Discounted cash flow (DCF) modelling seems to be emerging as a mainstream valuation procedure in the United Kingdom. The November 2023 RICS paper “calls for…greater consideration and, where appropriate, adoption of explicit discounted cash flow (DCF) methods for valuing [real estate investment]...
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