Tips to increase property saleability

“Saleability” is about more than just achieving a good price. It’s about how quickly a property attracts serious buyers, how smoothly it progresses through surveys and conveyancing, and how likely it is to hold together without late renegotiation or a fall-through. In...

RICS Chartered Surveyors and producing valuation reports

When you need a valuation that you can rely on—whether for a purchase decision, probate, divorce, tax, refinancing, a buyout, or court proceedings—the quality of the valuer and the quality of the report matter just as much as the final figure. A RICS Chartered...

What is a RICS Registered Valuer?

A RICS Registered Valuer is a property professional who is not only qualified as a chartered surveyor (or appropriately regulated valuer), but is also formally registered with RICS to carry out valuations in accordance with recognised professional standards. In...

Understanding divorce valuations

A divorce valuation (often called a matrimonial property valuation) is a professional assessment of a property’s value to support divorce, dissolution, or separation. The goal is simple: to establish a clear, evidence-based figure so that decisions about selling,...

RICS Help to Buy valuation

If you bought your home using the Help to Buy (Equity Loan) scheme and you’re now looking to repay some or all of the loan, the value of your property becomes central to the process. That’s because the equity loan is repaid as a percentage of your home’s current...

What makes a good property valuation?

A good property valuation is more than “a number on a page.” It is a clear, evidence-led opinion that reflects the realities of the market, explains why the figure has been reached, and is robust enough to be relied upon—whether you’re buying, selling, settling a...