Valuation of investment property
The investment property balance in the
consolidated financial statements of the
Group as at 31 December 2024 is EUR
2,674.6 million. In Note 17 of the
consolidated financial statements the Group
presented the disclosures related to
investment properties, including the key
assumptions adopted to measure the
investment properties at their fair value.
The Group has a portfolio of investment
properties comprising land, completed
properties in the office, retail and residential
sectors, as well as investment properties
under construction.
At least once a year, as at the end of each
financial year, investment properties are
measured at fair value determined with the
support of valuation experts, including
independent appraisers. To determine the
fair value of properties, independent
appraisers apply various approaches,
methodologies and measurement
techniques depending on the type of the
property assessed.
The fair value measurement of investment
properties is affected by the inherent risk of
uncertainty of the estimations made for the
purpose of their measurement, and is
sensitive to the underlying assumptions.
The value of the investment properties
depends on the adopted measurement
method and assumptions, such as the
discount rate and capitalization rate,
expected rental income and various
multipliers which are based on the
subjective assessment of unquantifiable
factors such as the location of the property.
In 2024 the Group incurred a loss from
revaluation of investment property of EUR
9.7 million, which was recognized in the
consolidated income statement.
Our audit procedures comprised in particular:
a) gaining an understanding and assessing the process
of measuring and controlling the measurement of
investment properties and assessing the qualifications,
scope and conditions of the work and the objectivity of
the independent appraisers;
b) assessing compliance of the adopted accounting
policies in respect of investment properties with the
appropriate financial reporting standards;
c) reconciling – on a selected sample – the value of
investment properties presented in the consolidated
financial statements with the valuation reports prepared
by independent appraisers;
d) for a selected sample – verification of the
mathematical accuracy and methodological consistency
(with support of internal PwC valuation experts) of
property valuations made by an independent appraisers;
e) performing a critical assessment of the assumptions
adopted and estimations made by the Group to
determine the fair value, in particular, checking – on a
selected sample – the following elements of the
valuation procedures:
• the adopted approach, valuation methodology and
techniques which depend on the type of the property
assessed;
• in case of properties which generate revenue, detailed
tests were conducted in respect of:
- the assumptions relating to revenue: the amount of unit
rental fee, the assumed level of vacancies, the assumed
rent free period, revenue from sources other than lease;
- cost-related assumptions: the amount of the property
maintenance costs, the adopted model for settling costs
with lessees; the agency commission;
- the assumptions relating to capitalization/ discount
rates;