Assessment Appeals

Every year, BC assessment evaluates over 2,000,000 properties. You may feel that your commercial or residential property assessment value is too high, and would like to launch a tax appeal. In our experience, the review panels and appeal boards want to see strong evidence indicating the market value of the property as of the assessment date. This includes using comparable sales data and appropriate market data to compile a well supported market value estimate. Obtaining a real estate appraisal of the property is an excellent way to prepare for your appeal, as it provides an unbiased valuation that the review panel can use to compare with the BC assessment value and methodology. 

Municipal tax appeals are launched by property owners who believe their property values have been unfairly assessed by the municipal assessment authority. If you are appealing or thinking of appealing your property assessment value, we can help you build your case by preparing a market value appraisal.