A FORMER Bailiff believes that the role should not be touched unless the public votes for change in a referendum. Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache said it was “almost indecent” to remove the Bailiff from the historic role as President of the States “on the basis of such an insubstantial report”. A renewed move to have […]
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Pets in rental homes: Bid to introduce guidance, not law
A BACKBENCHER is attempting to amend a proposition so that it requests officers put together “guidance” rather than actual legislative changes around allowing or banning pets from rental properties. Deputy David Warr, who has previously criticised the strictness of rental licensing schemes, lodged his amendment to Deputy Catherine Curtis’s proposition this week. This proposal requested […]
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Constables keep Assembly places as electoral reform debate enters day three
A SERIES of proposals for electoral reform was rejected by politicians yesterday, with Members voting emphatically in favour of Constables remaining in the States Assembly. On the second day of this week’s sitting, Members continued to debate a range of amendments to the proposition by Deputy Elaine Millar to restore the role of Senator, with […]
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Backing for return of Senators to the States… with a twist
REFORM Jersey has thrown its support behind the principle of restoring Senators to the States Assembly, but with a significant twist on how to achieve this without increasing the size of the Chamber. The party has put forward plans to scrap existing arrangements whereby Constables sit as Members of the Assembly, freeing up 12 places […]
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Further mortgage interest tax relief “not appropriate”
THERE are no plans to reintroduce mortgage interest tax relief while removing GST from food would be unlikely to have much impact on prices, the Treasury Minister has said. Deputy Elaine Millar said that ministers had recently held discussions about the future of mortgage interest relief, which was cut as part of the 2016 Budget […]
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Tributes for ex-Catholic Dean who helped minority groups
THE former head of the Catholic Church in Jersey, who held the post for almost 20 years, has died, prompting a stream of tributes from Islanders. Monsignor Canon Nicholas France, who was 81, was the Roman Catholic Dean of Jersey from 1999 to 2018, when he was known for his service to the Catholic community […]
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Housing Minister is to ‘make a case’ for cap on rent increases
JERSEY’S Housing Minister has stated that he will “make a case” for a cap on rent increases – shortly after unveiling proposals to update the Island’s rental tenancy legislation. Speaking during yesterday’s Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel hearing, Deputy Mézec acknowledged that such a move would be “controversial” but added that he believed there […]
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New rent control proposals could cause landlords to ‘throw in the towel’, JLA says
LANDLORDS have hit out at the Housing Minister’s “worrying” plans to introduce rent stabilisation measures. Guy Morris, chair of the Jersey Landlords Association, said that Deputy Sam Mézec’s new residential tenancy law – set to be brought forward later this year – could cause his members to “throw in the towel” and worsen the Island’s […]
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Move to reverse social security ‘plundering’ defeated in opening Budget vote
THE government survived the first challenge to its Budget as an amendment criticising “profligate” public spending was defeated, albeit with one minister voting against his colleagues. Health Minister Tom Binet was among 15 Members to vote in favour of the amendment by Deputy Philip Bailhache, who proposed that withdrawals from the Social Security Fund in […]
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Housing Minister ends empty-home reporting for ‘not producing results’
A SCHEME asking Islanders to report vacant properties – to get unused homes back on the market – is being axed by the new Housing Minister, just over a year after it was launched by his predecessor. During a Scrutiny hearing, Deputy Sam Mézec told former Housing Minister David Warr that the Empty Homes Service […]
