Falling property values across Europe add complexity to a new requirement under international accounting rules for developers to value investment properties under construction at fair value rather than on a cost basis. ‘It is difficult enough assessing existing properties in the current climate where there is little transaction activity. It becomes more challenging when properties are still under construction,’ said Dermot Charleson, head of European valuations at Jones Lang LaSalle.
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