Can anybody advise where I can get a property valuation dated at March 1982?

Question

The property is in Canvey Island Essex and is for Capital Gaines Tax purposes

Answer 1

STEP 1: find the nearest value for the property including date

Go to http://www.nethouseprices.com/, which gives a free search of the prices of all houses sold in your street since 2000.

STEP 2: Calculate your house value at 1982 levels

Now we need to take the details from STEP 1, and use it to work out what your house would’ve been worth in 1982.

To do this go to the Nationwide House Price Calculator http://www.nationwide.co.uk/hpi/. This is actually designed for people to put in their house price when they bought it, and work out what it's worth now. Yet it is possible to use it in reverse to get a rough value back in 1982.

How to get the calculator to do it

Scroll down the page to the calculator
In ‘Property value’ note the sales price as from Step 1
In ‘Valuation date 1’ enter the sales date from Step 1 (and make sure you put down which quarter of the year it was).
In Valuation date 2’ enter 1982, and Q1

Then click calculate, the results appear just above the calculator. You should now have a rough idea of your house price value in 1982.

Answer 2

Well obviously if you need a 1982 valuation, you must have owned the property at that date, so you must have some idea. A valuation surveyor or estate agent should be able to give you some idea, or the land registry records for that area can be used.
You can agree the valuation with HMRC before you submit your return using form CG34.

Answer 3

We do the valuation for 1982 to present. We can give the accurate results.

Answer 4

Try the following link. If you search for a property (by post code or street name) It lists the houses sold and how much for... May not go back that far though?? Give it a try

www.nethouseprices.com

Answer 5

The safest way to do this is to get a local estate agent to give you a value at 1982. If HMRC wish to challenge your calculation, they would get the District Valuer to give his value and if necessary, your estate agent and the DV would argue it between them on your behalf.

Answer 6

You should have paperwork from when the house was purchased, ask the solicitors who dealt with the sale.