A LIVE panel event hosted by All Island Media saw voices from across the housing sector and political divide questioning whether Jersey’s housing qualifications system remains fit for purpose as the Island grapples with high rents and a shrinking workforce. In the latest in a series of special reports looking at the topics raised at […]
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Ministers’ travel spending revealed
MINISTERS spent almost £60,000 on travel last year, according to newly published government data – with the External Relations Minister racking up more than half of the total bill. The figures, published yesterday as part of a move towards greater transparency, detail the costs of trips taken by ministers and assistant ministers between February and […]
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Consultation could pave way for ‘gazumping’ legislation
A BACKBENCH politician has received overwhelming support from fellow States Members for his attempts to prevent Islanders falling victim to gazumping and gazundering when buying or selling property. Having accepted an amendment from the Council of Ministers that would ensure a consultation on the matter is carried out with a view to future legislation, Deputy […]
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Call to publish election donations online
ELECTION donations of more than £500 to any candidate and accounts of political parties may need to be published online, if States Members agree. Deputy Moz Scott has lodged a proposition which would force the Privileges and Procedures Committee to bring changes in time for the 2030 election. Her proposals, if approved, would require donations […]
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JEP POLL: Is Jersey still in a ‘housing crisis’?
Jersey’s Housing Minister will next week join a panel of property professionals, housing providers and a political rival at a live event exploring whether the island is still in the midst of a housing crisis – and, if so, what needs to be done to resolve it. Housing… crisis averted? will take place at the […]
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Housing Minister provides update on Rent Tribunal
DOZENS of Islanders have put themselves forward to serve on Jersey’s new rent tribunal. Housing Minister Sam Mézec has provided an update on the recruitment process for the tribunal, which will consider and determine residential tenancy rent increase appeals under the Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Law 2011 – as amended by the Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment […]
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Love with Labour’s lost: Reform Jersey leader cancels Labour Party membership
Reform Jersey leader Sam Mézec has severed his long-standing membership of the UK Labour Party – denouncing it as “deeply ugly”, “nasty” and incompetent. As an 18-year-old living in London, Deputy Mézec joined Labour because he believed “Tory austerity was proving to be a disaster”. He saw Labour as offering the “transformational change to get […]
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First-time buyer policies to be reviewed to help families move up property ladder
FIRST-TIME buyer policies will be evaluated and adapted to make it easier for growing families to move up the property ladder, the Housing Minister has said. Speaking during States question time, Deputy Sam Mézec said that he had already implemented changes which make it easier for families to “regain their first-time buyer status” while adding […]
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Budget plans described as best option by Treasury Minister
PLANS to reduce the government’s annual grant to the Social Security Fund in order to tackle the Island’s financial deficit have been defended by the Treasury Minister. Appearing at a Scrutiny hearing about the proposed Budget for the next four years, Deputy Elaine Millar was adamant that cutting the contribution to the fund was the […]
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Politicians move to end the Bailiff’s dual role
RENEWED moves to have an elected Speaker preside over the States Assembly, ending the historic but controversial presiding role fulfilled by the Bailiff, will be debated next month. More than a third of the 49 States Members have already signed up to support a proposition by Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan which would see the election […]
