts of interest exist or that they are managed appropriately.
- Undertake the required money laundering checks on your client.
- Issue Red Book compliant Terms of Engagement (see VPS 1) and hold a signed copy on file.

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Major factor in determining the yield?

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  • Risk
  • Other factors include; lease terms, security and regularity of income, use of property & location.
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What is Years Purchase (YP)?

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The number of years required for the income to repay the purchase price.

223
Q

Are you aware on any RICS Guidance notes on COVID-19?

A

I am aware of the RICS ‘Covid-19 Guide to Surveying Services’ which contains a range of guidance notes to work safely and in line with government guidelines through the Pandemic.
▪ This provides specific guidance on:-
* Physical Inspections for Residential Properties.
* Physical Inspections for Non-domestic Properties.
* Residential Valuations and Surveys.
* Reopening of the Housing Market.
* Reopening of Commercial Buildings.

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Q

What is market value?

A

-The estimated amount for which an asset or liability should exchange on the valuation date between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm’s length transaction after proper marketing and where the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without
compulsion.

225
Q

Which VPGA relates to secured lending?

A

VPGA 2

226
Q

What guidance should you follow when measuring a property?

A
  • Code of Measuring practise. RICS Guidance Note. May 2015.
    (GEA, GIA & NIA)
227
Q

What is VPGA 2 & VPGA 10?

A

VPGA 2 - Valuation of interests for secured lending.
VPGA 10 - Matters that may give rise to material uncertainty.

228
Q

The RICS Property Measurement, Professional Statement comprises what two elements;

A
  1. Professional statement: property measurement
  2. RICS IPMS Data Standard
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Q

What is included in Terms of Engagement for a Valuation?

A
  • Identification & Status of Valuer
  • Identification of the client
  • Purpose of the valuation
  • Identification of the asset or liability being valued
  • Basis of value
  • Date of valuation
  • Dave of inspection
  • Extent of valuers investigations
  • Nature & source of information relied upon
  • Special assumption
  • Fee
  • Fee settlement
  • Complaints handling procedure
  • Liability
  • Signatures
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What is in a Redbook Valuation?

A
  • Identification & status of valuer
  • Identification of the client (and other intended users)
  • Purpose of the valuation
  • Identification of the assets or liability valued
  • Basis of value
  • Valuation date
  • Extent of investigations
  • Nature & sources of information relied upon
  • Assumption and special assumptions
  • Valuation approach and reasoning
  • Valuation amount
  • Date of valuation report
  • Commentary on material uncertainty
  • Limitations on liability