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Property Valuation Services

Darwin Property Valuers Metro offers a wide range of property valuation services. Don’t believe us? Just look at this list below. But first, find out why our team of valuation professionals are exactly who you need.

Our valuers are all highly experienced with each having spent over 20 years in the field. This means that clients, such as yourself, will be confident with our expert property valuation services. Their experience produces reports that are detailed, accurate and perfectly suits your specific needs.

At Darwin Property Valuers Metro, our extensive network of Certified Practising Valuers are accredited by the Australian Property Institute (API), as well as holding AVI or RICS qualifications. With more than 20 years of industry experience, you can trust us to complete each Darwin property valuation efficiently and to the highest professional standard.

Our team here at, Darwin Property Valuers Metro, want to make things easy for you. If you’re new to property valuation, we’ve put together a brief description of each of our services below. For more details on specific services, simply click from the list to find its dedicated page.

Our List of Property Valuation Services:

Building Replacement Cost Valuation

Every Strata building is required to be insured for complete replacement costs. This covers the full cost of your property if it’s destroyed beyond repair and is rebuilt from the ground up.

Our Valuation Services provide you with an extremely accurate and detailed report. This includes the value of your property as it stands, to its being knocked down, and to its full reconstruction. Our valuation will ensure that you don’t pay your insurers more than you need to. At the same time, giving you peace of mind that every cost has been calculated and included when applying for an insurance policy.

Capital Gains Tax Valuation

Many people are not prepared for the significant expense of Capital Gains Tax (CGT). For every asset you sell for profit, tax authorities expect you to pay a percentage as CGT. Failure to do so may result in fines.

With the expertise of our property valuation services, you will not only be able to pay the correct amount of tax, but you’ll also be able to minimize the amount of CGT owed. This is only achievable with certified valuers that comply with official requirements, which our team is fully equipped to provide.

Commercial Property Valuation

At Darwin Property Valuers Metro, we are experienced with every scale of property, from large industrial complexes to small businesses. Every valuation report is tailored to suit the needs of each client.

Our valuation professionals conduct a thorough investigation into every important detail that contributes to the value of a commercial property. This includes size, condition, finishings, location, amenities, zoning and much more. Our valuations are always detailed, accurate and completed to a high standard.

Deceased Estate Valuation

We understand this comes at a very sensitive time in our clients’ lives, our team will help make the process smooth and stress-free.

Whether it be for deceased estate or probate reasons, our valuations services will ensure that everything is fair, accurate and completed promptly. We are experienced with all sorts of properties, be they, residential, commercial, or industrial. Every report is free of bias and based on objective investigation and research. We find the value of a property at the date of death and in the current market. You have our expertise by your side.

Devaluation Compensation Valuation

For circumstances, outside of your control, leading to the loss of property value, our services help you get proper compensation.

Property encroachment, obstruction of views, whatever it is that negatively impacts your property, you can rely on our valuation professionals. We conduct thorough investigations, to compile every way your property has been affected. Future outcomes are also factored into our valuations. With this, our experts will calculate the exact amount of compensation you are owed.

Family Law Property Valuation

There are many reasons to seek out this type of valuation. This may include, but is not limited to; divorce or separation, deceased estate, or related party share buy-out. In every case, you will require a valuation report that is fair and unbiased. This is vital for reaching a just settlement.

Our team at Darwin Property Valuers Metro will provide you with a legally certified report that complies with court requirements. As many of these cases are time-sensitive to meet set court dates, we can provide in-depth valuation reports as promptly as the next day.

House Valuation

This is a specialty of our property valuation services, with our valuers’ expertise expanding the entire Darwin metro area. Every house valuation is incredibly detailed, with nothing being overlooked.

You’ll be given an in-depth report that meets API strict regulations, free from any bias and self-serving motivations. We are not in the business of convincing you to buy or sell a house, we are here to give you objective facts and data so you can make an informed decision that’s right for you. No matter the situation our valuation reports are tailor-made to suit your needs.

Insurance Valuation

We at Darwin Property Valuers Metro know that is a vital service. Your property is thoroughly investigated, and we consider over 200 variables, both internal and external. Our valuation service professionals have over 20 years of experience, so we know exactly what to look out for.

With an accurate and extremely detailed property valuation report, you can be sure that you are not paying your insurer more than you need to. You can also be confident that your insurance policy covers exactly what you need so can avoid paying out of pocket when something unfortunate were to happen to your property.

Internal Accounting Valuation

These valuation reports are important for any business or individual so that you can fully understand your current financial position. Our experts can accurately calculate the value of not just your property (or properties) but of all your assets as well.

If you’re solely looking into using this service for accounting purposes, it may surprise you that it could have many benefits. Most importantly, it will give you a clear picture of your current financial standing which will assist you with making informed financial decisions.

Litigation & Legal Property Valuation

At Darwin Property Valuation Services, every valuation report we make is done with expert, utmost professional care, and due diligence. However, with disputes and litigation proceedings, we provide a longer and much more extensive report. These cases involve at least two parties and our unbiased reports work to the satisfaction of all parties involved.

As with all time-sensitive valuations, our valuers will complete a report in a timely manner and to the standards to which are required in a court of law. Our property valuation services are just and held to high ethical standards.

Mortgage Security Valuation

Mortgage Security Valuations are usually conducted for when you’re refinancing and when buying a property. In today’s world, most people require the assistance of a lender to make such a large purchase.

When applying for a home loan it will do you well to seek an independent valuer. Our valuation services are always conducted ethically and free from self-interest. So, you can put your trust in the quality of our expertise. Our independent, unbiased reports ensure that you are sufficiently covered if a loan has defaulted, saving you from the possibility of your lender selling your property to recover their own loss.

Pre-Sale/Pre-Purchase Valuation

Many are tempted to use online tools such as property value calculators, but these are never as accurate as you hope. They will set unrealistic expectations and in no way should be used when making such huge financial decisions.

By using our valuation services, you can trust our up-to-date knowledge of the current market and 20+ years of expertise, to provide you with an in-depth and accurate valuation. We use all relevant data and consider over 200 variables when we make our valuation report. This is a reliable way to ensure that you are not overpaying or underselling your property.

Property Settlement Valuations

For fair division of assets, you will require the services of a just and unbiased valuer. We assist to the satisfaction of all parties involved to make certain of an equitable division of the subject assets.

Our valuation services aim to make everything stress free, especially in the cases of delicate situations such as these. We provide swift valuation reports with the utmost detail and accuracy that will leave each party undoubtedly sure of the true value of each asset. Each one of our settlement valuations is ethically conducted are specifically formatted in a way that is lawfully required.

Property Valuation for Divorce Settlement

It’s important in these cases to divide assets fairly and there is no greater asset than your property. In these sensitive cases, the subject property is more than just that, it is a home. We understand that this may be emotional for both parties and we treat it with care and remain impartial to either side so that each party is satisfied.

These reports come in two forms to suit the right circumstances. A Short Form, which is used for settlements completed via mediation, and Long Form, for when a separation needs to be settled in a courtroom.

Property Valuation for Tax Purposes

You will need professionally valued property for the most common taxes, including self-managed superannuation, stamp duty, and many others. Having your property correctly valued by professional valuers could save you from paying unnecessarily large amounts of tax and avoid fines.

Our valuations can be current market and/or retrospective, depending on the needs of our clients. Every report fully complies with official requirements and is a certified legal document. Tax authorities only accept valuations conducted by a Certified Practicing Valuer (CPV), and each of our valuers is certified.

Related Party Transfer Valuations

The Territory Revenue Office (TRO) expects to be paid the correct amount of tax when a property title is transferred between related parties or close family members. Even when done privately, the TRO requires you to meet this expectation.

The due tax is calculated by using current market data and finding the price the property would have sold for in a more traditional sale. By using a certified independent valuer, you can save yourself from both stress and unnecessarily large amounts of tax. Our local Darwin Property Valuation Services create reports that fully comply with TRO requirements with incredible accuracy and speed.

Rent Valuation

Our highly experienced team of valuers conduct reports on all property types; residential, commercial, and industrial. Each valuation considers a property’s condition, current lease agreement and the value of rent of comparable properties.

For landlords, it’s important to know how much you should charge for rent. For tenants, you’d want to be able to negotiate for what’s right for you. By using the services of an independent valuer, both parties would be able to agree to the value of the subject property. With unbiased reports made with objective market data, negotiations will be made easier.

Retrospective Property Valuation

These types of valuations operate the same way as a valuation done for the current market but instead look at data for a past date according to what our clients require.

Many people may not expect that a valuation is possible when you need to know the value of a property at a past date, but it is common. Many taxes are paid based on this type of valuation. Tax is far from the only reason, but whatever the reason a Retrospective Property Valuation is called for, our services tailor each report to suit your exact needs.

Stamp Duty Valuation

One of the most common types of property tax, stamp duty is paid every time a property is sold or transferred in the open market. Even in cases where no money has been exchanged, tax is still required to be paid.

There are many reasons you may need a stamp duty valuation, and in every case, our certified valuers ensure that you are paying the proper amount of tax, which could save you money. Our reports comply with the necessary official requirements.

Superannuation Fund Valuations

Australian citizens have the right to manage their own superannuation funds, and many choose to do so to have more control over where their money is invested, including in property.

If a property is owned or invested in by a Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF), it must be valued and correctly reported to tax authorities. This can only be done by an experienced expert that conforms to official standards. Even if the property is only owned in part by an SMSF, it must be reported in the same manner.

Unit Entitlement

A property that is part of a strata scheme is given a unit entitlement that is set by its value in the market. A unit entitlement will determine an owner’s voting rights and what they would need to pay towards the strata scheme.

Unit entitlements must be calculated before it is purchased either before the construction or before it is sold. If there is a change to the value of a property or you feel the entitlement doesn’t suit the current value, then you may re-evaluate its entitlement. Our experts can help you in any case and ensure the entitlement is a true reflection of the property’s value.

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