PROPOSALS designed to tackle Jersey’s growing housing crisis have been dismissed by a former minister as a ‘talking plan’ rather than an action plan.
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Assembly rejects former minister’s housing proposals
CALLS to declare a housing-affordability crisis and ban above-inflation-level rent increases have been rejected by the States.
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Eviction fears: Government criticised for failing to meet a tenants’ group for almost three months
MINISTERS have been criticised for failing to meet a tenants’ group almost three months after an initial request was made amid fears that the lifting of measures protecting renters during the pandemic could leave some at risk of eviction.
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No progress on Jersey property list
WORK on producing a digital register of all commercial and residential landlords has not ‘progressed as anticipated’ following a States decision last autumn, the Chief Minister has said.
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Forum calls for action ‘now’ to protect tenants
ACTION is needed now to protect renters, the chairman of the Jersey Tenants’ Forum has said, after a landlord licensing proposal was pushed back.
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Average house prices rise to record levels…
AVERAGE house prices in Jersey have risen to record levels and are more than double that of the UK, a report has revealed.
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Homeless couple living in a van question social-housing criteria
A COUPLE who say they have been left homeless and forced to live in a van have questioned the eligibility criteria for social housing – after registering for more than 45 Andium Homes properties with no luck.
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Gas price hike fears
GAS users are facing another price hike – after last year’s 6.5% rise – amid a Europe-wide energy crisis.
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Call for help for tenants left homeless after fires
CHANGES to the law are urgently needed to protect people who find themselves homeless after a fire, a politician has said.
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Politicians seek answers as ‘at least one’ States Member guilty of overcharging tenant
THE Housing Minister and one of his predecessors have expressed concern following revelations that at least one current States Member was among a group of landlords found to have overcharged tenants for electricity.
