Syamales Datta received his Physics (Hon) from Calcutta University and joined Howrah Improvement Trust. He qualified with RICS in 1971 and retired from service in the spring of 2004 after very memorably serving as chief valuer. A fellow of the IOV and the IOS, Datta has also been a research guide for Annamalai’s master’s programme. He has taught valuation at IIEST, IUM, IEM, ILGUS, WBVB, HUDCO, JU, TIU, IOV, IOS, and recently at RVOS, studying where pre-qualifies for certification to value company assets. Datta coordinates symposia. Earlier titles include Valuation of Real Property: Principles & Practice and Advanced Valuation for Secured Lending by Banks and Financial Institutions, the former bestseller is replaced with this paperback by time.