Fixed-fee valuations for Melbourne agencies, rent rolls and client books.
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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 and service agencies across Victoria, 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 Melbourne real estate agencies, rent rolls, insurance brokerages, mortgage broking books and marketing, recruitment and travel agencies. The fee is fixed and the same everywhere in Australia: from $1,495 + GST where the annual revenue of what is valued is under $2 million, with the report delivered in 2 business days. Reports are prepared from your documents and a call, so there is no site visit and no travel loading. Victorian rules that touch value, such as trust account audits, new registration and training rules, labour hire licensing and duty on goods sold with land, are read into the report where they apply.
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.
Victorian estate agents work under the Estate Agents Act 1980, administered by Consumer Affairs Victoria. Each agency's trust accounts must be audited by an approved auditor for the period 1 July to 30 June, within 3 months after 30 June, and the agency must keep the signed audit report for seven years, so the latest reports are among the first documents we ask a Melbourne agency for. The rules are moving: agents' representatives must hold a direct individual registration from 25 November 2026, and estate agents and agents' representatives must complete at least 5 continuing professional development activities each year from 1 April 2027. Labour hire providers must be licensed to operate legally in Victoria under the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (Vic), and hosts must work with licensed providers. On duty, State Revenue Office guidance says goods sold under an arrangement that includes a dutiable transfer of an interest in land are dutiable property too, with stock in trade excluded, so an agency sale that includes its office premises needs land, plant and goodwill valued separately.
What actually differs in VIC.
The trust account audit shows how a Victorian rent roll has been run.
Consumer Affairs Victoria requires each estate agency's trust accounts to be audited every year for the period 1 July to 30 June, within 3 months after 30 June, by an approved auditor, with a copy of the report lodged through myCAV and the signed report kept for seven years. If an agency stops operating, the regulator must be told in writing within 28 days and the trust accounts audited within three months. None of the money in trust belongs to the agency, so it adds nothing to value. What the audit does show is whether the rent roll has been run cleanly. A qualified audit, unexplained differences or late lodgement raise the risk a buyer prices in, and the report says so where the documents show it.
Registration and training rules change for Victorian agencies in 2026 and 2027.
Following changes to the Estate Agents Act 1980, agents' representatives must hold a direct individual registration from 25 November 2026, and licensed estate agents and agents' representatives must complete at least 5 CPD activities each year from 1 April 2027 to keep their licence or registration. For a valuation this is about people. A rent roll keeps its value when the property managers who look after the landlords stay, and stay qualified to act. We ask for a staff list with roles, tenure and registration status, and we treat the cost of keeping a compliant team as a normal running cost of the business rather than something a buyer can strip out.
Recruitment and labour hire agencies in Victoria trade on a licence.
The Labour Hire Authority says providers must be licensed to operate legally in Victoria, that hosts must work with licensed providers, and that serious penalties apply to both sides when they do not. A Melbourne labour hire business is therefore valued on the earnings it can lawfully keep producing. We ask for the licence, any conditions on it and recent correspondence with the regulator, and the report reads contractor margin, client concentration and temporary to permanent conversion income against that licence position. How a licence is dealt with when the business or its shares change hands is a question for your lawyer.
Duty in Victoria follows land, so keep the premises apart from the goodwill.
State Revenue Office guidance under section 10 of the Duties Act 2000 says that where an arrangement involving a dutiable transfer of an interest in land includes goods, those goods are dutiable property as well, and its evidence list asks for a breakdown of the values given to plant and equipment and to goodwill. Separately, landholder duty may apply when someone acquires an interest in a company or unit trust holding Victorian land valued at $1 million or more. Most agencies lease their offices, but some own them inside the same entity. Where premises are in the deal, the report values the agency's goodwill and plant on their own footing so your lawyer can deal with duty from clear figures. We do not advise on duty.
Agencies we commonly value in Melbourne.
- ·Residential real estate agencies
- ·Rent rolls and property management businesses
- ·Commercial and industrial rent rolls
- ·Insurance brokerages
- ·Mortgage broking books
- ·Marketing, digital and creative agencies
- ·Recruitment and labour hire businesses
- ·Customs brokers and freight forwarders
Melbourne questions we get asked.
How much does an agency valuation cost in Melbourne?
The same fixed fees apply in Melbourne as everywhere else in Australia, with no travel loading. The band is set by 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 valued on its own is banded by its annual management income. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
Do you need to visit our Melbourne agency?
No. Reports are prepared remotely from your financial statements, rent roll or client data, agreements and a call with the principal. An agency's value sits in its recurring income, its people and its client relationships, and those are read from records rather than from an office walk-through. If something material cannot be confirmed from documents, the report states that as a limitation rather than working around it.
Which Victorian documents should a real estate agency send?
Three years of financial statements and the current year's management accounts, the two most recent trust account audit reports, a rent roll export showing each managed property with its owner, management fee and start date, a sample of signed management agreements, the agency's licence details and a staff list showing roles, tenure and registration status. If the office premises are owned inside the agency's entity, include the title details so land can be separated from goodwill.
Is stamp duty payable when a Melbourne agency is sold?
It depends on what is in the deal. State Revenue Office guidance says goods sold under an arrangement that includes a dutiable transfer of an interest in land are dutiable property, with stock in trade excluded, and landholder duty may apply when an interest is acquired in a company or unit trust holding Victorian land valued at $1 million or more. Your lawyer or the State Revenue Office confirms the position for your transaction. We value the business and do not advise on duty.
Does a Victorian labour hire business need its licence before it is valued?
No licence is needed to obtain a valuation, but the licence matters to the value. The Labour Hire Authority says providers must be licensed to operate legally in Victoria and hosts must work with licensed providers. We ask for the licence details and any conditions, and a lapsed, suspended or conditional licence is treated as a risk to the earnings being valued.
Do Victorian rules matter for an insurance brokerage or mortgage book?
Less than for a real estate agency. ASIC says a financial services business generally needs to be authorised under an Australian financial services licence, and a business engaging in credit activities generally needs an Australian credit licence or authorisation from a credit licensee. Both are national, so a Melbourne brokerage is valued on the same licensing footing as one in any other state. What changes the value is the client base, the insurer or lender relationships and who holds them.
- ·Auditing estate agents trust accounts, Consumer Affairs Victoria
- ·New rules: estate agents and agents' representatives, Consumer Affairs Victoria
- ·Continuing professional development for property professionals, Consumer Affairs Victoria
- ·Labour Hire Authority: licensing for providers and hosts, Labour Hire Authority, Victorian Government
- ·Transfer of land and business and/or goods (evidentiary requirements), State Revenue Office Victoria
- ·Landholder duty, State Revenue Office Victoria
- ·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.