Suffering from a red mist?
On 1st July the latest edition of the RICS "Red Book" came into effect. This contains rules that must be followed by RICS members...
Does the cap fit your advice?
Although the principles on which an award for damages for being in breach of their duty to a client may not be the first thing on a...
European Valuers: Are they being left on the sidelines?
Recent reports prepared by or for the European Union once again highlight the lack of a readily identifiable body of business and...
More Amusement at the Arcade
In my previous blog article I discussed the similarity of the approaches adopted by the courts in both England and Delaware in two...
Do your valuations weigh up?
“In a competition of experts to see which can generate the greatest judicial skeptism regarding valuation, this case, so far, takes the...
A Better Alternative?
Over two years have passed since the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) became operational across much of the EU. ...
A Bridge to Nowhere?
In June The Appraisal Foundation and the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) published A Bridge from USPAP to IVS. This is...
Progress or Regress? What is happening to Valuation Standards?
As flagged in my earlier article “Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” the IVSC is proposing some...
Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!
So claimed the White Queen in Alice Through the Looking Glass when Alice complained of the impossibility of the world into which she had...
Value or Risk?
Valuation and risk analysis are distinct concepts that are sometimes confused. There is an interdependence between the two, but...
