Fixed-fee agency valuations for Brisbane, built for a state that still charges duty on goodwill.
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$1,495+ GST
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- Your fee is set in writing before any work starts. It never depends on the value we reach.
- We value agencies, rent rolls and books. We do not broker or sell them.
- Your report is signed by a suitably qualified business valuer.
Small Business Valuation
$1,495 + GST
For an agency, rent roll or book with annual revenue of what is valued under $2 million. A written report, delivered in 2 business days. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. The fee is fixed in writing before we start and never tied to the value we reach.
Larger agency or book? Tell us in the form and we recommend the right package. All fees
Real estate agencies, rent rolls, brokerages, recruitment and service agencies across Queensland, valued from your documents. From $1,495 + GST where the revenue of what is valued is under $2 million.
In short
Agency Valuations charges a fixed fee for a written valuation report, set by the annual revenue of what is valued. Under $2 million: $1,495 + GST, with the report in 2 business days. From $2 million to $3 million: $2,495 + GST, in 3 business days. From $3 million to $10 million: $3,495 + GST, in 3 business days. Over $10 million, we quote the fee in writing before work starts and agree the delivery date before commencement. An expert report for a dispute or court costs $4,495 + GST, whatever the size of the agency. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
Agency Valuations prepares independent written valuations of Brisbane real estate agencies, rent rolls, insurance brokerages, mortgage broking books and marketing, recruitment, labour hire and travel agencies. The fee is fixed nationally: from $1,495 + GST where the annual revenue of what is valued is under $2 million, delivered in 2 business days. Reports are prepared from your documents and a call, with no site visit. Queensland matters more than most states here, because the Queensland Revenue Office treats goodwill as a business asset that can make a sale dutiable, so the value placed on a rent roll or client base can carry a duty consequence.
We value agencies, rent rolls and client books as businesses. We do not value land, premises or homes, and we do not appraise properties for sale or lease. Reports are prepared from your documents, so the fee is the same wherever you are.
State-specific considerations.
Queensland property agents are licensed under the Property Occupations Act 2014 through the Office of Fair Trading. A real estate company needs a corporate licence, the person in charge of its principal place of business must hold an individual real estate agent licence, and each other place of business needs a licensee or registered salesperson in charge. An agent cannot provide a service until the client appoints them in writing, on Form 6 for residential work or Form 6A for commercial work, and rental property management runs under a continuing appointment. Trust accounts are audited every year under the Agents Financial Administration Act 2014 and the report is lodged within 4 months after the audit period ends. Queensland also still charges transfer duty on business assets: goodwill, business names, statutory licences and intellectual property are listed as business assets, and duty is worked out on the greater of their value and the price paid. Labour hire providers must be licensed under the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (Qld).
What actually differs in QLD.
Queensland still charges transfer duty on agency goodwill.
The Queensland Revenue Office lists goodwill, statutory business licences, business names, franchise rights, intellectual property and plant or stock located in Queensland as business assets, and warns that the existence of goodwill may make a transaction dutiable even where the agreement does not mention it. Duty is calculated on the greater of the value of the business assets and the consideration paid. For a Brisbane agency or rent roll sale, that means the figure given to goodwill is not just a price, it is part of a tax calculation. The report sets out goodwill, plant and any other assets separately, with the method and evidence behind each, so your lawyer can work out the duty position from figures that stand up. We do not advise on duty.
Every managed property needs a valid written appointment.
Queensland's Office of Fair Trading says an agent cannot provide a property agent service until the client appoints them by a written agreement, on Form 6 for residential property or Form 6A for commercial property, and that a continuing appointment covers ongoing rental property management. Whether an appointment can pass to a buyer depends on its terms and the client's consent, and is a question for your lawyer. A Brisbane rent roll is therefore worth what its appointments can carry. We sample signed appointments against the roll export, and missing or out-of-date appointments are treated as income at risk.
Trust account audits are lodged within 4 months of year end.
Each property agent trust account must be audited every year by a qualified auditor under the Agents Financial Administration Act 2014, and the report lodged with the Office of Fair Trading within 4 months after the end of the audit period. In the last year of business the report must be lodged within 2 months after trading stops, which matters to a vendor selling the whole agency. Client money in trust is never part of the value, but the audit history is evidence of how the roll has been run, and the report reads it that way.
Recruitment and labour hire businesses trade on a Queensland licence.
Under the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017, all labour hire providers in Queensland have needed a licence from 16 April 2018, and users of labour hire must use licensed providers. It is an offence to use an unlicensed provider or to enter an arrangement designed to avoid the scheme. A Brisbane labour hire business is valued on earnings it can lawfully keep producing, so we ask for the licence, any conditions and recent compliance history, and read contractor margin and client concentration against that position.
Agencies we commonly value in Brisbane.
- ·Residential real estate agencies
- ·Rent rolls and property management businesses
- ·Commercial rent rolls
- ·Insurance brokerages and underwriting agencies
- ·Mortgage broking books
- ·Recruitment and labour hire businesses
- ·Marketing, digital and creative agencies
- ·Travel agencies
Brisbane questions we get asked.
How much does an agency valuation cost in Brisbane?
The fixed fees are the same in Brisbane as in every other city, with no travel loading. The band follows the annual revenue of what is valued: $1,495 + GST under $2 million (2 business days), $2,495 + GST from $2 million to $3 million (3 business days) and $3,495 + GST from $3 million to $10 million (3 business days). Above $10 million the fee is quoted in writing before work starts. A rent roll on its own is banded by its annual management income. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
Is transfer duty payable when a Brisbane agency or rent roll is sold?
It can be. The Queensland Revenue Office treats goodwill, business names, statutory licences, intellectual property and Queensland plant and stock as business assets, says goodwill may make a transaction dutiable even if the agreement does not name it, and calculates duty on the greater of the assets' value and the price paid. Your lawyer or the Queensland Revenue Office confirms the position. We value the business and do not advise on duty.
Can Queensland management appointments move to a buyer?
Whether an appointment can move to a buyer depends on its terms and the client's consent, and is a question for your lawyer. For the valuation, we check that each managed property on the roll has a signed appointment on the current form and treat gaps as income at risk. Whether your appointments allow it is a question for your lawyer. For the valuation, we check that each managed property on the roll has a signed appointment on the current form and treat gaps as income at risk.
What documents should a Brisbane real estate agency send?
Three years of financial statements and current management accounts, the two most recent trust account audit reports, a rent roll export with each property's owner, management fee and start date, a sample of signed Form 6 or Form 6A appointments, the corporate licence and person in charge details, and a staff list. If premises or other land sit in the same entity, include those details so they can be separated from goodwill.
Do you need to visit our Brisbane agency?
No. Valuations are prepared remotely from documents and a call with the principal, with no travel loading anywhere in Queensland. If something material cannot be confirmed from the records provided, the report states it as a limitation.
Is a Queensland insurance brokerage valued differently?
The licensing is the same as elsewhere: ASIC says financial services businesses generally need to be authorised under an Australian financial services licence, and credit activities generally need an Australian credit licence or authorisation from a credit licensee. What can differ in Queensland is duty, because goodwill is a listed business asset. A brokerage sale therefore needs a goodwill figure that can be explained, and the report provides it.
- ·Assessing if business asset transfers are dutiable, Queensland Revenue Office
- ·Calculating transfer duty on business asset transfers, Queensland Revenue Office
- ·Appointment to act as a property agent, Queensland Government
- ·Trust account audits for the property industry, Queensland Government (Office of Fair Trading)
- ·Apply for a corporate real estate agent licence, Queensland Government (Office of Fair Trading)
- ·I use labour hire providers, Labour Hire Licensing Queensland
- ·Do you need an AFS licence?, ASIC
- ·Do you need a credit licence?, ASIC
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Small Business Valuation
$1,495 + GST
For an agency, rent roll or book with annual revenue of what is valued under $2 million. A written report, delivered in 2 business days. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. The fee is fixed in writing before we start and never tied to the value we reach.
Larger agency or book? Tell us in the form and we recommend the right package. All fees
From $1,495 + GST. One fixed fee, agreed in writing before any work starts.