FIRST TIME BUYERS

To qualify as a first time buyer for a property in Jersey does not necessarily mean that you do not already own property in Jersey.

There are a number of criteria that can qualify you to purchase a first time buyer house or apartment when you have already owned a property by share transfer, subject to the consent of the Housing Minister.

These are subject to strict criteria set by the Housing Minister and are briefly summarised as follows:

(a) someone moving up market from a One Bed Property to a 2 Bedroom Apartment - provided that their property is sold to a First Time Buyer 

(b) Share Transfer Property Owners who may be similarly upgrading but can sell their Share Transfer Property to qualified persons no matter what their buyer status is;

and c) in some cases divorcees, where the Property that they have previously lived in was not in joint names;

For further information please follow this link to the States Population Website.