For first-time landlords

Cost base property valuations across Surfers Paradise.

The day a home first earned rent, its value that day became your cost base. We establish that figure and evidence it, however long ago the day fell

$169Current or retrospective
✓ Fixed price✓ No callbacks✓ Dated to the day it was let
EVERY REPORT INCLUDES
Signed by a registered valuer
Valued as at first-income date
Retrospective assessments standard
s118-192 market value substitution
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Not sure of the exact day the letting began? A lease, a bond lodgement or the first rent statement usually settles it, and we work to what you can produce.

When a Surfers Paradise cost base property valuation is needed

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It started earning rent while you kept it

Half of Surfers Paradise is rented and much of that was somebody's own home first. The changeover day set the figure, and almost nobody thinks about it again until the property is being sold.

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Nothing about the day was memorable

Nobody moved out, nobody moved in, and a decision was taken that turned a home into something that earns. That is exactly the kind of day that leaves no settlement and no file, and it is the day the figure has to be fixed at.

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Part of it earns rent

Letting a room or a self-contained part of the property counts as well. A signed valuation gives your accountant a whole-property figure to apportion from.

The working order of a Surfers Paradise cost base property valuation.

Current or retrospective for most orders
STEP 1

Submit your property

Enter the address, confirm the valuation date and details, pay securely online.

STEP 2

Valued at the first day of letting

The valuer builds from the sales evidence that existed on that day, not from what the property would fetch now.

STEP 3

Receive your PDF report

We email your report the moment it's ready, no chasing required.

A Surfers Paradise cost base property valuation, gone through properly.

What does a cost base valuation report establish?+

It provides an evidenced market value at the date a tax rule sets or resets the property's value for cost base purposes. Your accountant then applies that value with the other allowable cost base elements relevant to your circumstances.

Why might I need a valuation at 1 July 2027?+

The 2026-27 CGT reforms use 1 July 2027 as the transition point for gains accruing under the new indexation arrangements. If the transitional rules apply to your asset, a contemporaneous market valuation can evidence the value used for that date. Confirm eligibility with your tax adviser.

Can you prepare the cost base valuation after the relevant date?+

Yes. A retrospective report can reconstruct market value at a past date using period sales and available property evidence. Ordering earlier can make records easier to obtain, but a later report is still possible where suitable evidence exists.

Can this report value a home when it first became a rental?+

Yes. Where the home first used to produce income rule applies, the required market value may be the value on the first income-producing date. Ask your accountant to confirm that the rule applies and provide that exact date in the order.

Can it support an inheritance, gift or below-market acquisition?+

Yes, the report can establish market value for an instructed date where a tax rule substitutes market value for the amount paid. The applicable date and treatment vary, so obtain advice before choosing the valuation instruction.

Does the report include renovation and ownership costs?+

The report values the property at the instructed date. It does not replace your records of stamp duty, legal fees, capital improvements, selling costs or other cost base elements. Give those records to your accountant for the full calculation.

Can pre-CGT property be valued for the new arrangements?+

A valuation can evidence market value at the relevant transition date where the new rules bring later gains into the CGT calculation. The treatment of a specific pre-1985 asset can be complex, so confirm the instruction and eligibility with your tax adviser.

Can the report help apportion cost base after a subdivision?+

A valuation can support a market-based allocation between lots or interests when that is the agreed scope. Tell us about the subdivision, relevant dates and titles so the valuer can confirm whether a standard report or a tailored instruction is required.

What makes the valuation evidence defensible?+

The report identifies the asset and valuation date, explains the basis and methodology, analyses relevant comparable sales and records the valuer's signed conclusion. It supports the market value input but does not guarantee a particular ATO outcome.

What information should I send with the order?+

Provide the exact valuation date and reason, ownership details and any plans, leases, photos or renovation records relevant to the property's condition at that time. Your accountant's written instruction is especially helpful for unusual cost base events.

Fix the starting figure once.

Signed and evidenced now, so it never has to be argued backwards later.

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