THE RENTAL VALUATION OF MARKETS: A TENDER PROBLEM

Although still an important proportion of the total retail outlets in this country, until recently markets have evaded the professional eye of the valuer whether acting for landlord or market trader. Markets are our oldest and original form of retailing; the fact that they still exist today is in itself a measure of the importance with which the shopping public regards them. Many markets are still in the original buildings, often sited in the central shopping area, sites not only of prime interest but of prime value.