A Red Book valuation is a type of property valuation that is RICS-approved.

Red Book valuations are designed to ensure that high standards of inspection, investigation, analysis, definitions, justification, and presentation are met. The end product should therefore be a well considered and robust document that the intended parties can rely upon.

These formal valuations are undertaken by Registered Valuers who are professional members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

We provide a variety of RICS ‘Red Book’ Valuation Services on Residential Property.

Our highly professional RICS accredited local surveyors can provide a highly accurate valuation using their local knowledge and extensive market research.

When it is a RICS valuation you need, we are well placed to carry out that service for you with the utmost quality and professionalism.

We have local expertise across much of the North West, including major cities such as Liverpool, Manchester and Chester. We also cover surrounding areas such as Runcorn, St Helens, Warrington, Widnes, Wigan and Wirral.

We offer Private Property Valuation on residential property to provide an overall assessment of a property to determine its current Market value.

Private valuations are types of reports that may be for a homeowner who wishes to gain an idea of what their property may be currently worth or if a property buyer wishes to check the current market value of a property, they are considering purchasing.

A RICS private valuation report is an independent, objective assessment of a property’s market value conducted by a Chartered Surveyor (Registered Valuer) in accordance with the RICS Red Book standards.

As accredited RICS members, our private RICS valuations comply with all rules and regulations.

We offer Probate Valuations on Residential Property.

Probate is the legal process of accounting for a person’s assets in the event of their death. This process is most commonly conducted by the executors who will carry out all wishes of the deceased, as stipulated in the will.

These reports may be required when the executor of an estate that includes property, and they may need it valued. This will affect reporting the estate to the HMRC, and has an impact on inheritance tax (IHT).

A property valuation for probate will be required for Inheritance Tax Purposes (IHT)

Inheritance Tax is a tax on the estate (the property, money and possessions) of someone who’s died.

A matrimonial valuation will provide you with an accurate valuation of the property, which you can then take forward into separation proceedings.

We can undertake matrimonial valuations on behalf of one of the parties, or both parties can chose to directly instruct us to conduct the valuation.

As accredited RICS members, our matrimonial valuations comply with all rules and regulation of the RICS Red Book.

Wherever necessary, we can also provide matrimonial valuations in accordance with part 35 of Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) 1998.

We prepare valuation reports that can be used in matrimonial and family negotiations, or for court purposes where a surveyor is appointed.

Principally, we understand that such proceedings can be extremely stressful and often emotional.

We pride ourselves on providing reliable, transparent, professional advice at all times, using our experience to assist in what can be a particularly difficult time for all involved.

We offer Shared ownership valuations on Residential Property.

A Shared Ownership valuation, otherwise known as a Shared Equity valuation needs to be carried out by an RICS registered valuer to provide a market value for the sale or purchase of your percentage share in your property.

An RICS Red Book Valuation will be required whether you are looking to sell the property or if you are looking to purchase a larger percentage of the property (known as ‘staircasing’.)

Every time you try to increase your portion of your property, you’ll need a valuation on the current value. This is so you are paying the most current market rate when you buy the next portion.

As accredited RICS members, our shared ownership valuation reports comply with all rules and regulation of the RICS Red Book.

Our RICS Valuation Reports meet all the criteria and fully comply with the requirements of the Red Book.

Our RICS surveyor will have an extensive knowledge of your chosen area, types of local property, and issues to look out for. You can trust their expert and detailed assessment to give you confidence by being completely sure of your RICS valuation report.

The report is in a compliant and easy-to-follow valuation format.

The survey report is delivered digitally, in PDF format, to your client account (and via email).

Hard-copy reports are also available (subject to additional fees)

Please note that we do not cover certain services in all postcodes within these areas.

There may also be localised occasions when we may not have a surveyor covering your specific postcode.

We will advise you immediately should this be the case, as we don’t want you to waste any time.