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A commercial property has passing rent of $180,000 per annum with annual reviews, but market rent is assessed at $220,000 per annum. The lease has 8 years remaining with a quality tenant. How should this rental situation affect the capitalisation approach valuation?

Correct Answer

D) Use term and reversion, valuing the lease term and market reversion separately

The term and reversion method is appropriate when passing rent differs significantly from market rent. This involves capitalising the contracted rent for the lease term, then the market rent for the reversion period, using different capitalisation rates reflecting the different risk profiles.

Answer Options
A
Capitalise the passing rent at one rate as if it continued indefinitely
B
Take the average of passing and market rent and capitalise that figure
C
Capitalise the market rent now, ignoring the lease that runs for eight years
D
Use term and reversion, valuing the lease term and market reversion separately

Why This Is the Correct Answer

When passing rent is below market with years left on the lease, term and reversion values the contracted rent for the remaining term and then the market rent from lease expiry. Each part is valued at a rate that reflects its own risk.

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