Nightjar "cpb"@ insertmysurnamehere wrote:
Edward wrote:
My family has an interest in a piece of farmland which we wish to sell
to another beneficial owner. We have instructed valuers to provide a
value, but they have given an estimate for providing the valuation of
between £750 and £1200 (priced at £120 per hour).

Sounds about right, based upon getting my factory units valued every
three years to keep the pension fund auditors happy.

I am not a
surveyor, but given that the plans show the area, ...

IME valuers work on the principle that plans can be wrong, so they
always take their own measurements.

Colin Bignell

Ring another valuer and tell them you want it done for £400. There's
always somebody prepared to work for less than £120 an hour in a recession.