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PO3006: APPLIED VALUATION (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

This course applies the principles of valuation taught at level 2 to more complex real world examples. Topics covered include rent reviews, compulsory purchase, property investment, property development and national and local taxation.  Numeracy and analytical skills are further developed along with expertise in the use of Excel.  In addition, the course also covers professional surveying practice, including ethics, and stimulates students to consider their career path by requiring students to prepare a CV and prepare for a mock interview.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Fiona Stoddard

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • PO3007 Applied Valuation (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course is intended to discuss and explore the following issues:
  • Investment Appraisal: an examination of current issues in investment appraisal
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  • Business Appraisal: financial reports; analysis of balance sheets and profit and loss accounts; valuation of specialised operational entities (eg. hotels, public houses and leisure properties)
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  • Compulsory Purchase: an examination of the role of compulsory purchase, how it operates and the valuation of assessing compensation due in different scenarios
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  • Local Taxation: an in-depth examination of the approach to the valuation of both residential and commercial properties as used to determine the annual payment of Council Tax and Business rates respectively
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  • Rent Review: how rent reviews are instigated, conducted and resolved
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  • Estate Agency: how both residential and commercial properties are disposed/purchased/leased in the market-place
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  • National Taxation: an examination of the main national UK taxes that affect property and relevant valuations that require to be undertaken
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  • Practice Management: an investigation as to how surveying organisations operate effectively and the role of the APC graduate surveyor within that structure
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    Contact Teaching Time

    Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

    Teaching Breakdown

    More Information about Week Numbers


    Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

    Summative Assessments

    1x 2000-word essay (50%)

    1x 2000-word case study (50%)

    Alternative Resit Arrangements for students taking course in Academic Year 2020/21

    Resit: 2x Short essay questions, both of which require to be answered (100%). Resit paper available on MyAberdeen for one week.

    Formative Assessment

    There are no assessments for this course.

    Course Learning Outcomes

    Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
    FactualRememberILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.

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