Housing news


GHA: no drastic rent rise if States houses sold off

RENT bills would not drastically rise if the entire States housing stock was sold-off to Guernsey Housing Association, it has been pledged.


Emergency housing call ‘makes no sense’

EMERGENCY housing would help to keep families in crisis together, a former board member has said.


Plans show new look for Cour du Parc

WORK to refurbish and modernise Guernsey’s only tower block will begin in September if planners approve it.


Newsroom Live – 7 March, 2013

SCRUTINY’S investigation into the AFR affair gets under way today.


‘Grass up those who flout housing laws’

HOUSING yesterday called on islanders to anonymously ‘snitch’ on foreign workers who were flouting housing licence laws.


More on the housing waiting list as economy hits wages

WAGE stagnation and higher rental costs are to blame for an increase in housing waiting lists, the Housing Department has said.


More social housing is needed in rural area, says minister

MORE social housing needs to be built in the rural area, Housing minister Dave Jones has said.


There’s no place like home for residents of new Clos Barbier

AFTER 19 years on the Housing Department’s transfer list, couple Pam and Colin Knight moved into their new flat this week.


Housing set to reveal exactly which sites it wants for development

THIS spring Housing is planning to announce its preferred sites that could be used to deal with the island’s growing housing needs.


Savings to be made as Housing asks for £2m. less in funding

HOUSING is saving the States £2m. a year by reducing the amount of funding it needs for property maintenance and new housing projects.

Campaigns

Voice For Victims Voice For Victims

Voice for Victims is a campaign aimed at promoting the rights of those affected by child sexual abuse.