Why JVal
Most valuation software is a faster way to write the document. JVal is a system that does more of the professional work — and won't let the valuation break protocol.
The difference in a sentence
Faster worksheets, stored records and a smart-looking output. But the judgement stays entirely with you — you write every description, remember every grading rule, choose every basis of value, and assemble your own evidence. It speeds up the typing. It doesn't do the thinking, and it won't stop a mistake.
It drafts descriptions from the data you enter, enforces the grading conventions as you work, gets the legal bases of value right, and assembles your professional-review evidence for you. It does more of the professional work — and guards the standard while you do it.
Head to head
| Traditional software | JVal | |
|---|---|---|
| Descriptions | Customisable — you write and edit them | Drafted from the data — it writes them, and they can't drift from the facts |
| Grading discipline | Relies on the valuer's memory | Enforced as you work — split grades, SI3, rubover ≠ VVS, Mounted Diamond Assessment |
| Bases of value | Mostly insurance-focused | Insurance, probate (IHTA s.160), divorce, family division, forced sale — the right basis applied automatically |
| Audit trail | Stores the finished figure | Research, comparables and workings kept behind every figure |
| Professional Review | Not built for it | Assembles your anonymised review pack for you |
| Independence | Some also run their own valuation service, competing with you | A pure tool — we never compete with you for a client |
| Your data | Often registered to a central database | Stays on your own machine — your clients and records are yours |
| Getting started | Paid from day one | Free for students and at entry level — pay only when you step up |
Comparison reflects JVal against the common "document-tool" approach to valuation software. Individual products vary — try JVal and see for yourself.
Three things a document tool can't copy
JVal builds each schedule description from the data you've entered — metal, stones, setting, grades — so the words never drift from the facts, every valuation reads with the same professional consistency, and you type a fraction as much.
The NAJ Mounted Diamond Assessment and grading conventions are built in and enforced — so a valuation can't quietly break protocol. To an insurer, a court, or the institute's reviewer, "the software wouldn't allow it" is worth more than "it looked professional."
Set examples aside as you finish them and JVal assembles your anonymised review pack — the chore every registered valuer dreads, done as you go. Built by a valuer who has actually sat the review.
And it runs the practice, not just the valuation
Invoices generated straight from the job, with outstanding balances and a home dashboard tracking what's owed.
Automatic prompts to bring clients back when a valuation is due — recurring work that looks after itself.
Editable email templates that auto-fill the client's details — enquiry replies, appointment and collection notes, payment reminders.
Send an item photo straight to a visual search to speed up price research and comparables.
Produce a clean retail sale certificate alongside your valuations, on your brand.
Estimate stone weights from measurements, integrated into the item as you work.
Grade. Price. Prove. Print.
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