THE Housing Minister has intervened in a rental dispute by asking for a one-month delay in a 9% rent increase for Jersey Homes Trust tenants. Residents began receiving letters on Friday informing them of the rise, which is due to come into force on 1 April. The move prompted Housing Minister David Warr to write […]
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Accommodation for key workers in the pipeline, says Chief Minister
FIFTY-SIX units of key-worker accommodation at Westaway Court will become available in the next month, and a further 56 in April and May at Le Marais, the Chief Minister has said. Deputy Kristina Moore told the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel that she was ‘really pleased with progress’ in response to the ambition to release at […]
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Politicians under fire for failing to find any new lanes where pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders have priority
JERSEY’S Constables have been criticised for ‘ignoring’ a States decision and failing to find any new lanes where pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders would have priority over vehicles. Deputy Sam Mézec, as well as representatives from the Island’s cycling and horse-riding communities, spoke out after Comité des Connétables chair St Brelade Constable Mike Jackson said […]
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Will the government’s 25-year capital investment plan fix Jersey’s housing crisis?
HUNDREDS of affordable homes could be delivered each year under a new government programme that aims to tackle Jersey’s housing crisis and population challenges by addressing years of underinvestment in the Island’s critical infrastructure. But can it deliver the homes Islanders need – and keep them here? Jodie Yettram reports. IN what ministers have described […]
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Deputy calls for rent controls to stop ‘exploitative practices’
RENT controls need to be brought in to end the most ‘exploitative practices’ in the market, according to the leader of Reform Jersey. Deputy Sam Mézec has lodged a proposition to either amend or replace the 2011 Residential Tenancy Law. His proposals include banning rent increases within the first three years of a tenancy, a […]
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Recruitment process for interim chief executive due to start next month
THE recruitment process for an interim chief executive is due to begin next month, the Chief Minister has confirmed. Deputy Kristina Moore said they were considering ‘how to construct the [government chief executive] role to provide opportunities to candidates who live in Jersey’ – adding that ‘there is a benefit to understanding our unique Island’. […]
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Landmark vote to protect the seabed
TWENTY-THREE percent of Jersey’s territorial waters will receive far-reaching protections from destructive fishing practices after States Members unanimously approved the Island’s first Marine Spatial Plan in a landmark vote yesterday. The plan, which passed with 40 votes in favour and no votes against, sets out how the Island’s “marine estate” should be managed in future […]
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Housing: Ministers are still ‘trying to define affordable’
THE Chief Minister has said her government is ‘trying to define’ what ‘affordable’ housing means. Deputy Kristina Moore’s comments came as she was quizzed on the number of affordable homes being delivered at the Waterfront and South Hill developments, where a minimum of 15% of those on offer will be classed as ‘affordable’ for Islanders. […]
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Roman Abramovich: Questions about unlawful raids to be raised in the States Assembly
QUESTIONS about unlawful raids carried out on premises allegedly connected to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich are due to be raised in the States Assembly. Deputy Sam Mézec said he would be seeking information from Attorney General Mark Temple on what he was doing to ensure his department – and those who operate under it – […]
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'Events like this raise the Island’s profile' – insight into Jersey's diplomatic relations revealed
A FREEDOM of information request has given an insight into the way diplomatic relations are carried out between Jersey and Europe. Events such as the European Ambassadors reception held in London last November were described by External Relations Minister Philip Ozouf as important as they helped ‘forge strong relationships within Europe’, especially following the war […]
