About Property Holdings
P.93/2005 also set out Property Holdings as becoming the corporate landlord for the States of Jersey.
Property Holdings provides well-maintained, safe, legislatively-compliant and financially-sustainable property which allows the Government of Jersey to meet its obligation to the public. This includes:
- managing the government property portfolio and ensuring it is correctly configured to match future requirements
- maintaining the assets under management to ensure they are safe and compliant with the relevant landlord obligations
- delivering major government building and infrastructure projects
- develop and deliver the Estate Strategy
- develop and provide mapping services.
Corporate landlord
The concept of a corporate landlord is the governance, decision making and budget
management around all property assets is carried out at a corporate and strategic level,
rather than at a service level. Under this model the responsibility and accountability for both the strategic and day to day decision making around land and property assets that services occupy or use is centralised.
All assets held across all government departments fall under the management of Property Holdings within the Department of Infrastructure, Housing and Environment (IHE). The exceptions being properties administered by ‘States Trading Committees’ and the ‘States Social Housing Estate’.
Property Holdings' functions
Property Holdings provides well-maintained, safe, legislatively-compliant and financially-sustainable property which allows the Government of Jersey to meet its obligation to the public. This includes:
- managing the government property portfolio and ensuring it is correctly configured to match future requirements
- maintaining the assets under management to ensure they are safe and compliant with the relevant landlord obligations
- delivering major government building and infrastructure projects
- develop and deliver the Estate Strategy
Property Holdings' projects
Estate Strategy 2021 to 2035
The
Island Public Estate Strategy 2021-35 provides the framework that will be used when determining how to meet competing needs for publicly-owned land and buildings. The framework will be used to develop detailed property and asset management plans which will enable Government of Jersey to make more informed choices about the utilisation of its estate.
The mission, the strategy’s purpose, is to provide and maintain a safe, compliant public property portfolio in a responsive, innovative and customer-focused manner, and to balance commercial and community obligations, supporting continuous regeneration, a sustainable environment, and a vibrant economy.
The vision is to create a modern, efficient, effective, and sustainable public estate, under one corporate landlord, that supports and enhances our communities, and protects our Island’s future.
State of the Estate 2023
This annual report describes the overall performance and use of the operational estate set out in the Island Property Estate Strategy (IPES). This first report sets the baseline for future reports to measure the performance of the property estate against.
Where trends have been identified, they will be used to direct future property decisions. The report principally covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2023, although in
some areas other relevant data is used that covers earlier time periods.
State of the Estate R.63/2024
State of the Estate 2022
In 2022, the major outcomes for the estate were:
- All public facing premises and those that require public access, have had a survey to determine physical accessibility (in line with the Disability Discrimination Act)
- No reported cases of legionella from 1,601 tests
- Nine properties were disposed of, whilst four were acquired (three of which were gifts to the public of the island)
- Between 2020 and 2022, water usage across the estate reduced by 9% (69 million litres) – a saving in one million pounds
- Begun the process of progressing the policies and aligning to the strategies from the Bridging Island Plan, Carbon Neutral Roadmap, and the Active Places Strategy.
Corporate Property Management Board
The Corporate Property Management Board (CPMB) will support and direct the implementation of Island Public Estate Strategy (the Strategy) for Jersey.
The CPMB is the senior officer governance body that advises the organisation on its capital strategy and all property asset management issues. Its membership includes senior officers in finance, property, asset management and service areas. It is chaired by the Director of Property Holdings.
The role of the CPMB will include responsibilities associated with the capital strategy and asset management as set out in the terms of reference.
Get in contact
Do you have a query to raise about one of our buildings? Get in contact with the team Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm:
- Phone: 01534 449222
- Email: jphmaintenance@gov.je
- Post: La Collette Depot, La Route de Veulle, St Helier, JE2 3NX
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