What it costs, and how long it really takes.

What actually drives the fee

Standard residential work is priced against a five-tier market-value guide, from $900 plus GST up to $1,000,000 to $3,000 plus GST up to $7,000,000. Four further things determine where an engagement lands relative to that guide.

How far back the valuation date sits, and how scarce the evidence is

Property type — a standard house is faster than rural land or a mixed-use building

Whether a physical inspection is possible, and how far the valuer must travel

Whether the report needs to withstand an objection or be tendered as expert evidence

How many valuation dates the CGT event requires

Why we quote fixed fees

Hourly valuation work creates a conflict: the more difficult the evidence, the more the client pays for the valuer to be uncertain. A fixed fee moves that risk to us, which is where it belongs.

It also makes the engagement predictable for your accountant, who typically needs to tell you the total cost of resolving a CGT position before you decide whether to sell at all. Every quote we issue includes travel, research and the report itself.

Realistic turnaround

From instruction, a straightforward metropolitan job runs about a week: inspection within two to three business days, then the report three to five business days after that. Retrospective jobs can add time at the front end while historical evidence is sourced.

An urgent 48-hour service is available nationally for lodgement deadlines. It is not a different report — it is the same report with the queue jumped, and it is priced accordingly.

What slows a job down

Almost every delay we see is an access or information delay rather than a valuation delay.

Tenants who need notice before an inspection can occur

Estate properties where access has to be negotiated between beneficiaries

Missing title details or an unclear property boundary

A valuation date that changes after the engagement has begun

Waiting on the accountant to confirm which CGT event applies

What the fee includes

Every engagement includes the inspection or documented desktop assessment, the historical research, the comparable sales analysis, the full narrative report with certifications, and follow-up support for your accountant or tax agent if they have questions.

What it does not include is a second report at a different date, or expert witness attendance at a hearing. Both are quoted separately and clearly if they are ever needed.

Common questions