Christchurch Property Valuation services

John has been actively involved in the property industry as a valuer for more than 40 years. Most recently he has held senior valuation positions with Darroch and DTZ.

John’s experience covers a wide variety of property types in both the public and private sectors. His specialised asset valuation assignments have encompassed airports, tertiary institutions, energy generation infrastructure, crown research campuses, hotels, hospitals, rest homes, retail malls, wineries, meat processing plants, court and prison buildings, ski-fields and major stadia. His agri-sector experience is wide ranging and includes large-scale corporate farming operations, crown research farms, large-scale vineyard operations, forestry land, pastoral leases and high country stations. John’s assignments have been completed for a variety of purposes including; financial reporting, insurance, going concern valuation, market value, portfolio asset values, retrospective value, methodology development, arbitration, litigation support, expert witness and Treaty of Waitangi settlement.

John is regarded as a leading valuation practitioner in New Zealand by business leaders and his peers. He has been a member of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers (now PINZ) for over 30 years and was a Harcourt prize recipient in 2004. He has served the profession as National President (1997/98), Chairman of the Valuation and Property Standards Board (1996-2009), New Zealand representative on the International Valuation Standards Committee (10 years) and Chairman of the International Valuation Standards Board (7 years).

John  operates nationally and plays a leading role within a number of our specialist valuation practice areas including infrastructure, viticulture, dairy, pastoral and forestry.

Ed has over 20 years’ experience in property valuation and agribusiness throughout New Zealand. He is based in Christchurch and travels regularly to the regions. Prior to joining the Colliers International Rural and Agribusiness valuation team he was a senior valuer and business manager of a valuation firm in Central Otago which covered the lower South Island and spent four years as a farm manager on a sheep and beef farm in the Wakatipu Basin. Ed has also practiced as a valuer in Nelson/Tasman, Wellington and the Wairarapa.

Ed has agricultural and forestry interests in the lower North Island, completed the Kellogs Rural Leadership Programme in 2010 and obtained a Master of Property Studies degree in 2015. He has broad property related experience in both urban and rural sectors focusing more recently on specialized rural and commercial assets and the impact of nutrient regulation on land values.

Having spent a good portion of his career in agribusiness and partnering with rural businesses around New Zealand, Ed understands the challenges of the rural sector in changing current economic and political climates, and appreciates our clients need for quality specialist property advice.

Praveen has over 20 years property valuation experience and is based in our Christchurch office. Between 1995 and 2004 he worked as a valuer for Quotable Value based in both Nelson and Christchurch – during that time he held the role of National Project Manager Asset Valuation.

Since 2004, his work for the firm has encompassed a wide variety of assignments including; injurious affection valuations arising from road transportation and electricity supply works, scenario option modeling, specialised asset valuations including airports, ports and tertiary institutions, valuations for insurance and statutory reporting purposes and valuation project management.

Praveen’s infrastructure experience includes; valuation of land and buildings for insurance and financial disclosure purposes for both Christchurch International Airport and Port Eastland, land acquisition and compensation valuations for the Christchurch City Council Northern Arterial, compensation assessments for special amenity value and enterprise value for Crown agencies taking property under the Public Works Act 1981 and compensation for easement property interests acquired by Transpower.

Praveen also undertakes large-scale land subdivision DCF valuations for our corporate land development clients.

Praveen offers our clients excellent technical skills, a sound understanding of the public sector and relevant infrastructure legislation and he plays a key role in the firm’s infrastructure team and our technical peer review process. Praveen is based in our Christchurch office and undertakes work nationally.

Prior to joining Colliers, Tim had 25 years agribusiness banking experience in the North and South Island in relationship management, business development and senior leadership roles.

He completed and peer reviewed rural valuations throughout his banking career.  His banking skills include agribusiness finance, credit analysis and rural valuation.

With his wife he owns an irrigated, intensive stock and cropping property in North Canterbury.

The family property was leased prior to farming meaning Tim understands the lease market, has experience dealing with lessor and lessees and negotiating lease agreements.

Tim brings to the Colliers Rural Valuation and Advisory team agribusiness banking and practical farming experience, an understanding of irrigation and environmental compliance as well as a strong network of farmers and their advisors.

His focuses are all types of rural land valuation throughout the South Island and advisory work in the rural sector.
 

Kate is a born and breed Southlander. Growing up on a sheep and beef farm in Central Southland gave her an invaluable appreciation and understanding of the area and primary sector.

Kate graduated from Lincoln University in 2015 with a B. Com. Ag majoring in Agricultural Management and Rural Valuation. In her final year at Lincoln she received the Colliers Rural and Agribusiness Valuation Scholarship and consequently joined the company in 2016.

Kate worked out of the Christchurch office for four years, focusing predominantly on valuing properties in the Southland and Otago regions, gaining experience in dairy, sheep and beef, high country, horticulture and viticulture industries. She was also involved in developing datasets, overview analysis and trend commentaries for the Southland and Otago rural property markets for clients and communication reports.

In May 2019 Kate gained her registration and started building her own portfolio of clients in the Lower South Island.

In January 2020 Kate moved to Southland to open the first Colliers Rural Valuation office in the region.

Samantha has experience in valuation of retirement villages and aged care facilities located throughout New Zealand since joining Colliers in 2009, and has sound working knowledge of the industry and of the profitability and values pertaining to Care Facilities and Retirement Villages, and the details of sales of these facilities. Samantha is actively involved on a daily basis in valuations of these specialist business/property entities for mortgage security, sale/acquisition and general valuation purposes.

Paul is a Senior Analyst on property valuations and assists Gary Sellars in all valuation assignments. Paul completes extensive research on the Christchurch office vacancy market, and the residential and business land markets.

John entered private practice as a valuer in 2006, gaining registration in 2009.  He joined Colliers in June 2018 after having worked for CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) for a number of years.

John has historically undertaken a range of commercial property valuations, however now more commonly completes valuations in relation to specialist property types.

Areas of particular expertise include tourism and leisure assets, visitor accommodation (hotels, motels, holiday parks, lodges and hostels), childcare, self-storage and various other specialist going concern categories.  He regularly travels throughout the South Island in the course of his work.  

Types of valuations commonly undertaken by John include:

·  Market Valuation assignments for due diligence, disposal, secured lending, financial reporting, compensation;

·  Rental Valuations and subsequent dispute resolution

·  Replacement Insurance Valuations

·  General Consultancy Advice

John is a panel valuer for all major banks.

Scott was welcomed to Colliers in mid-2018 being an accomplished Registered Valuer with a dedicated field of practice concentrated on the commercial market sectors within Christchurch, wider Canterbury and South Island regions.

Scott is responsible for management of the Christchurch commercial valuation office and forms part of the Senior Leadership Team for the national valuation business. 

Scott’s depth of experience in the property market extends over 20 years with broad expertise in industrial, office, retail and specialised use properties such as cold stores, food manufacturing and medical facilities.

Scott is an accepted Panel Valuer for all major NZ banking institutions.

Advice offered by Scott includes, sale & acquisition due diligence, valuations for mortgage security and financial reporting, rental reviews and subsequent arbitration / dispute resolutions, replacement insurance valuations with vast experience in pre-loss market indemnity scenarios and general property consultancy.

Additional experience includes expert witness roles before the High Court, the Environment Court and the Independent Hearings Panel on matters regarding the Christchurch Replacement District Plan.  

Marius has a broad range of experience in many areas of the valuation profession specialising in commercial and industrial valuation and consultancy advice primarily within Christchurch however also other major metropolitan areas of the South Island.

Marius has had considerable involvement in market rental valuations and portfolio work together with feasibility consultancy. This is principally across the industrial, office, retail and land development sectors.

This has included numerous assignments for both industrial and residential land development from a feasibility and market valuation perspective.

Marius on occasion is asked to act as a sole arbitrator/umpire in rental disputes.  

Alanna joined Colliers International in April 2012 as Valuation Secretary.