WHITE PAPERS

International Collaboration Project
‍Published by The International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), March 2026The “International Collaboration Project” is an initiative which involves the staff of a number of valuation agencies from around the world undertaking selected research projects and sharing their findings and recommendations in respect of particular topics. The three valuation agencies that select the projects are the Valuation Office Agency in the UK, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation in Ontario, Canada and the Property Valuation Services Corporation in Nova Scotia, Canada. IPTI's role is to facilitate the project, advise the Steering Group drawn from those three valuation agencies, support the Focus Groups that carry out the research, and publish the White Papers that are produced for each topic. Phase 1 of the International Collaboration Project looked at "Future Proofing the Valuation Profession" and the White Paper details can be found in the article below.

Phase 2 of the International Collaboration Project looked at two separate topics:
(a) Business Process Modernization and
(b) The Valuation of Renewable Energy Properties

The two White Papers resulting from Phase 2 can be accessed by clicking on the buttons below:

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Futureproofing the Valuation Profession
Published by The International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), September 2024

This is an IPTI White Paper which contains details of the research undertaken through an international collaboration project involving colleagues from several valuation agencies from around the world. It looks at a variety of issues including how to attract and recruit staff, how to develop them using both internal and external facilities, and how to retain them. It contains a series of recommendations which will help valuation agencies to improve their performance in all these important aspects of their operations. There is also a Synopsis of the White Paper which summarizes the key points.