CHANGING the make-up of the States Assembly in the run-up to a general election would risk “reputational damage” to Jersey and “further disengage” voters, the Privileges and Procedures Committee has said. Ahead of a series of proposals to alter the composition of the Chamber in time for the election scheduled for June next year, which […]
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Haut du Mont explosion site transferred to government
THE site of the Pier Road explosion is being acquired by the government from Andium Homes on behalf of the public. Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan recently signed a ministerial decision to approve the acquisition. Just over two years have passed since the explosion at a block of flats at Haut du Mont, which claimed the […]
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Plans to downsize public sector coming in February, says Treasury Minister
JERSEY’S Budget for 2026 and beyond has been approved with a clear message from the Treasury Minister that solutions to downsize the public sector are now imminent, as pressure mounts over the scale of government spending. Closing four days of tense debate, Deputy Elaine Millar told the States Assembly that work was already under way […]
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Plans to build flats on Havre des Pas car park are rejected
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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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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Backbencher takes aim at government ‘plundering’ of Social Security grant
A SENIOR backbench politician has ripped into the current government for “plundering reserves” as a way of coping with an “inability to control expenditure”. Deputy Philip Bailhache launched his broadside yesterday at the launch of his rebranded political party Advance Jersey, which he hopes will increase its presence in the States Assembly following next June’s […]
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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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Islanders rush to submit applications for assisted home-ownership scheme
APPLICATIONS are flooding in for the recently launched First Step assisted home-ownership scheme, the Housing Minster has said. Deputy Sam Mézec revealed that “just about enough” applications had been received for the government to spend the entire £10 million set aside for the initiative. He said that the high volume of applications since the project […]
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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 […]
