RESOURCES FOR WORKING VALUERS
The VDH Library
Acts, standards, sector guides, tools, and CPD resources — organised in one place.
Method & Approach
Big 5
How an income valuation is built, component by component — income generating units through to the capitalisation rate, and why the sequence matters.
Valuation Approaches & Methods
The three approaches and the six methods beneath them, from comparable sales and capitalisation to DCF, profit and land residual — and when to use each.
Valuation of various Asset Types
Ten asset classes, each with its own methodology, case law and evidence log — agricultural, commercial, industrial, retail, residential and more.
VDH Members — from R125/mo
Highest & Best Use
The four tests — legally permissible, physically possible, financially feasible, maximally productive — worked through, with the session recording.
Valuation Report
The nine-part report series, section by section, with three worked title deeds (erf, sectional title and farm) under Part 2, Legal Analysis.
Standards, Law & Practice
Acts & Standards
Select a market to see the Act, regulator and ethics code governing valuation there, all sitting within the International Valuation Standards.
Case Law
Judgments, arbitration awards and regulatory rulings relevant to valuation and expert evidence, filterable by asset class and by valuation method.
Expert Witness
Acting as an expert witness in valuation disputes — duties to the tribunal, independence, report standards and giving evidence under cross-examination.
Ethics in Practice
The codes that bind a valuer: the South African regulatory framework, the international standards above it, and neighbouring built-environment professions.
Evidence & Data
Sales Map
Every sale, rental and market data point in the VDH Evidence Log, plotted on one interactive map and filterable by asset class.
VDH Members — from R125/mo
Listed Sector Valuation Benchmarks
Cap and discount rate assumptions from the largest JSE-listed funds, drawn from their own Integrated Reports and financial statements.
VDH Members — from R125/mo
General Valuation Rolls — Search
Where each of the 213 South African municipalities publishes its valuation roll, how obtainable it is, and which objection windows are open now.
Municipal Valuation Rolls — How to Read One
What a roll is and is not, the three dates it carries, the eight grounds for change, and a checklist for reading an entry properly.
Municipal Objections
A ten-step toolkit for challenging a municipal valuation — the grounds, the deadlines, the objection form and the appeal board, with the recording.
Farm Explorer
Click the map or paste GPS coordinates to pull land capability, grazing capacity, soil depth, climate and cadastral detail live from government servers.
Town Planning
Search any municipality, town or suburb for the applicable zoning scheme and the planning department to contact for a certificate. All 213 covered.
Academic Papers
Peer-reviewed research and academic literature relevant to valuation practice, summarised for quick reference. Growing over time.
Cadastre Explorer
Identify any parcel in South Africa from the Surveyor-General’s own service: LPI key, remainder, extent caution, and its survey documents.
Learning, Tools & CPD
VDH Session Recordings
Every Valuation Discussion Hour session, indexed by topic and asset class, with the recording and slides for each.
VDH Members — from R125/mo
VDH Masterclasses
Long-form courses on a single method — income capitalisation, discounted cash flow and the profit method — at a member discount.
CPD Points & Certificates
Written review papers for past sessions, how live attendance is verified, and where certificates are issued once a paper is marked.
Free Observer account
Tools
Calculators, templates and checklists for day-to-day valuation work, starting with time value of money, with more being added.
Research Projects
Current studies by students and candidates seeking input from valuers. Every project is confirmed by the researcher’s supervisor before listing. Take part, or submit your own.
Coming Soon
Land Surveying
Cadastral principles, SG diagrams, and how survey records bear on extent and boundaries — coming soon.
Financial Reporting
Financial statement analysis and the reporting standards that bear on property valuation — coming soon.