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Valuers' Manual Chapters
Commonly used Acronyms
Commonly used Legal Terms
Chapter 1 The functions of a valuer
Chapter 2 The responsibilities of a valuer and the instructing party, Types of Ownership, Title Deed and Surveyor General Information
Chapter 3 The relationship between land and improvements
Chapter 4 Land and its potentialities
Chapter 5 Depreciation and obsolescence
Chapter 6 Market value
Chapter 7 The principle of comparable substitution
Chapter 8 The object and use of valuation tables
Chapter 9 The capitalisation process
Chapter 10 A valuer’s role in expropriation
Chapter 11 Implications of the Consumer Protection Act No. 68 of 2008 with regard to services rendered by valuers
Chapter 12 VAT as it applies to property transactions
Chapter 13 Municipal Property Rating and Valuation
Chapter 14 Computer Assisted Mass Appraisals (CAMA)
Chapter 15 Valuation reporting
Chapter 16 The Property Valuation Act 17 of 2014 and the Land Valuer-General
Chapter 17 Land Restitution
Chapter 18 The value of water-use entitlement
Chapter 19 Water Rights
Chapter 20 Title deed conditions and land-use conditions overview
Chapter 21 A Guide to Market Valuations in the Absence of Market Information
Chapter 22 Sectional Title and the role of the valuer
Chapter 23 Basic Lay-man’s Preparation for Court – the Expert Witness
Chapter 24 Securing your property views
Appendices
Table of Cases
Index
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