Valuation Expert Witness

Valuation Expert Witness — Property Valuation Disputes

When the value of a property is itself the battleground — in divorce, probate, shareholder exits, lease disputes or litigation over a negligent valuation — the court needs an RICS Registered Valuer whose figure can be defended line by line. Prince Surveyors provides CPR Part 35 and FPR Part 25 compliant valuation evidence for residential and commercial property across London and the Home Counties.

Disputes We Value

• Matrimonial and family proceedings: single joint expert and party-appointed valuations of the family home, investment portfolios and business premises for financial remedy cases.
• Probate and Inheritance Act claims: date-of-death and retrospective valuations that stand up to HMRC and court scrutiny alike.
• TOLATA and co-ownership disputes: current and historic valuations where beneficial shares are contested.
• Leasehold disputes: premium valuations for lease extension and enfranchisement matters before the First-tier Tribunal.
• Negligent valuation claims: retrospective revaluation at the original valuation date, establishing the competent range and any shortfall.

Retrospective Valuation Done Properly

Valuing as at a historic date means excluding hindsight: only evidence available at the valuation date counts. Our reports reconstruct the market from contemporaneous comparables and indices, state the adjustments openly, and give a reasoned opinion with a defensible range — the discipline the Red Book and the courts both demand. All valuation evidence is prepared by RICS Registered Valuers within our valuation practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can one valuer act for both parties?

In family proceedings the court usually prefers exactly that — a single joint expert instructed by both sides. We take such appointments regularly and correspond with both parties on strictly equal terms.

What if the other side’s valuation is far apart from ours?

The experts meet and produce a joint statement narrowing the issues; genuinely irreconcilable differences are then tested in evidence. Most gaps close once methodologies are laid side by side.

Call 0204 579 8270 or contact us online to discuss the valuation issues in your case.