Owners
wanting to know what their property is worth before deciding to sell, mortgage or invest.
Property Appraisal in Lebanon
Valuation of land, apartments, buildings and commercial property in Lebanon — inspection, document review and market analysis, in a report that shows how the figure was reached.
Property appraisal
What the service is
A property appraisal is a professional opinion of value, on a specific date and for a stated purpose, formed after inspecting the property, examining its documents and analysing its market.
What separates it from a quick estimate is not the figure but everything around it. A professional report identifies precisely which property was valued, which documents were reviewed, which approach was used and why, which factors raised or lowered the value, and the date the conclusion applies to.
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.
Buyers
wanting an independent view before committing.
Heirs
needing a common basis for dividing an estate.
Lawyers
needing a technical opinion within a case.
Companies
valuing their assets.
Lebanese abroad
who own property in Lebanon and have no current sense of its value.
When
When you need it
When value becomes the basis of a decision rather than a matter of curiosity: a sale or purchase, an inheritance, a dispute, a division, financing, a mortgage, an asset schedule, or a file submitted to an authority.
- 01
Before a sale or a purchase. Listing prices are asking prices, not evidence of what anything sold for.
- 02
In an inheritance or a division. An estate holding more than one property is divided by value, not by counting.
- 03
In a dispute or before a court. An independent report moves the argument onto figures that can be examined.
- 04
For a bank or a lender. Property offered as security needs a valuation that meets the lender's requirements.
- 05
For a company or an authority. An asset schedule, financial statements, or a file that requires proof of a property's value.
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 any registered charges.
- 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 conclusion.
Documents
Documents required
A reference list, not a precondition. Send what you have; what is missing is identified at review.
A recent title extract from the Land Registry, where available
An extract from the Land Registry showing ownership and any registered charges.
Proof of ownership
Whatever establishes the owner's standing in the property, an older document included.
The property number and cadastral zone
Lebanese property is identified by its number and cadastral zone, not by an address.
A cadastral map or area statement
To establish boundaries, area, shape and the relationship to the surrounding roads.
Building permits or construction documents where relevant
The building permit or its equivalent, establishing the legal standing of what is built.
The lease and income details if the property is let
The lease and the income details, where the property is let.
Any form or requirement specified by the requesting institution
The outcome
What you receive
Depending on the scope of the instruction, the report contains:
Value is tied to its valuation date and stated purpose, and can change as the market, the property's condition or its planning status changes. Acceptance of the report by any institution rests with that institution — which is why it is identified before work begins.
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.