Discuss a report
Property reports with a clear basis
An insurance valuation may pass from a strata manager to a committee and then to a broker. A financier’s report needs to give the lender an independent assessment and the borrower a clear account of the findings.
Those readers bring different questions. They need to understand what has been assessed, how the figure was reached and what could affect it.
Asset Scope combines construction cost knowledge with experience of the decisions these reports support. We make the assessment basis visible so the report can be understood, checked and used by people who were not involved in preparing it.
Our work spans cost planning before construction, financier reporting during delivery, and insurance, maintenance and depreciation assessments for completed assets. That breadth brings an understanding of how buildings are costed, delivered and maintained to each engagement.
We consider the property, the available evidence and the purpose of the assessment. Assumptions and allowances are explained so you can see how they affect the result.
Phil's experience as a strata manager gives the practice a working understanding of committee decisions, owner expectations and the administration around a report.
That experience informs the way we scope and communicate strata work. An insurance recommendation needs a basis the manager can explain. A maintenance plan needs to connect future work with the funding owners are being asked to contribute.
We agree what the report needs to cover and who will rely on it before work begins. Inspections are structured and completed by a Certified Quantity Surveyor, and each report is checked against a verification checklist before issue.
The report states its assumptions, inclusions and exclusions. Where information is incomplete, we explain the basis used, so a gap in the records remains visible to the people making the decision.
Quantity Surveying and strata experience
Phil is a Certified Quantity Surveyor and Member of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. His project experience includes multi-level residential and commercial developments, retail, childcare and high-end residential construction.
He began in tax depreciation, developing a foundation in measurement and construction cost analysis, before broadening his work into cost planning, contract administration and financier reporting. His experience also includes insurance valuations and maintenance planning for completed buildings.
Alongside his background in strata management, this gives Phil a view of property costs from development through to ownership. His focus is practical cost advice, transparent assumptions and reports that the people using them can follow.
Certified Quantity Surveyor, through the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
Member of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, designated MAIQS.
Asset Scope is registered with the Tax Practitioners Board for its Australian tax depreciation work.
How we work
Every engagement begins by clarifying what is needed, what information is available and how the report will be used. From there, Asset Scope follows a structured process designed to make the work clear, consistent and practical.
We confirm the report type, purpose, timing and information required.
We review the documents, plans and property or project information needed for the assessment.
We inspect or assess the property or project as required, applying Quantity Surveying judgement.
We review assumptions, inclusions, exclusions and key allowances before issue.
We issue a clear, structured report for the people who need to use it.
We provide reasonable clarification so the report can be understood and applied properly.
Property cost advisory services
Strata Insurance Valuations and Maintenance Plans for owners corporations, body corporates, strata managers and committees making insurance and future funding decisions.
Cost Plans, Initial Financier's Reports and Progress Claim Reports for developers, lenders and project teams assessing budgets, construction progress and cost to complete.
Tax Depreciation Schedules for investors, property owners and accountants who need an assessment of eligible deductions with a documented basis.
