Valuation
Independent opinions of value for legal, statutory, financial and transaction purposes.
- Litigation and expropriation
- Estates and insolvency
- Financial reporting
Real Estate Advisory
Market studies, feasibility and due diligence before capital is committed.
- Development feasibility
- Highest and best use
- Portfolio advisory
Sustainability & Value
Energy performance measured and priced into the value of property.
- Energy Performance Certificates
- Retrofit value analysis
- Section 12L incentives
Methodology, reporting audience and information requirements defined for the matter at hand.
Define the mandateProperty, understood differently.
Independent property valuation and real estate advisory for legal, statutory, financial and investment decisions, grounded in market evidence and research.
Independent valuation. Institutional standard.
Property value underpins credit approvals, court judgments, tax assessments, financial statements and the distribution of estates. Each opinion of value is built on current market evidence and an understanding of the location, income and development conditions that will shape an asset’s performance.
The same research capability supports a dedicated advisory practice: market studies, development feasibility and highest and best use analysis for developers, landowners and investors.
Valuation disciplines, from litigation to financial reporting
Asset classes, residential through to specialised property
Advisory services, from market studies to portfolio strategy
Standards, registration and memberships
Registered valuers
Valuation standards applied
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Expertise for the decisions that carry consequence.
Litigation & property disputes
Independent valuation evidence for litigation, arbitration and settlement, prepared to evidentiary standard.
Learn more →Expropriation & servitudes
Assessments of value and loss for just and equitable compensation on infrastructure projects.
Learn more →Municipal objections & appeals
Market evidence for objections to valuation rolls and appeals before Valuation Appeal Boards.
Learn more →Deceased estates & insolvency
Date-of-death and forced-sale valuations for executors, liquidators and business rescue practitioners.
Learn more →Commercial & transactions
Income-based valuations for acquisitions, disposals and finance, tested against market yields.
Learn more →Financial reporting: IFRS & GRAP
Fair value measurements documented in a form that supports an efficient audit.
Learn more →Market studies
Demand, supply, rentals, pricing and the development pipeline within a defined trade area.
Learn more →Development feasibility
End values, costs and returns tested to show whether, and how, a project should proceed.
Learn more →Highest & best use
The legally permissible, feasible use that delivers the greatest value from land or buildings.
Learn more →Property due diligence
Title, zoning, leases, income and condition examined before capital is committed.
Learn more →Location & site analysis
Access, surrounding uses, infrastructure and the growth drivers that shape future demand.
Learn more →Investment & portfolio advisory
Asset performance reviewed to inform hold, refurbish and disposal decisions.
Learn more →Energy Performance Certificates
Assessment, registration and display obligations met for qualifying non-residential buildings.
Learn more →Sustainability-informed valuation
Energy, water and certification evidence reflected in income, yield and risk assumptions.
Learn more →Retrofit value analysis
Capital works tested against rental, vacancy and exit-value outcomes before commitment.
Learn more →Section 12L energy incentives
Verified energy savings converted into a tax deduction, supported by M&V reporting.
Learn more →Energy audits & M&V
Consumption baselines and verified savings that lenders, tenants and SARS can rely on.
Learn more →Green certification readiness
Positioning assets for Green Star or EDGE where certification supports value and finance.
Learn more →What sits behind every opinion of value.
Valuations are relied on by courts, lenders, auditors and counterparties. The standard of the work reflects that.
Prepared in accordance with International Valuation StandardsIndependence
Opinions of value are formed objectively, free of any interest in the outcome of the transaction, dispute or decision they inform.
Research-led analysis
Comparable evidence is tested against market research, income analysis and location intelligence, not applied in isolation.
Purpose-specific reporting
Each report is structured for its use, whether a court, the Master, a Valuation Appeal Board, an auditor or a credit committee.
Command of the frameworks
Working knowledge of the Municipal Property Rates Act, expropriation law, insolvency procedure, IFRS and GRAP.
International standards
Assignments are undertaken by registered Professional Valuers in accordance with International Valuation Standards.
Expertise across the property spectrum.
Commercial
Office, retail and mixed-useIncome-based valuations reflecting lease structure, tenant covenant and market yields.
Industrial
Warehousing, logistics and manufacturingValuations of distribution, manufacturing and light industrial facilities.
Agricultural
Farms, irrigation and rural landLand-use potential, water rights, improvements and carrying capacity assessed.
Development land
Vacant land, rezoning and feasibilityResidual valuations and before-and-after assessments for rezoning.
Specialised
Filling stations, education and healthcareProfits-based and cost approaches for properties tied to their operations.
Residential
Houses, sectional title and estatesMarket valuations for estates, disputes, finance and transfers.
Property, markets and the forces shaping value.
The Expropriation Act 2024: what applies today
Signed into law but not yet in operation. Expropriations continue under the 1975 Act.
Municipal valuationsValuation rolls, objections and appeals
Where to inspect the Tshwane and Johannesburg rolls, and what an objection needs to succeed.
Markets & dataSouth African commercial property performance
Benchmark returns, construction costs and the data behind current market conditions.