Housing Qualifications

Currently any residential property transaction requires of the Consent of the States of Jersey Housing Minister.

On the 19 January 2010 a Single Qualification Category was introduced by the Housing minister which effectively released flying freehold property and a number of other properties onto the J category market.

The period for obtaining local Housing Qualifications:

• 10 years aggregated residence for persons born locally;
• 11 years continuous residence for someone born outside the Island
• J category essentially employed

Details are available at the States of Jersey Website

No transaction can complete until Housing Consent is obtained. Your lawyer will normally deal with this aspect for you and will ensure that consent is received in good time before completion of your transaction.

Housing Fee

If you have agreed a transaction through ND Estates it will be necessary in each instance to apply to the Housing Minister for consent to the property transfer. This involves the completion and signing of a Housing Application Form and submission of the form to the Population Office. There is a fee of £50.00 payable at the time of the submission of the application and generally the Purchaser will make a cheque payable to the Treasurer of the States and ND Estates will submit the form to the Population Office.  If further information is required it may be necessary to submit the form to either the Vendors or the Purchasers lawyers who in turn will submit the form.