This Fifth Edition contains an updated and considerably extended text. Some of the authors are engaged in practice: others in teaching valuations. The book is intended for students reading for final examinations but is frequently referred to be valuers in practice. The range of properties covered include: agricultural, residential, industrial and distribution properties, retail and office properties, minerals development properties, public houses, garages and petrol filling stations, hotels, leisure properties, care homes, easements and wayleaves for sewers, and, pipelines and cables. The purposes of valuations include: Landlord and Tenant Acts ( as they apply to business tenancies) Leasehold Enfranchisement Compensation for Compulsory Purchase and Planning Restrictions Rating Taxation Lease Renewals, Rent Reviews and Arbitrations Asset Valuations Assessments for Insurance Purposes