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Abacus Property Group – Annual Financial Report 2018

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Investment Properties<br />

Why significant<br />

The <strong>Group</strong>’s total assets include investment<br />

properties either held directly or via interests in<br />

Joint Ventures. These assets are carried at fair<br />

value, which is assessed by the directors with<br />

reference to either external independent<br />

property valuations or internal valuations, and<br />

are based on market conditions existing at the<br />

reporting date.<br />

This was considered a key audit matter due to<br />

the number of judgments required in<br />

determining fair value. These judgments include<br />

assessing the capitalisation rate, discount rate,<br />

market rent, re-leasing costs and forecast<br />

occupancy levels.<br />

Disclosure of investment properties and<br />

significant judgments are included in Note 5 of<br />

the financial report.<br />

How our audit addressed the key audit matter<br />

Our audit procedures included the following:<br />

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We assessed the effectiveness of relevant<br />

controls over the leasing process and associated<br />

tenancy reports which are used as source data in<br />

the property valuations by testing a sample of the<br />

relevant controls.<br />

For a sample of internal and external valuations,<br />

we evaluated the key assumptions and tested key<br />

inputs to tenancy schedules. These assumptions<br />

and inputs included market and contractual rent,<br />

occupancy rates including forecast occupancy<br />

levels, lease terms, re-leasing costs, operating<br />

expenditure and future capital expenditure.<br />

For a sample of internal valuations we tested the<br />

mathematical accuracy of the valuation.<br />

For selected properties we involved our real<br />

estate specialists to assist with the assessment of<br />

the valuation.<br />

Where relevant we evaluated the movement in<br />

the capitalisation rates across the portfolio based<br />

on our knowledge of the property portfolio,<br />

published industry reports and comparable<br />

external valuations.<br />

Where relevant we assessed the reasonableness<br />

of comparable transactions utilised in the<br />

valuation process.<br />

We evaluated the suitability of the valuation<br />

methodology across the portfolio based on the<br />

type of asset; and<br />

We assessed the qualifications, competence and<br />

objectivity of the valuers.<br />

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