GROUP ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) use, using the straight-line method over their useful lives, not exceeding a period of five years and acquired software not exceeding a period of three years. The useful lives of the assets are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted if appropriate. Customer Relationships Customer relationships consist of acquired rights to income streams on an existing financial adviser book of business. These customer relationships are recognised at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment. Amortisation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of an average eight years. The useful life of customer relationships is estimated based on the cancellation experience of the acquired book of business at a product level. 10. Investment property Investment properties are held for the purpose of earning rental income and for capital appreciation. Investment properties are initially recorded at cost and include transaction costs on acquisition. Subsequent expenditure is capitalised to the asset’s carrying value, only when it is probable that the future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the group and the cost can be measured reliably. Investment properties are valued annually, by external independent valuers, and adjusted to fair value as at the reporting date, except for properties purchased within six months of the year-end which are valued at cost, unless an independent valuation is performed. Properties under construction, which are excluded from investment property valuations, are carried at cost where the PPS Property Fund Trust is satisfied that cost is a reasonable approximation of fair value. On completion, the cost is transferred to the carrying value of investment property and subsequently valued independently. Any gain or loss arising from the fair value of the investment property is included in the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the period to which it relates. Gains and losses on the disposal of investment properties are recognised in the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income and are calculated as the difference between the sale price and the carrying value of the property. 11. Assets held for sale Non-current assets, or disposal groups, are classified as held for sale if it is highly probable that they will be recovered primarily through sale rather than through continuing use. Such assets, or disposal groups are generally measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. Any impairment loss on a disposal group is allocated first to goodwill, and then to the remaining assets and liabilities on a pro rata basis, except that no loss is allocated to financial assets and investment property, which continue to be measured in accordance with the Trust’s other accounting policies. Impairment losses on initial classification as held for sale or held for distribution and subsequent gains and losses on remeasurement are 9. Intangible assets (continued) 118 Group Accounting Policies
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