Business valuations for shops, venues and practices in the Eastern Suburbs.
Your fixed fee
- Your fee is put in writing first and does not move with the value.
- A second valuer checks each report before signing.
- The working file stays on record for ten years.
- The report carries the name of the valuer who signs it.
East of the city, a business is often a shopfront, a kitchen or a client list built by one person. A valuer weighs the lease, the season and what would stay with a new owner.
Fee guide
Under $2 million of turnover: $1,495 + GST, signed report in 2 business days. $2 million to $3 million of turnover: $2,495 + GST, signed report in 3 business days. $3 million to $10 million of turnover: $3,495 + GST, signed report in 3 business days. Above $10 million we quote the fee in writing and agree the delivery date with you first. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
- $1,495 + GSTThe fixed fee where turnover is below $2 million, put in writing before we begin
- 2 business daysFrom payment and complete information to a signed small-business report
- 32 York StOur Sydney office, in the CBD. Most of the work is done from your documents and a call
- 10 yearsHow long the working file behind each report is kept
Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
In the Eastern Suburbs, many valuation questions come back to a lease and a person. Shops and restaurants in Bondi Junction, Double Bay, Paddington, Randwick and Maroubra earn their profit from a particular site, and many practices and studios earn theirs from one owner's name. Business Valuations Sydney values the business, not the building, from the accounts, the lease and the staff arrangements. The report is signed and carries a statement of independence.
A note on property: our reports value businesses, shares and units. Land and buildings are valued by a property valuer in New South Wales. Where a job needs both, the two valuations can be prepared to the same date.
What tends to matter in Eastern Suburbs.
In Bondi Junction, a shop is valued with its lease in hand.
Waverley Council describes Bondi Junction as having a major transport interchange, and the centre includes the Oxford Street Mall. In 2026 the council exhibited a draft master plan for it. For a retailer there, the lease decides a good part of the value: the years left, any option, the rent reviews. A plan, whether draft or adopted, is noted in a valuation report. It is not counted as trade.
Double Bay and Paddington: regulars, staff and the owner at the door.
Woollahra Council describes the Double Bay Centre as known for its village character, outdoor dining and mix of local businesses, close to Sydney Harbour and Edgecliff train station. Paddington is an inner suburb with a shopping strip of its own. In both, a restaurant or boutique can lean on regular customers and on the owner being present. A valuer asks what would change if the owner stepped back.
Randwick and Maroubra: local trade and the seasons.
Randwick has its own local centre and Maroubra is a beachside suburb. Many businesses in both serve people who live nearby: cafes, food shops, salons and small practices. Near the beach, takings rise in summer and fall in winter, so a valuer reads whole years of figures. The likely buyer is often an owner-operator, which makes a fair wage for the owner one of the main adjustments.
New South Wales has its own rules for shop leases.
Retail shop leases in NSW are covered by the Retail Leases Act 1994. The landlord must give the tenant a written disclosure statement at least seven days before the lease is entered into. The length of each lease has to be read, not assumed.
The NSW Small Business Commissioner runs a mediation service for lease disputes, and mediation may be required before a retail lease dispute goes to NCAT or a court. A valuer notes any such dispute, because a buyer takes on the lease as it stands.
Businesses we are asked to value here.
- ·Cafes, restaurants and licensed venues
- ·Fashion and homewares retailers
- ·Hair and beauty businesses
- ·Allied health and small professional practices
- ·Childcare centres
- ·Online retailers with a local shopfront
Eastern Suburbs: questions owners ask.
Does the liquor licence go to the buyer when I sell my restaurant?
Not by itself. In NSW the licence has to be transferred, on an application decided by the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority, which delegates routine licensing decisions to Liquor & Gaming NSW staff. A valuer treats the licence as part of what the venue needs in order to keep trading.
My shop lease has two years left. How does that affect the value?
It usually lowers what a buyer will pay, unless the lease has an option to renew. A short remaining term makes the profit from that site less certain. A valuer reads the lease for options and rent reviews, and reflects the remaining risk in the value.
Are the fit-out and equipment in my shop valued separately?
Not usually. They are part of what produces the profit, so their worth to a buyer is already inside the value of the business. A valuer notes what the business owns and what is leased or under finance. Stock is normally counted and paid for on top of the price at settlement.
My landlord and I disagree about the market rent. Is that a business valuation?
No. Where a retail lease sets the rent at current market rent and the parties cannot agree, the Retail Leases Act 1994 (NSW) provides for a specialist retail valuer to determine it. The NSW Small Business Commissioner says current market rent leaves out goodwill created by the tenant. A business valuation is separate work.
Where the rules on this page come from
This page describes the rules in general terms. It is not legal, tax or duty advice: your lawyer or accountant advises on how a rule applies to you.
- ·Bold plan for Bondi Junction's future unveiled, media release, 2026, Waverley Council
- ·Double Bay Centre planning and urban design strategy, Woollahra Council
- ·Is my shop covered by the Retail Leases Act?, NSW Small Business Commissioner
- ·Lease disclosure statements, NSW Small Business Commissioner
- ·About Retail Leases, NSW Small Business Commissioner
- ·Retail leases, NCAT
- ·Retail Tenancy Guide, NSW Small Business Commissioner
- ·Early determination of market rent, NSW Small Business Commissioner
- ·Transfer a liquor licence, NSW Government
- ·Who we are, Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority
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Small Business Valuation
$1,495 + GST
The package for turnover below $2 million: a signed report in 2 business days. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
Larger than that? The fee steps up with turnover. See every fee
Page last reviewed on 15 November 2026. Business Valuations Sydney, 32 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
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