Lawyers
needing a technical opinion on property value or a property question within proceedings.
Property Valuation for Courts and Litigation
Expert property reports for Lebanese litigation and disputes, whether court-appointed or instructed by a party, within the scope of the mission and the available documents.
Appraisal for courts
What the service is
An expert property report answering a technical question inside a court file: the value of a property, its characteristics, or a physical state of affairs requiring specialist opinion.
Court expert work differs from ordinary valuation in one essential respect: the report is not written for the client, it is written for the file. It has to withstand reading by an opposing party, and by a judge looking for the basis the expert relied on — not only the conclusion.
Expert work in Lebanon is governed by specific rules. The Ministry of Justice sets out that an expert is a specialist instructed to carry out technical expertise, and that the report must state the conclusion, the opinion, and the grounds it rests on.
A sworn expertRecognised by the courts and the banks of Lebanon.
A dated reportA value tied to its valuation date and stated purpose.
Arabic or EnglishReports prepared in the language the recipient requires.
From Lebanon or abroadA file starts with a document review, wherever you are.
Who it is for
Who usually asks for it
Who arrives at this service, and what each of them needs from it.
Parties to a dispute
wanting an independent view before negotiating or settling.
Heirs
in a division case before the courts.
Co-owners
in shared property or in a liquidation dispute.
- 01
A dispute over the value of a property.
- 02
Division or liquidation of jointly owned property.
- 03
Inheritance files before the courts.
- 04
Disputes between partners.
- 05
Valuing property in the context of compensation or settlement.
- 06
Valuing a property or part of one under a mission defined by the court.
Property types
The property this covers
Each type carries its own documents and its own approach, settled when the file is reviewed.
Built and unbuilt land
Residential apartments
Houses and villas
Whole buildings
Shops and offices
Warehouses and facilities
Industrial property
Inherited or jointly owned property
Company property
The work
What the work involves
- 01Establishing the purpose
Sale? Inheritance? Court? Bank? The purpose determines the report's scope and form, and is agreed before work starts.
- 02Reviewing documents
Confirming the property's identity, ownership, area and registered charges, and identifying what is missing.
- 03Inspection
Visiting the property and recording what no document shows: actual condition, surroundings, access, current use.
- 04Analysis
Testing the evidence against the market and comparable properties, choosing the approach that fits the property type and the quality of the data.
- 05Reporting
A full record of the property, purpose, sources, methodology, assumptions, and the conclusion with its date.
Documents
Documents required
A reference list, not a precondition. Send what you have; what is missing is identified at review.
The decision appointing the expert, or the text of the mission
The appointment decision or the text of the mission, which sets the scope and limits of the expertise.
The case number and the court concerned
The case number and the court concerned, with any earlier expert report in the file.
Property documents: title extract, proof of ownership, maps, area statements
An extract from the Land Registry showing ownership and any registered charges.
The parties' documents relevant to the technical question
Deadlines and procedural directions
The deadlines and procedural directions the file has to keep to.
Any earlier expert report in the file
The outcome
What you receive
A report a third party can read, and follow to the conclusion it reaches.
Value is tied to the valuation date and to the defined mission. Whether the report is admitted, and the weight it carries in the proceedings, rest with the court alone.
Tell me the property, the region and why the value is needed.
The file is reviewed first: documents required, scope of work, expected timeframe. No fee is quoted before that.