TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– Proposes to elucidate the relationship between implicit and explicit discounted cash flow (DCF) methods in freehold valuations.Design/methodology/approach– Sets out a calculation of annual growth with respect to a rack‐rented property.Findings– Finds that the advantage of the DCF model is that it makes the assumptions underpinning the valuation explicit.Originality/value– This shows how the valuer is allowed to analyse the market and to answer not only the question of the price of the property but also the question of whether it is worth that price. VL - 24 IS - 1 SN - 1463-578X DO - 10.1108/14635780610642999 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14635780610642999 AU - French Nick ED - Éamonn D'Arcy PY - 2006 Y1 - 2006/01/01 TI - Freehold valuations: the relationship between implicit and explicit DCF methods T2 - Journal of Property Investment & Finance PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 87 EP - 91 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -