PLANS to transform a Havre des Pas car park into 26 flats have been refused by the Planning Committee. But some members of the committee said it was “inevitable” that the land would be built on, while others said the proposals needed a “little bit of tweaking” and they could get over the line. Seymour […]
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Two-bed flat price falls below £500,000 for first time since 2021
AVERAGE house prices have continued to fall from the 2022 peak, while the number of property transactions has was more than a third higher last year than in 2024. Released yesterday by Statistics Jersey, the latest House Price Index, covering the final quarter of 2025, revealed that the average cost of a two-bedroom flat in […]
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Housing Minister challenges think tank’s take on cost of living crisis
JERSEY’S Housing Minister has pushed back against a new report that linked high housing costs to government policy – arguing that the Island’s housing crisis is more “complex” than the report suggests. Deputy Sam Mézec was responding to a report by independent think tank Policy Centre Jersey, which claimed that political decisions – particularly around […]
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Jersey politicians vote for amended Gaza ceasefire proposition
STATES Members have voted for an amended proposal calling for an “immediate suspension of hostilities” in Gaza. A proposition asking for a permanent ceasefire in the conflict was brought to the Assembly by backbencher Deputy Montfort Tadier, who argued that politicians should take a stance in the ongoing Israel-Gaza war. But in the States on […]
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Too many first-time-buyer homes ‘is a problem that I’d like to have’
THE Housing Minister has dismissed concerns raised at a Scrutiny hearing about an oversupply of first-time buyer homes. Deputy Sam Mézec instead labelled it a problem he would “like to have” as opposed to not having enough properties for those taking their first step onto the housing ladder. He made the comments during a hearing […]
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Second round of £10 million home-buying scheme launches
FIRST-time buyers now have another chance to secure their spot on the housing ladder as the second round of applications for the government’s shared-equity scheme opens. Housing Minister Sam Mézec announced on his social media this morning that the government had released another £3.3 million out of an earmarked £10 million set aside to fund […]
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Housing Minister ‘delighted’ with first round of assisted purchase home scheme
OVER 100 applications have been received for a £10 million government-funded scheme to help Islanders get on the property ladder. The First Step initiative, an assisted purchase home ownership scheme which is administered by Andium Homes, was launched at the end of February. A total of 124 applicants applied during the first round, which closed […]
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Chief Minister-designate's ministerial choices revealed
CHIEF Minister-designate Lyndon Farnham has revealed his choices for the new Council of Ministers. The Deputy is planning to overhaul the team, putting forward just a small number of existing ministers. Other States Members can, however, put themselves forward for the positions. The States will meet tomorrow (Tuesday) to elect the ministers. His choices are: […]
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Former ministers line up to question their successors
FORMER ministers will be lining up to question their successors when the States Assembly meets for the second time since a new government was formed at the end of January. Six of the ten oral questions on the agenda tomorrow will be asked by Members who have returned to the back benches, having been key […]
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Housing Minister wants to tweak ‘unfair’ quali system
CHANGES to Jersey’s controversial housing qualification system which severely limits where many migrants live could come in next year, the Housing Minister has confirmed. Deputy Sam Mézec told a Scrutiny panel that these would be “tweaks”, for example to qualification periods or to the licensing system. Discussions were taking place in the Housing and Work […]
