Valuations

These include country house, prime central London residential, regional residential, farms and estates, mixed investment portfolios, development sites and strategic land, renewable energy schemes, natural capital, minerals, forestry, equestrian, viticulture, telecoms and rural commercial. We can also value broader business assets, such as livestock, deadstock, crops, and machinery. Our valuations can be prepared in accordance with RICS ‘Red Book’ standards and procedures and tailored for a multitude of purposes.

Valuation services

RICS Red Book

Our valuers are RICS-registered and deliver impartial, professional RICS Red Book valuations to support clients’ lending, legal and tax requirements, and investment oversight.

Taxation and tax planning

Our valuations provide accurate market values for a range of tax return and tax planning purposes, such as Inheritance Tax (including Trust 10-Year Charges), Capital Gains Tax (including Private Residence Relief (PRR)) and the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED).

Financial reporting (assets)

Our accurate valuations enable clients to meet their financial reporting obligations, support regulatory compliance, and inform year-end reports.

Secured lending

Our RICS Red Book valuations can be relied upon for secured lending purposes. We are approved by all major lenders and maintain strong relationships with local managers.

Rental valuations

Our RICS valuation reports provide robust, independent market rent assessments for a variety of purposes, including Gifts with Reservation of Benefit (GROB) calculations.

Charities Act

We can provide RICS Designated Advisor Reports for Charities Act purposes .

Compulsory purchase

We conduct valuations to secure fair compensation for property owners and landowners, and tenants affected by projects carried out under compulsory purchase orders.

Minerals

We have the expertise to conduct thorough valuations of minerals sites and waste management facilities, which is a complex field requiring specialist knowledge.

Farm stocktaking and asset valuations

We provide independent assessments of the value of livestock, deadstock, crops, feed, machinery, equipment, land, farms, and estates to help clients with year-end accounts and strategic tax planning.

Development site and strategic land valuations

We provide clients with specialist valuation advice for development sites and strategic land for a range of purposes, from facilitating negotiations between landowner and developer to formal RICS Red Book purposes. We also provide viability assessments, which are used to establish whether a development is financially viable.

Forestry

Our expert team provides valuations for a wide range of clients, from investors with large commercial forestry portfolios through to private individuals with a smaller amenity woodland.

Expert Witness

Our team of Expert Valuers are recognised senior specialists in their fields and provide comprehensive, impartial and objective advice to assist with Court/Tribunal proceedings, pre-litigation advice, or mediation. Our experts have extensive experience of preparing CPR Part 35 Expert Witness reports, including for matrimonial (FPR Part 25) purposes, acting as Single Joint Experts, and can give evidence in Court. Members of our team also act as arbitrators and mediators.

Leasehold Enfranchisement

Acting on the behalf of both leaseholders and freeholders, we provide specialist advice on the valuation and negotiation of residential lease extensions, the collective freehold purchase of blocks of flats or the freehold purchase of leasehold houses. This can include representing clients as an Expert Witness at a Valuation Tribunal.