THE Jersey Landlords Association will work with its members to help them “adjust” to recently-approved changes to the Island’s residential tenancy legislation, according to the organisation’s chair. Guy Morris’s comments come after the States Assembly voted in favour of Housing Minister Sam Mézec’s bid to update the Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Law 2011. Deputy Mézec’s proposals […]
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‘Rabble’ versus Reform as Chamber stirs into life
AFTER a deathly-dull Tuesday, the States Chamber stirred into life yesterday during tetchy exchanges between Reform Jersey representatives and their opponents. When three Reform Members were elected to ministerial roles, they would have settled for this as a nice problem to have: adversaries lining up to take pot-shots at Housing Minister Sam Mézec for his […]
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Reform Jersey politician calls for new policy to deal with ‘unaffordable’ social housing rents
A NEW policy is needed to tackle “unaffordable” social housing rents which are pushing some tenants “deeper into poverty”, a Reform Jersey politician has argued in her recently lodged proposition. Deputy Raluca Kovacs is calling on the Housing Minister – fellow Reform member Deputy Sam Mézec – to ensure that social housing rents are set […]
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Scrutiny panel seeks to bring ‘better balance’ to Island’s renting law
A SCRUTINY panel has moved to clear up what it describes as “significant misinformation and confusion” around proposed changes to the Island’s rental laws ahead of a key debate in the States Assembly. Following an extensive review into the Residential Tenancy Law, including around 550 responses to a consultation exercise, the Environment, Housing, and Infrastructure […]
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Deputy attracts little support in attempt to change social housing criteria
A FORMER Housing Minister has suffered a heavy defeat in an attempt to revise the criteria for pensioners wishing to gain access to social housing. Deputy David Warr put forward plans in the States Assembly yesterday to raise the limit for pensioners wanting to enter the Affordable Housing Gateway from the current figure of £70,000 […]
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Budget constraints halt minister’s progress on empty property tax
A POTENTIAL tax on empty residential properties – to help bring vacant homes back into use – is not currently being progressed by the Housing Minister due to budget constraints, it has emerged. Deputy Sam Mézec yesterday told States Members that he did not have resources “to pursue the kind of option that I would […]
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Deputy loses bid to drive wrecking ball through new rent legislation
A SENIOR politician’s attempt to bring about major changes to the Island’s proposed rental laws through a self-confessed “wrecking amendment” has been narrowly defeated in the States Assembly. After around four-and-a-half hours of debate, Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache failed by three votes to win support for his amendments to Housing Minister Sam Mézec’s proposition to […]
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Ministerial spat ignites inter-island tension ahead of ‘collaboration’ event
AN UNSEEMLY row between two ministers for the business community at which the Chief Ministers of Jersey and Guernsey will talk about the potential for inter-island collaboration has been overshadowed by an unseemly row between two other ministers. Tensions over the last year’s collapse of the joint tender process for ferry services to both islands […]
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Does the Housing Minister have enough power to make meaninful change?
Whether Jersey’s Housing Minister has the power needed to tackle the Island’s housing crisis has been questioned by politicians and housing experts at a live panel event hosted by All Island Media. At the Housing… Crisis Averted? debate, held last week at the Pomme d’Or Hotel and sponsored by Tenn Capital, panellists discussed whether Deputy Sam Mézec […]
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Bid to scrap ‘unjustifiable’ earnings cap falls short
A RENEWED attempt by Reform Jersey to abolish the upper-earnings limit for social security contributions and the long-term care tax was defeated during the Budget debate. Deputy Tom Coles put forward an amendment to do away with the limit, currently £317,304, above which earnings are exempt from long-term care tax for individuals and from social […]
