GUIDANCE NOTES FOR CLIENTS – VALUATION DEFINITIONS
The most commonly used basis of valuation is Market Value which is described below.
This is more fully defined in Practice Statement 3 within The RICS Valuation Standards 6th Edition.
MARKET VALUE (MV)
The estimated amount for which a property should exchange on the date of valuation between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm’s-length transaction after proper marketing wherein the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion.
