About PropertyTaxBC

Every year, BC Assessment sends out notices, and every year, almost nobody questions them. Only about 1% of BC homeowners file a complaint about their assessment. That's not because 99% of assessments are exactly right. It's because most people don't know they can appeal for free, don't know how the process works, or figure it's not worth the hassle for a regular house.

I've lived in BC for a decade, and this is one of those systems that affects almost everyone here but that hardly anyone actually understands. I'm a BC resident, not a lawyer or an appraiser, who noticed a real gap between what homeowners are legally entitled to and what they actually know about. Once I understood why so few people ever appeal, it seemed like a genuinely useful gap to fix with a free tool.

PropertyTaxBC is a free tool. You can check whether your assessment looks worth a closer look, read through exactly how the appeal process works, and if you decide it's worth pursuing, use the evidence guide to prepare a complaint yourself.

A few things worth being upfront about. This site isn't affiliated with BC Assessment, the Property Assessment Review Panel, or the Property Assessment Appeal Board. It's an independent resource. The site stays free through ads and a small number of clearly labelled affiliate links. If you use one of those links, we may earn a fee at no cost to you. That never changes what the guides say, and you'll never be charged anything here.

If you have questions, or just want to tell me something's unclear, reach me at [email protected].