The Property Assessment Review Panel Guide shows you how to file on time and handle the Property Assessment Review Panel, the first place your BC Assessment appeal is heard.
What is the Property Assessment Review Panel?
The Property Assessment Review Panel is the first level of appeal for your BC Assessment. You file a Notice of Complaint, which is the appeal form, and a panel of 3 hears your case in a short hearing, usually 30 minutes. Hearings run from February 1 to March 15, and the panel can confirm your value or change it.
Most homeowners expect a full hearing. In my experience, the panel usually gives you only 6 to 8 minutes to speak, and it is very hard to make your case in that time. The panel is not where most appeals are won or lost, and that changes how you should prepare. The guide shows you what to bring, how to use your time, and how to use the Review Panel to set yourself up for the next level, the Property Assessment Appeal Board.
$0
to file your Notice of Complaint with the Review Panel
Feb 1, 2027
the deadline to file your 2027 appeal, since January 31 falls on a Sunday
6 to 8
minutes, approximately, that many homeowners get to present at a Panel hearing
April 30
the deadline to take your appeal to the Appeal Board, whatever the panel decides
The timeline
Your Review Panel appeal for 2027
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December 31, 2026
Your 2027 assessment shows up online
In my experience, it appears on the last business day of December, and the notice follows in the mail in early January. The value is your property's market value as of July 1, 2026.
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By February 1, 2027
File your Notice of Complaint
File online, at no cost. The deadline is normally January 31, but in 2027 that falls on a Sunday, so it moves to the next business day, the same way it moved to February 2 in 2026.
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February 3 to March 15, 2027
Your hearing
The Review Panel sits for approximately 6 weeks. Your hearing is short, so your evidence needs to be clear and on paper before you walk in.
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By April 7, 2027
The decision
The panel sends its decision. Whatever the panel decides, you have until April 30, 2027 to appeal to the Property Assessment Appeal Board, which hears your appeal as a brand new hearing.
What the guide covers
From your first check to your hearing
Before you file
How to calculate your assessment to sales ratio against a real sale, and an 8 item checklist for reviewing your assessment before the deadline.
Registering your appeal
Filing on time and at no cost, and how the timing of your filing can affect your hearing date.
How the panel works
What the panel can and cannot do, what PARP, PAAB and BCA mean, and why the Appeal Board starts fresh.
Your evidence
A ready to fill evidence package, and when to expect BC Assessment's evidence.
Your hearing
How to use a short hearing so your evidence is actually heard.
Strategy
3 ways to approach the Review Panel, and my best advice on where to put your effort so you are ready.
Common questions
The Property Assessment Review Panel
What is the deadline to appeal my 2027 BC Assessment?
The deadline to file with the Review Panel is normally January 31. In 2027, January 31 falls on a Sunday, so it moves to February 1, 2027.
Does it cost anything to file with the Review Panel?
No. Filing your Notice of Complaint with the Review Panel is free.
Is a Notice of Complaint a complaint about BC Assessment?
No. Despite the name, it is the appeal form. It asks the panel to review your value, not how you were treated.
Can I go to the Appeal Board after the Review Panel?
Yes. Whatever the panel decides, you can appeal to the Property Assessment Appeal Board by April 30. The Board hears your appeal as a brand new hearing, and nothing from the Review Panel carries over, so plan for it from the start.
Do I need a lawyer for the Review Panel?
No. You file your own appeal and present your own case. If you would rather have help, book a BC Assessment Check and I will go through the sold comparables in your neighbourhood with you.
Before you file with the Review Panel, check your number.
Start with your address and see how your BC Assessment compares to what homes like yours actually sold for.
Check My PropertyMy Record: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026
$22.6M+
cut from the values BC Assessment put on homeowners' properties
My 3 largest reductions for a homeowner: $2,063,000, $1,954,000 and $1,438,000
$110K+
in estimated property tax refunds and credits for homeowners
My 3 largest estimated refunds or credits for a homeowner: $10,315, $9,770 and $7,190
40
homeowners I helped appeal their BC Assessment
100% won a reduction. The average homeowner had approximately $566,000 taken off their value and an estimated $2,800 back in property tax.
63
appeals won, out of the 65 those homeowners took to a decision
97% won, at BC Assessment, the Review Panel and the Appeal Board
91%
of written Appeal Board decisions, made by an independent adjudicator, lowered the value
30 of the 33 that went that far
7,079
Vancouver Island home sales I checked against their BC Assessment
Less than 1% were assessed at what they sold for, and 40% were assessed above it
32
news stories about the appeals I helped with
Run more than 400 times in 68 news outlets across BC
23
freedom of information requests to BC Assessment for its records
$11,047.06 in fees BC Assessment estimated to release them. I paid $30 in total, after fee waiver requests on public interest and hardship grounds.
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Jason Anson
I am not a lawyer or an appraiser, and nothing on this site should be considered legal or tax advice. When I help you, you are still the appellant and you file your own appeal. Every result depends on the evidence for that property, and the decision belongs to the Property Assessment Review Panel or the Property Assessment Appeal Board, not to me. My past results do not predict yours, and I cannot guarantee any outcome.
Helping homeowners with property assessment appeals is not a licensed activity in the province of British Columbia. It is not regulated by the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) or the Real Estate Services Act, and it is not considered a real estate service.
I am also a licensed real estate agent with eXp Realty. That work gives me my experience in valuation and market movement, which is the evidence of market value the Review Panel and the Appeal Board weigh. This site and my appeal work are completely separate from eXp Realty. They are not affiliated with, endorsed by or provided through my brokerage, and the views here are my own, not eXp Realty's.
What I write about BC Assessment, the Property Assessment Review Panel, the Property Assessment Appeal Board, the Minister and Ministry of Finance, and the other public offices on this site is my own opinion, and I consider it fair comment on a matter of public interest. My opinions are my honest views, marked as my view, and based on facts anyone can check: Appeal Board decisions, public records and records released under freedom of information. Quotes from documents and news stories are the words of the people quoted. If anything here is inaccurate, let me know and I will correct it.