Valuation Specialist

As Chartered Valuation Surveyors and RICS Registered Valuers we are able to offer a range of Red Book Valuations for many different purposes including:

Rental Valuations – We offer a service to Residential Landlords whereby we independently assess the current market rental of their property, rather than using a letting agent. A tenant is more likely to accept a rent that has been independently assessed

Lease Enfranchisement/Extension – Whether you are seeking a lease extension or whether you are considering acquiring the Freehold, we can asses the premium to be paid for a lease extension or collective enfranchisement.

Right to Buy – Council and Housing Association tenants are able to exercise their Right to Buy their home, subject to certain qualifying criteria. The Council or Housing Association will appoint their valuer to value the property and will send you their offer letter based upon the valuation. Our independent Right to Buy valuations will allow you to check whether the Council or Housing Associations valuation is fair and accurate and it may allow you to challenge their figures. It can also be submitted as evidence for the District Valuer to consider, should you wish to use your right of appeal to the Valuation Office Agency.

Inheritance Tax Planning/Probate – If you are planning for Inheritance Tax (IHT) purposes, or when valuing the estate for IHT purposes, the estates representative will need to include the value of any property, or shares in property, owned by the deceased. Our valuations are fully compliant with the RICS Red Book and will be based upon Section 160 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984. It is also important to establish the value of the property on transfer to any beneficiaries so that an accurate Capital Gains Tax liability can be assessed. A probate valuation is often taken as the base cost for such a calculation later on, if ever the asset is sold.

Matrimonial – The family courts will accept our valuations for the purposes of matrimonial proceedings. Our reports are compliant with the latest Civil Procedure rules.

Shared Ownership/Help to Buy – Shared ownership valuations are required where you have bought a home using a shared ownership scheme such as Share to Buy or Help to Buy. If you wish to sell your property or repay part of your loan, then you will need an independent valuation from a RICS Registered Valuer. Our reports are RICS Red Book compliant and will fulfil the requirements of the scheme administrators and/or Housing Association.

To request more information, please email randhsurveyorsltd@gmail.com

Fire Risk Assessments

We offer a range of Fire Risk Assessments on all building types:

• Purpose Built Blocks of Flats
• Converted Flats
• Houses in Multiple Occupation
• Shops
• Offices
• Industrial
• Schools
• Public Houses
• Restaurants

Our fire risk assessments follow recognised guidance such as:

BS 9792 – Fire Risk Assessment – Housing – Code of Practice – Types 1 and 3 assessments offered.

Publicly Available Specification – PAS 79.

Our fire risk assessor meets the competency criteria in standards such as BS 8674:2025 and served as a Building Fire Safety Inspector in Kent Fire & Rescue Service, as well as enjoying the following accreditations and professional memberships

• MRICS – Professional Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• MIFireE- Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers

Competency Courses undertaken by Risk Assessor in satisfaction of BS8674:2025:

• Fire Safety Competence Module – RICS
• Fire Safety Toolkit – RICS
• Principles of Fire Engineering – FRC
• NEBOSH Fire Safety and Risk Management Certificate
• Introduction to BS9999 – CABE
• Introduction to BS9991 – CABE
• Building Regulations Course – Kent Fire and Rescue Service
• BSc (Hons) Building Control Engineering