ProVal FAQs
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is ProVal used for?
ProVal is used for financial viability and development appraisals in social housing. It provides a structured, consistent way to assess NPV, IRR, mixed-tenure cashflows, and long-term financial performance, helping avoid the inconsistencies that often arise from more manual modelling methods.
Who uses ProVal?
Housing associations, local authorities, and developers use ProVal when they need reliable, transparent appraisal modelling that can be understood and reviewed across multiple teams.
Is ProVal suitable for organisations with large development pipelines?
Yes. ProVal is widely used by organisations with substantial development programmes, but it’s just as effective for smaller teams or single-scheme users who need precise, dependable modelling. It delivers consistent accuracy at any scale without the maintenance challenges seen in more improvised models.
Can ProVal handle mixed-tenure appraisals?
Yes. ProVal supports multiple tenure types; social rent, affordable rent, shared ownership, rent-to-buy, and pure open market sale within a single appraisal, removing the need to maintain separate models or combine results from different sources.
Does ProVal support compliance with regulatory guidelines?
Yes. ProVal includes clear audit trails and structured appraisal logic aligned with viability expectations, supporting consistent governance without heavy manual oversight.
Can I generate reports from ProVal?
Yes. ProVal can produce professional, standardised reports in Excel, Word, or PDF automatically, reducing time spent on formatting or rebuilding outputs.
How does ProVal differ from Landval?
ProVal models full development viability once a scheme’s design, costs, and tenure mix are known, including detailed cashflows and long-term financial outcomes.
Landval supports early-stage land assessment, helping determine what can be paid for a site before a scheme is fully defined.
Landval answers “Is this land opportunity worth pursuing?”
ProVal answers “Is the complete scheme viable over its lifetime?”
Does ProVal support consistent modelling across teams?
Yes. ProVal uses a standardised framework so assumptions and outputs remain aligned across users, reducing variations that occur when models are built independently.
Can ProVal help reduce model risk?
Yes. ProVal’s built-in structure limits the likelihood of broken links, incorrect formulas, or inconsistent inputs, issues that can emerge when models evolve organically over time.
How does ProVal ensure assumptions stay up to date?
ProVal allows organisations to manage key assumptions centrally, making it easy to update inflation, rents, discount rates, or policy changes without manually adjusting multiple versions.
Can ProVal support cross-department reviews?
Yes. ProVal’s consistent structure and clear outputs make it easy for finance, development, audit, and executive teams to review and understand appraisals without needing to decode bespoke modelling styles.
Is ProVal integrated with other SDS tools?
Yes. ProVal integrates with Sequel and other SDS systems, ensuring smooth data flow from viability appraisal into project delivery and reporting, without rekeying or reconciling separate sources.
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