Solicitors - General

McLean Gladstone provides expert property valuation services specifically tailored for solicitors and legal professionals across South Australia. As an independent property valuer and certified property valuer in Adelaide, we deliver accurate, unbiased, and legally defensible valuation reports essential for a wide range of legal proceedings and advisory needs. Our valuers have extensive experience in providing evidence as expert witnesses in legal disputes, ensuring our reports are aligned with legislative and court requirements.
 

Various Reasons You May Need a Solicitor or Legal Valuation: Legal matters often require an objective and professionally prepared valuation of property to ensure fairness, transparency, and compliance. We provide legal valuation services for:

• Family Law & Property Settlement: For divorce property valuation and property settlement valuation, our reports are crucial for a fair and just division of assets. We provide unbiased family law property valuation reports that meet the stringent guidelines of the Family Court. We can act as a single expert witness valuer, providing an objective assessment to save time and money in court proceedings, and ensuring transparency and fairness for all parties. Our house valuation for divorce settlement and commercial property valuation for family law are prepared with utmost precision and care.

• Compulsory Acquisition & Compensation: When the government or an authorised authority acquires private land for public purposes, you are entitled to compensation. Our compulsory acquisition valuations meticulously assess all "Heads of Claim," including market value, special value, severance, disturbance, and solatium, to ensure you receive maximum compensation. We have an enviable record in achieving excellent outcomes for disposed owners in Adelaide and South Australia, having been involved in most major and minor projects over the past 30 years. Valuation fees are generally deemed reimbursable costs, and home owner-occupiers may receive an upfront payment of $10,000 to help cover initial professional fees.

• Taxation Matters (Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty, Rating Issues): Our taxation-based valuations provide crucial support for various tax obligations.

  • Capital Gains Tax (CGT): We provide capital gains tax property valuation reports, often on a retrospective property valuation basis, to accurately determine your CGT property valuation liability for the ATO, especially when a property's use changes or for non-resident implications.

  • Stamp Duty: For transfers of property between related parties or into trusts/superannuation funds, a stamp duty valuation by a registered property valuer is required to calculate the correct tax payable.

  • Rating Issues: We prepare expert reports to support objections to statutory valuations (Site Value or Capital Value) for Land Tax, Council Rates, Emergency Services Levy (ESL), and SA Water charges, ensuring fair assessments.

• Deceased Estates: For probate and the fair distribution of assets among beneficiaries, our deceased estate valuations are always retrospective property valuations to the date of death. We approach these sensitive estate valuations with empathy and professionalism, providing unbiased assessments for executors and trustees. We are the preferred valuers for Australia Executor Trustees and conduct Public Trustee valuations.

• General Litigation & Dispute Resolution: When a property's value becomes a matter of legal dispute, our property valuation reports provide the objective information needed in a courtroom. Our valuers have experience in providing expert evidence, ensuring clarity and accuracy in complex legal cases.

• Immigration Purposes: For visa applications requiring proof of financial standing, our immigration property valuations provide formal reports with the current fair market value of your assets. We are an Approved Land Valuer of the South Australian Government, ensuring compliance with government requirements.
   

Our Commitment to Legal Professionals: As a trusted property valuer in Adelaide and across South Australia, McLean Gladstone is committed to delivering impartial and objective real estate valuation reports with utmost precision and care. Our licensed property valuers are well-versed in the specific requirements for legal valuations, providing concise professional reports that are bound by court guidelines and relevant legislation for expert evidence. We offer both short-form and long-form reports, tailored to the specific needs of mediation or court proceedings.
 

Dedicated Female Valuer Available: We understand that in sensitive legal matters, clients may have specific preferences. McLean Gladstone has a dedicated female valuer available who can provide compassionate and professional service, ensuring you feel comfortable and supported throughout the valuation process.
 

Whether you need a property valuer near you for residential property valuation, commercial property valuation, or rural property valuation for any legal purpose, McLean Gladstone is your reliable real estate property valuer. Contact our registered property valuer team today for expert advice and a professional valuation on property that supports your legal and financial needs.