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Commercial
Industrial, retail and office are the core of the practice.
From entry-level assets to institutional grade.
- Warehouses and logistics
- Large-format and strip retail
- Suburban and CBD office
- Mixed-use
Bertacco Property Valuations · Established 1999
Commercial property valuers. Industrial, retail, office and specialised.
Independent valuations for mortgage security, financial reporting, taxation and expert evidence, plus rent submissions and determinations, across Melbourne and Sydney.
Or call 1300 10 8000
About the practice
Our opinions are evidence based, applying the valuation principles and methodology of the International Valuation Standards as adopted by the Australian Property Institute, to deliver a fully reasoned report that addresses the purpose of your valuation.
Bertacco Property Valuations was established in 1999 to provide independent valuation advice. Director Alan Bertacco has more than 35 years’ experience in property and is supported by a team of valuers and analysts.
All valuation reports are undertaken by a Certified Practising Valuer and peer reviewed.
For those acting on behalf of another party, the valuer is often the only party to physically inspect the property. We treat that responsibility accordingly, as it reflects on us and on the instructing party.
One valuer, whole portfolio
A single valuer can take on a client’s entire portfolio across asset classes, so every valuation is prepared on a consistent basis with one point of contact.
Breadth of asset classes
Industrial, retail and office, through to childcare, healthcare, pubs and motels, SDA and leasehold interests, valued by the same practice to the same standard.
Independence recognised by appointment
We are one of a select few valuers appointed by the Victorian Small Business Commission and the Australian Property Institute to provide expert valuations. Together with our Valuer-General Victoria panel status, this reflects our independence and standing in the profession.
Evidence depth
Analysis drawn from a verified, continuously updated database of commercial sales and leasing evidence.
Sectors
What we value
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Specialised
Childcare and healthcare facilities; schools, places of worship, camps and community facilities; pubs, motels and function venues; service stations, cold storage and government premises.
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Living sector
Specialist Disability Accommodation and rooming houses, assessed as income-producing investments rather than as residential dwellings.
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Residential and development
Residential property, including conventional homes, rural residential holdings and investment property; development sites, englobo land, feasibility studies and project related site values (PRSV).
Interests valued
- Freehold
- Freehold going concern
- Leasehold interest
Going concern and leasehold interest valuations, including business-attached freeholds, are undertaken by the Director.
Coverage: Melbourne and Sydney metropolitan, plus selected regional locations.
Rental determinations
Independent rental determinations
We have extensive experience in rental valuations, rent submissions and rent determinations. Most commercial leases require the valuer to have at least five years’ experience valuing the asset class under review, and leases under the Retail Leases Act require a Specialist Retail Valuer as defined under the Act, which we are. We have determined rents for retail, industrial, office, medical, childcare and distribution centre premises.
Landlords, tenants and their agents can instruct us directly, and some instruct jointly, but most determinations we conduct under a lease come through appointment by the Victorian Small Business Commission or the Australian Property Institute.
- Determinations made as an expert, not as an advocate; the determination is binding on the parties.
- Rent submissions prepared to assist the appointed determining valuer.
- Rental assessments and market rent advice outside a formal determination.
- 01Appointment: by the VSBC, the API, or agreement between the parties
- 02Submissions and inspection
- 03Written determination, binding on the parties
Worth knowing16 October 2026
Capital gains tax changes from 1 July 2027
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Act 2026 changes how capital gains are taxed from 1 July 2027. Eligible individuals and trusts holding an asset across that date can establish the split between the old and new rules using either the asset’s market value just before 1 July 2027 or an apportionment method set by the Minister. Eligibility depends on the owner, any beneficiaries and the asset. Separate rules treat qualifying pre-CGT assets as sold just before 1 July 2027 and reacquired on that date.
What it means
Whether a valuation or the apportionment method suits you is a question for your tax adviser. Where a valuation is the better option, one prepared at or near the date is more reliable than one reconstructed later. Where none was obtained, we can prepare a retrospective valuation, including on a kerbside basis.
Ask about a CGT valuation
Legislated June 2026. Not tax advice.
Valuation purposes
Why the purpose matters
We require written instructions before we proceed. They protect you, by ensuring the report is fit for purpose, and they protect us. Instructions give us the key details we need to deliver on time: the property address, the instructing party, the entity relying on the valuation, any urgency, and the purpose. Purpose matters: a valuation for AASB financial reporting takes a very different approach and methodology from a mortgage valuation. Our online request prompts for the details we need to provide a fee proposal and move forward.
Choose a purpose to start your enquiry.
Clients and appointing bodies
Current lender panels
- Westpac
- Suncorp
- Judo Bank
- ING
- Liberty
- Bank of Sydney
- Arab Bank
- Bowery Capital
- Pepper
- ColCap
- Australian Private Mortgages
- Australia Pacific Income Fund
Appointing bodies
- Valuer-General Victoria
- Victorian Small Business Commission
- Australian Property Institute
Selected instructions
Recent and representative work
Distribution centre, Melbourne’s south-east
Appointed by the Australian Property Institute to determine market rent for a distribution centre of more than 50,000 sqm, with a rent exceeding $10 million per annum.
10,000 sqm prime office warehouse
Mortgage security valuation of a recently completed prime-grade office warehouse of 10,000 sqm on a 2.5 hectare site.
Sydney and Melbourne centres
Mortgage security valuations of long day care centres in Sydney and Melbourne licensed for more than 115 places.
Armstrong Creek Town Centre
Mortgage security valuation of a regional town centre.
700-property national portfolio
Australia-wide portfolio of 700 mixed-use properties valued for a religious order in accordance with AASB.
Major infrastructure portfolios
Compensation assessments of freehold and leasehold interests for the Suburban Rail Loop Authority and Level Crossing Removal Authority under the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986.
Courts and tribunals
Expert valuation evidence before the Supreme, County, Federal Circuit and Magistrates Courts and VCAT, including single and joint expert appointments, in accordance with the Expert Witness Code of Conduct.
Parramatta land holding
A unique city-centre site backing onto the Parramatta River, with a current State Significant Development application for a 53-storey mixed-use tower. Planning controls allow a height of 120 metres and a floor space ratio of 10:1.
Team
Valuers and analysts
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Alan Bertacco
Director- Associate Diploma of Valuation, RMIT
- FAPI, CPV 62355
- Specialist Retail Valuer
- Licensed Estate Agent
- Expert Evidence and Financial Reporting certified (API)
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Damian Bertacco
Associate Director- B.App.Sc (Property and Valuation), RMIT
- AAPI CPV 109708
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Rishi Kapoor
Senior Valuer- Master of Property, University of Melbourne
- AAPI CPV 101446
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Kevin McEncroe
Valuer- AAPI CPV 62362
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Flynn Angus
Valuation Analyst- B.App.Sc (Property and Valuation), RMIT
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Christopher Kapourelakos
Valuation Analyst- B.App.Sc (Property and Valuation), RMIT
- Reports undertaken by Certified Practising Valuers with current API CPD, prepared in accordance with the Australian and New Zealand Valuation and Property Standards and International Valuation Standards.
- ISO 27001 certified. Valuation files encrypted and held in Australia.
- PI and public liability insurance certificates available on request.
Working with us
How it works
- Step 1: RequestSend the property address and valuation purpose using the form below, or call. Email supporting documents to admin@bmfvaluers.com.au.
- Step 2: Fee proposalA fee and timing within one business day.
- Step 3: Inspection and analysisWe agree the inspection requirements and analyse the property and relevant market evidence.
- Step 4: ReportIssued with the valuer’s findings and supporting evidence.
Within one business day of your enquiry, with the fee and the expected timing for the report.
It depends on the property, the purpose and the information available. We confirm the timing in the fee proposal.
Lenders and brokers, solicitors, accountants and trustees, property owners, and landlords, tenants and their agents. Mortgage security valuations are usually instructed by the lender or through its panel platform.
Yes. We are not aligned with any lender, agent or developer, and we check for conflicts of interest before accepting every instruction. We are not a real estate agency, nor part of one.
Our fee proposal sets a fixed fee for the scope described in your enquiry. If the scope changes, we confirm any change before proceeding. Expert evidence and litigation work is also quoted as a fixed, pre-agreed fee; attendance at a court or tribunal is charged in addition at an hourly rate.
Yes. Instructions are accepted direct or through your panel platform.
Yes. We prepare retrospective valuations, including on a kerbside basis where the property has since changed hands and access is no longer possible. API guidance recommends that, where possible, the valuer was certified at the retrospective valuation date.
Melbourne and Sydney metropolitan areas, plus selected regional locations.
Send what you have; it helps us understand the task and quote accurately. If the property is leased, the net rent, lease term and rent review provisions. A copy of the title and plan of subdivision. Any active planning permit for redevelopment. For a court matter, the statement of claim. Outgoings and other details can follow if we proceed.
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Contact
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