Valuation

Valuation

Property valuation

Independent valuations of land, buildings, real rights and servitudes for legal, statutory, financial and transaction purposes, prepared in accordance with International Valuation Standards.

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Mandate scoping

Set out the purpose, asset and timeline of an instruction to receive an indicative scope: basis of value, methodology, reporting audience and information requirements.

  1. Purpose of the mandate
  2. Asset class
  3. Tenure and occupation
  4. Number of assets
  5. Required delivery
The practice

Independent valuation, from instruction to report.

Property value underpins credit approvals, court judgments, tax assessments, financial statements and the distribution of estates. Each valuation is scoped to its purpose, supported by current market evidence and reported in the form its audience requires.

  • SACPVP-registered Professional Valuers who sign off every report
  • Candidate Valuers working under professional supervision
  • Market research shared with the advisory practice

Engagements run end to end, from scoping and letter of engagement through inspection, research and analysis to a signed report and, where required, expert testimony. Mandates range from single assets in estate administration to multi-asset portfolios valued for audit.

A valuation is only as valuable as the decision it enables.

Every mandate is built around the decision at stake, whether a settlement, a lending approval, an audit sign-off or an investment. Evidence, analysis and reporting are shaped to give that decision a sound foundation.

Mandates by purpose

Valuation mandates.

Select a mandate type for its scope, applications and typical instructing parties.

Asset classes

Methodology by asset class.

The primary approach for each asset class, corroborated by a second method wherever market evidence allows.

Primary methodIncome capitalisation and discounted cash flow

Commercial and retail

Offices, shopping centres and mixed-use buildings, valued on the quality and durability of their income.

Primary methodIncome capitalisation and comparable sales

Industrial

Warehousing, logistics and manufacturing facilities, let or owner-occupied.

Primary methodComparable sales, with improvements valued separately

Agricultural

Farms assessed on land-use potential, water use rights, irrigation and carrying capacity.

Primary methodResidual method and comparable sales

Development land

Vacant and development land, valued on what can be built and what the market will pay for it.

Primary methodProfits method or depreciated replacement cost

Specialised

Filling stations, hotels and lodges, schools and healthcare facilities that rarely trade.

Primary methodComparable sales

Residential

Houses, sectional title units and estate homes, for estates, disputes, finance and transfers.

Why Zwiande

Standards applied to every mandate.

Independent

No financial interest in the outcome of the transaction, dispute or decision a valuation informs.

Research-led

Comparable evidence tested against market research, income analysis and location data.

Audience-specific reporting

Reports structured for the court, the Master, the Appeal Board, the auditor or the credit committee.

Defined engagement terms

Scope, fee and delivery confirmed in a letter of engagement before work begins.

Standards, registration and memberships

  • Registered valuers
  • Valuation standards applied
  • Member
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Engage Zwiande

Every significant property decision rests on value. Make it an informed one.

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