What is the RICS Red Book?
The RICS Red Book is the RICS Global Valuations Standards which sets out professional guidelines and standards for property valuation.
What is the structure of the Red Book?
PS - Professional Standards - Mandatory
VPS -Valuation Professional Standard - Mandatory
VPGA - Valuation Practice Guidance Application - Advisory.
What steps do you take before undertaking a valuation?
DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT CIT? SUK COI TOE
DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT CIT? SUK COI TOE
What is statutory due diligence and what is required for valuations?
Statutory Due Diligence is chekcing material matters that could affect the valuations such:
* Asbestos Register
* Environmental Matters such as contamination
* MEES/EPC
* Fire Safety
* Planning History
What is PS1?
PS 1 enures written valuation report comply with RICS Red Book Standards.
When does PS1 apply and not apply?
PS1 is Mandatory for all written valuations expect for valuations where compliance with other procedures are also mandatory such as valuations for:
1. Statutory Purposes
2. Legal Purposes (expert witness & adovcate)
3. Brokerage
In these cases supplementary gudiance is provided in jurisdictions
What is PS2?
(ECOD)
PS2 is Ethics, Compentancy, Objectivity and Disclosure
ECOD
What is included in PS2?
Ethics, Comptence, Objectivity and Disclosure
What is VPS 1 - VPS 5?
What is included in VPS 1?
What is included in VPS 2?
VPS 2 is Inspetions, Investigations and Records
* Extent of investigation and any restrictions on investigations such as on inspection must be confirmed in writting
IIR
What is included in VPS 3?
VPS 3 is Valuation Report
* Minimum requirments for the valuation reoprt
* Should address all point agreed in Terms of Engagement
* States the valuation should not be ambiguous or misleading
Differs from VPS 1 in that includes actual valuation, reasoning and market commentry
What is included in VPS 4?
Basis of Value, Assumptions & Special Assumotions
* Market Value
* Market Rent
* Investment Value
* Fair Value - e.g. IFRS reporting when tranfering an asset
MMIF
What are the defintions of the 4 basis of values set out in VPS 4 (Basis of Value and Assumptions)?
MMIF
What is included in VPS 5?
Valuation Approach & Valuation Method
What are the valuation approachs in VPS 5 and what can they involve?
M I C
Maket Income Cost (IVS 105)
What are the 5 Valuation Methods in VPS 5?
Are there any recent changes to the RICS Red Book Global Standards?
Yes there will be a new edition of the RICS Global Standards in January 2025 which is implimenting changes from the Internation Valuation Standards (IVS)
Main changes include:
* VPS 2 & 4 are swapping
* VPS 3 becomes VPS 6
* VPS 5 becomes VPS 3
* VPS 5 becomes valuation models
* Also is going to impliement evolving ESG technology and advancements
Have there been any recent changes to the RICS Global Standards UK National Supplement?
Yes changes are effecting from 1 May 2024
Main changes are regarding VPS 3 with a mandatory rotation policy such as:
* Single instruction has a max of 5 years and 10 years for firms
* Minimum 2 year break
Talk me through the Comparable Methodology?
Is there any RICS guidance for this?
Professional Standard/Guidance Note:
RICS Comparable Evidence in Real Estate Valuation (1st Edition) 2019
How do you categorise comparable evidence?
In accordance with RICS Comparable Evidence in Real Estate Valuation (1st Edition) 2019
A. Category A - Direct Comparables of Contemporary
- Completed transactions with full details
- Completed transactions without full details
- Asking price with careful analysis
B. Category B - General Market Data
- Reports from published sources
- Historic non contemporary evidence
C. Category C - Other Sources
- Evidence of other types of property
- Economic Data such as interest rates and stock market
When is the investment method used?
Investment methos is used for income producing properties
What is a yeild?
A yeild reflects the risk of and prospects of an investment
What is a term and reversion? Talk me through the methodolgy?
A term and reversion is used when the passing rent of an investment property is below market rent.
An equivalent yeild is an average of the intial and reversionary yield