Living Valuation Advisory

We have a dedicated team of valuers specialising in the valuation of residential led, mixed use development sites, PRS portfolios, multifamily/build to rent and coliving assets across the UK.

Our development and investment valuers work closely with other Living Advisory business lines, including Affordable Housing, Healthcare and Student Housing, to deliver advice on a variety of complex, multi-tenure assets. This includes properties at all stages in the development lifecycle including sites with planning potential for alternative uses, sites with planning permission, part-built schemes and completed developments.

Our strong links to Living Development and Investment business lines such as land, agency, funding, investment and overseas sales means our understanding of the build for sale and build to rent investment markets is second to none, and based on a wealth of live market intelligence and experience.

Our UK multifamily/build to rent and coliving specialists provide detailed and reasoned valuation advice on forward funds, forward commitments, and operational assets, drawing on the experience and data held by our BTR Management and Living Capital Markets arms and framed by exceptional national, regional and local market knowledge. Similarly, with our national and regional coverage we are well placed to advise on PRS portfolios across the country.

The team provides building surveying and project services to all residential sectors and providers including institutional and private investors. We have national reach and local expertise providing our services to clients across the UK through our office network.

Our services include: acquisition advice and technical contract negotiation; building surveys and technical due diligence; contract administration; defects analysis and rectification; dilapidations; feasibility studies and advice; employer’s agent; planned maintenance surveys and expenditure profiles; project, development and fund monitoring; project management; reinstatement cost assessments; and stock condition or validation surveys.

Residential property in Prime Central London is amongst the most prized assets in the world. Our specialist team of valuers has unrivalled depth of understanding of the nuances of these markets and the various micro locations within.

We work with mainstream and private banks, high net worth borrowers and investors, to give accurate and reliable advice on some of the most valuable residential single assets and developments in the world.

We value single homes, developments and portfolios in both Prime Central and Greater London (and beyond), for loan security, tax purposes, development appraisal and expert witness. We have a market-leading Leasehold Enfranchisement team specialising in valuation advice and negotiations on behalf of landlords, including RPs.

Most flats, and some houses, are owned on leases that are getting shorter all the time and involve paying a ground rent. Under the leasehold enfranchisement legislation, there are certain rights for owners to purchase a lease extension, or even to buy the freehold.

Whether you are a leaseholder or a freeholder, we’ll provide you with market leading advice on this highly specialist area of valuation, and also undertake the price negotiations on your behalf - potentially saving or gaining you large sums of money.

We understand that achieving the best legal interest in a property is a priority to ensure optimum ownership, value and strategic asset management.

Our clients range from individual home owners and private investors, to major organisations including public bodies and housing associations.

Our Student Housing team values purpose-built student accommodation throughout the country, providing reliable and accurate advice for loan security and financial reporting purposes.

Working closely with our specialist transactional team and in-house researchers, we give unrivalled insight into investing in the student housing sector, enabling you to make decisions with greater clarity.

Our specialist Healthcare team provides valuation, research and consultancy advice across the sector, from doctors' surgeries, through private hospitals and care homes, to extra care and retirement living.

Working with market-leading developers, operators and their funding partners, our team provides accurate and reliable advice for loan security, financial statements, strategy and development appraisal purposes.

Working alongside our specialist transaction and research teams, we support clients with advice on land acquisition, planning, feasibility studies and financing for all types of healthcare assets.

Living encompasses the full life cycle of accommodation – student housing, coliving, residential, affordable housing and healthcare, and is already the second largest real estate asset class in Europe.

We have brought together our global knowledge, expertise and human insight to develop an investment and advisory platform to support our clients within this growing market.