Glossary & framework library

Going concern

Valuation

Reference

A valuation basis assuming the business or property continues to trade and operate as at present, capturing the value of an operating enterprise rather than bare bricks and mortar.

Related terms

  • Gross development value (GDV)

    The total expected sales or capital value of a completed development.

  • Hardcore and top-slice method

    An investment technique that splits income into a secure base layer (hardcore) and a riskier layer above it (top-slice), applying different yields to each to v…

  • Income approach

    Valuing an asset by capitalising or discounting the income it produces.

  • Insurance reinstatement value

    The estimated cost of rebuilding a property to its existing condition following total loss, including demolition, professional fees, and inflation over the reb…

  • Investment value

    The value of an asset to a specific owner, given their particular circumstances and assumptions.

  • Market rent

    The estimated rent at which an interest would let on the valuation date between willing parties on appropriate lease terms in an arm's-length transaction; the…

  • Market value

    The estimated price an asset would fetch in an arm-length transaction on the valuation date.

  • Marriage value

    The uplift when combining interests or adjacent sites is worth more than the sum of the parts.