Red Book Valuations
Independent valuations for secured lending, matrimonial, probate, taxation, charities and pension purposes. Reports are prepared in accordance with RICS Valuation — Global Standards.
Discuss a valuationRICS Regulated · est. ManchesterRed Book valuations
Red Book valuations
and property advice
across the North West.
CST Consulting Limited is an independent firm of Chartered Surveyors and Registered Valuers providing Red Book valuations and commercial property advice for lenders, solicitors, investors, occupiers and private clients across Greater Manchester and the wider North West.
Regulated & accredited
Professional Indemnity Insurance Approved by 30+ UK lenders
Professional Indemnity Insurance Approved by 30+ UK lendersServices
Independent valuations and property advice for lending, legal, tax and private client purposes.
Every report is produced by a Chartered Surveyor who has personally inspected the property. We work to clearly defined scopes, agreed fees and fixed delivery dates.
Secured Lending Valuations
Valuations for banks, bridging lenders, private lenders and building societies, covering residential, commercial, mixed-use, investment and development-backed property.
Lender enquiriesCommercial Valuations
Valuations of office, retail, industrial, mixed-use and investment property across Greater Manchester and the wider North West, supported by relevant market evidence.
Speak to commercial teamTrading Business Valuations
Valuation advice for trading properties and operational businesses where value is linked to maintainable earnings, trading potential, goodwill, fixtures and market demand.
Discuss a trading valuationProbate & Matrimonial
Current and retrospective open-market valuations for HMRC, executors, solicitors and Family Court proceedings, with clear and defensible reporting.
Confidential enquiryDevelopment & Investment Appraisals
Valuations of development sites, refurbishment projects and income-producing assets, including market value, rental value, investment yield analysis and comparable evidence.
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Property types we are instructed on, week in, week out.
Greater Manchester is a city of red brick, glass and Victorian warehouse stock side by side. Our valuation work reflects it, from terraced residential property and mixed-use investments to industrial estates, development sites and specialist trading assets across the North West.
Residential
Houses, flats, HMOs, blocks of apartments, new-build schemes and residential investment portfolios for lending, probate, matrimonial, taxation and private client purposes.
Commercial
Office, retail, leisure, licensed premises and mixed-use commercial property, including vacant possession, investment and secured lending valuations.
Industrial & Logistics
Warehousing, light industrial units, trade counter property, workshops, yards and multi-let industrial estates across Greater Manchester and the wider North West.
Development
Residential, commercial and mixed-use development sites, refurbishment projects and part-complete schemes, including residual appraisals and market-facing valuation advice.
Mixed-use
Retail with flats above, commercial buildings with residential upper parts, converted premises and income-producing mixed-use investments.
Trading & Specialist
Trading-related property and operational assets, including care homes, nurseries, hotels, leisure premises and other assets where value may be linked to trading potential.
Land & Agricultural
Strategic land, paddocks, smallholdings, grazing land and amenity land, including sites with development potential or alternative-use considerations.
SIPP / SSAS Holdings
Valuations for pension trustees, including acquisition, disposal and triennial valuation purposes, with reporting prepared to meet relevant lender, trustee and compliance requirements.
Measured evidence
Reports that feel calm because the work underneath is exact.
The best professional advice is not theatrical. It is quietly thorough: inspection notes, comparable evidence, condition, context and a surveyor willing to explain their judgement in plain English.
Inspection-led reporting Clear, defensible conclusions Responsive aftercare on every file
How we work
Four stages, on a fixed fee, with no surprises.
We have built CST around the way a good client of professional services likes to be treated — answered quickly, given a defensible written scope, kept informed, and delivered to on the day promised.
Step 01
Quick quotation
Send us the property details and the purpose of the valuation. We will review the instruction and usually provide a clear fee quote within 4 hours, together with an estimated inspection date and report turnaround timescale.
Step 02
Scope agreed
Once instructed, we issue our letter of engagement and arrange the inspection. Any remaining information or documentation required for the valuation will be confirmed at this stage.
Step 03
Inspection and review
We inspect the property, review the relevant information and carry out the necessary research before preparing the valuation report.
Step 04
Report issued
The final report is issued within the agreed SLA. We remain available after delivery to deal with lender, solicitor or client queries promptly and clearly.
Areas we cover
Property valuations across Greater Manchester and Cheshire.
Most instructions fall within a short drive of the city centre, and every inspection is carried out by an RICS Registered Valuer who knows the local market — whether that is a Red Book valuation in Altrincham, a probate valuation in Didsbury, a matrimonial report in Wilmslow or a secured lending valuation in Manchester city centre.
Manchester City Centre
Apartments, mixed-use blocks and commercial premises across Deansgate, Spinningfields, Ancoats and the Northern Quarter.
North Manchester & Bury
Our home patch — Prestwich, Whitefield and Radcliffe, plus Bury, Bolton, Rochdale and Oldham.
Trafford & Altrincham
Altrincham, Hale, Hale Barns, Bowdon, Timperley and Sale, including high-value family homes and period property.
South Manchester
Didsbury, Chorlton, Withington and Whalley Range — Victorian terraces, conversions and investment portfolios.
Stockport & the Heatons
Heaton Moor, Heaton Mersey, Bramhall, Cheadle Hulme, Marple and Hazel Grove, from period semis to development sites.
Cheshire — the Golden Triangle
Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Prestbury and Knutsford: discreet valuations of high-value and unique homes.
Salford & MediaCityUK
City-fringe apartments, new-build schemes and commercial investment across Salford and the Quays.
The wider North West
Warrington, Macclesfield, Preston and the Liverpool city region, by arrangement.
All valuation work is carried out by, or under the supervision of, an RICS Registered Valuer.
About CST
A North West firm built on professional judgement — not template reports.
CST Consulting Limited is an independent firm of Chartered Surveyors and Registered Valuers, based in Prestwich and working across Greater Manchester and the wider North West. We act for lenders, solicitors, investors, occupiers and private clients.
RICS-regulated firmAll valuation work conducted to current Red Book Global Standards.
Registered Valuer schemeAll valuation work overseen by an RICS Registered Valuer.
Professional indemnityPI insurance held in line with RICS requirements.
Independent firmNo agency arm, no commission incentives — purely advisory.
Get in touch
Tell us about the property — we usually provide a fee quote within 4 hours.
The fastest route to a fee quote is a short conversation. If you would rather write, the form opposite reaches the instructing surveyor directly. We do not pass enquiries to a call centre and we do not chase you afterwards.
OfficeCST Consulting Limited
47 Bury New Road
Prestwich, M25 9JY, United Kingdom
47 Bury New Road
Prestwich, M25 9JY, United Kingdom
Telephone07543 847617
Bury New Road, Prestwich
On the A56 north of Manchester city centre, close to junction 17 of the M60.
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