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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Latest ‘Homelessness in Jersey’ report published
MENTAL-HEALTH issues and alcohol and drug use are among the main drivers of homelessness in the Island, according to recently released statistics. Housing Minister Sam Mézec’s latest Homelessness in Jersey report, which draws together information from several organisations providing support to vulnerable Islanders, includes figures for the third quarter of 2025. It showed that, between […]
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Jersey Landlords Association chair on tenancy law changes: “We fully respect the democratic process”
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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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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Reform Jersey leader rejects “untrue” comparison with Value Jersey’s use of international consulting firm
THE leader of Reform Jersey has rebuked an “untrue” comparison between the party’s interactions with a trade union and a recently-formed movement’s use of an international consulting firm led by a prominent American political strategist. Deputy Sam Mézec spoke out after Value Jersey said that its arrangement with The Messina Group was “no different from […]
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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 […]
