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WQ.361/2023 WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER CENTRAL QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2023 ANSWER TO …
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(OQ.28/2024) Just to show that we give nobody any breaks whatsoever … Will the Minister advise the long-term plans, if any, for Les Cinq Chênes estate and existing occupiers; and …
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Will he now explain to members how 29 homes can be deemed sufficient to meet the needs of 91 families in need of 3-bed accommodation detailed in R.17/2008, ‘States Rental Waiting …
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Answer Below are the results of the analysis performed by the Population Office : This analysis covered 840 units of accommodation owned by 25 different property holding …
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Answer The requirements of the Housing Law do not extend to identifying and controlling investments in share transfer flats … As part of the development of …
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Does the Minister accept the findings expressed on pages 29 to 31 that this basic need for some 200 such units can be stretched by some second-order interpretation of hypothetical …
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Answer Each housing needs survey is a snapshot in time, reflecting the circumstances pertaining at that time … Each Housing Needs Survey therefore covers the aspirations of people …
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Does he consider that the 50 per cent increase in ’j’ category purchases in 2006/7 over the equivalent rate in 2005 corresponds with a five-fold increase in house price inflation …
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The gateway will assess applicants and will categorise applicants as being eligible or not for Jersey Homebuy … Financial limits have not yet been set and the results of this …
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What progress has the Minister made in improving this figure … Answer Since 2005 significant work has gone into tackling the level of rent arrears … At that time the level of rental …
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Answer The refurbishment work at Clos du Fort has required the scaffolding of the four 1970’s blocks … Understandably this has had some impact on the availability of parking …
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Answer The Housing Department carries our regular Customer Satisfaction Surveys, the most recent of which in respect of the Maintenance service was carried out in August 2007 …
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Senator T.J. Le Main (The Minister for Housing … As I have previously said, I have asked for a review of the current policies … As part of this review, we are seeking legal advice and …
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Can the Minister advise the proportion of properties, including 3-bed houses that are purchased by those with qualifications, either resident or not, as investments, thereby …
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Will the Minister explain to members why the potential shortfall in 2, 3 & 4-bedroom accommodation, first identified in 2004, has not been properly addressed by his department …
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Answer The transfer from Rent Abatement to Income Support has not made a significant difference to the Department’s revenue stream in so much as the Department continues to …
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Will the President inform members – (a) whether the Committee intends considering changes to the rent rebate/abatement scheme, and, if so, when … I do not consider it helpful to …
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In particular, will he undertake to: (a) amend the Jersey Homebuy scheme; (b) address the availability of mortgages following the withdrawal of …
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Answer Since the transfer of subsidies to the Social Security Department, these statistics are no longer compiled by the Housing Department … The Minister for Social Security has …
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Answer It is not true that house price inflation is caused by non qualified or non resident investors … It is caused by a buoyant economy, and demand for houses from locally …