Work in progress – an early draft
Purpose – Independence is essential when a clients need an objective valuation of a commercial property. This study describes and analyses client pressure on property valuers in the light of their memberships of professional bodies when valuing commercial properties. A point of departure is Levy and Schuck’s (1999; 2005) theoretical model of factors affecting professional valuers.
Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was finalised after completion of a pilot study, and was sent to all property valuers with general authorisation in Finland and Sweden in 2015/2016. A third of the AKAs in Finland (55 of 157) and more than half of the APAs in Sweden (73 of 145) participated in the study.
Findings – Analyses of preliminary results show that the property valuers in general do not perceive pressure from clients, even though they perceive that clients to some degree questioning their estimated market values. The valuers are also influenced by property information from clients.
Originality/value – This comparative Nordic study on client pressure is conducted in a highly transparent environment, and uses data from professional valuers.