The Minister for Housing and Communities, Deputy Russell Labey, has published the Fair Rents Plan (link) which aims to:-
- widen access to the Affordable Housing Gateway, reduce the current entry age for applicants without children, and ensure income limits better reflect the composition of the household.
- reinstate the Rent Control Tribunal in 2022, giving private sector residential tenants the opportunity to appeal to an independent body if they believe their rent is excessive
- continue the ongoing detailed policy work to update the Residential Tenancies Law
The Fair Rents Plan also outlines how the Government of Jersey and Andium will manage the new social rents policy – recently agreed by the States Assembly – in which rents are capped at a maximum of 80 percent of the market rate.