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Valuers, watch your step: hazards ahead
Lawyers predict rise in professional negligence claims. Sarah Townsend reports
Cancel rates valuation
Sir, Following the commercial property value meltdown of 2009, the simplest and most effective help the government could give to hard-pressed business — and the property sector in particular — would be to cancel the 2010 business rates valuation.
RICS rewrites valuation ‘bible’
The RICS Red Book of valuation standards is being rewritten this year in response to claims that surveyors are failing to make accurate valuations in times of market volatility.
Olympic Park’s value ‘drops by 75%’
The value of London’s Olympic Park has fallen significantly since £750m was spent on 500 acres of land for the site, a Jones Lang LaSalle valuation suggests.
Greater transparency in valuation "critical" for shopping centres, says BCSC
Greater transparency and consistency in shopping centre valuation is “criticial” for boosting confidence in the sector, the British Council of Shopping Centres said yesterday.
TJ Hughes in rent talks
Discount chain negotiates with landlords over monthly payments
Advice: How valuers can protect themselves against negligence claims.
In 2007, you valued an office at £10m. In 2011, the bank values that same office at £1m, and it’s asking you why £9m has vanished. What do you do?
Nine join Ernst & Young’s push to triple its property practice
Ernst & Young has made a series of hires to create a new real estate valuations team
Rarely in the field of property valuation has so much been overvalued by so many, says Nick Leslau
I usually like to start new year’s predictions with the bad news and then end with the good news but, as the best news is that I hope we don’t have too much bad news in 2011, I will have to break with convention.
Red Book overhaul is long overdue, 13.01.12
Sir, During the post-1974 crash, when we did year-end valuations, the chief fund manager would cross out a valuation of £80m and write “£65m”, which was only a small increase over the previous year.
Red Book overhaul is long overdue
Valuers have had a tough downturn, berated by banks and fund managers disillusioned with the advice they received and the shadow of litigation still looming large.
Investors fly green flag for property values
Hermes, Tishman Speyer and Credit Suisse identify link between sustainability and property values
Cushman & Wakefield expands valuation team with poaches from rivals
Cushman & Wakefield has expanded its UK valuation and advisory team with poaches from four property consultancies.
Hometrack helps homebuyers threatened by ‘down valuing’
Housebuilders use valuation data to set accurate pricing
Boom after bust: legal claims against valuers
As lenders count their losses from the recession, 2011 could be the year that the number of lawsuits against property valuers explodes
Countrywide launches valuation service with First Direct
Property services firm Countrywide has launched a valuation service with First Direct.
Knight Frank poaches Glasgow valuations partner from Savills
Knight Frank has poached Gary Murphy from Savills to be a partner in its Glasgow commercial valuation team.
Savills acquires CBRE team to open second Swedish office
Savills is to open a second office in Sweden after acquiring a four-strong team from CB Richard Ellis.
