Housing Policy Development Board

​About the Housing Policy Development Board

The Housing Policy Development Board was established to examine the housing market in Jersey and to develop comprehensive proposals that improve the supply, affordability, access to, and standard of housing in the island.

The Government is taking forward several of the Board's proposals, principally through the Government Plan and Island Plan frameworks.

Final report

The Chair of the Housing Policy Development Board presented the Board's recommendations to the Council of Ministers on 9 March 2021.

The Chief Minister published the Housing Policy Development Board's final report and covering note on 16 April 2021. 

Chief Minister's Introduction to the Housing Policy Development Board's Final Report 16 April 2021

Covering Note to the Housing Policy Development Board's Final Report 16 April 2021

Housing Policy Development Board's Final Report 16 April 2021

Board members

• Mr Michael De La Haye (independent chair)
• Senator Sam Mézec
• Deputy John Young
  
• Deputy Kevin Lewis
• Deputy Susie Pinel
• Deputy Gregory Guida
• Deputy Lindsay Ash
• Deputy Carina Alves
• Connétable John Le Bailly
• John Scally (lay member)

​Meeting	​Agenda	​Minutes	​Supporting Papers
Inception Meeting 9 April 2019​	Agreed the Board’s terms of reference, scope and invitees​	Housing Policy Development Board Inception Meeting Minutes Wednesday 17 April 2019	​Terms of reference
Meeting 2 14 May 2019​	​Introduction to Altair (Independent housing consultant) Consider challenges in Jersey's housing market Receive report on key worker accommodation	​Housing Policy Development Board Meeting 2 Minutes Tuesday 14 May 2019	​Government of Jersey Key Worker Housing Final Report
​Meeting 3 11 June 2019​	​Consider development barriers in Jersey An ageing population and housing	​Housing Policy Development Board Meeting 3 Minutes Tuesday 11 June 2019	​Policy briefing on development barriers Presentation on ageing population
​Meeting 4 23 July 2019	​Briefing on Affordability and Housing Supply Housing and the Wider Economy	​Housing Policy Development Board Meeting 4 Minutes Tuesday 23 July 2019	​Policy briefing on affordability and housing supply Policy briefing on housing and the wider economy
​Meeting 5 19 September 2019	​Policy solutions to address challenges in Jersey’s housing market	​Housing Policy Development Board Meeting 5 Minutes Thursday 19 September 2019	​
​Meeting 6 15 October 2019	​Consideration of policy package to address challenges in Jersey's housing market	​Housing Policy Development Board Meeting 6 Minutes Tuesday 15 October 2019	​
​Meeting 7 18 December 2019	Consideration of policy packages to address challenges in Jersey's housing market	​Housing Policy Development Board Meeting 7 Minutes Wednesday 18 December 2019	​
​Meeting 8 28 January 2020	​Review of Housing Policy Development Board final report	​Housing Policy Development Board Meeting 8 Minutes Tuesday 28 January 2020	​
Meeting 9                September 2020	​Resumption of Housing Policy Development Board	​Housing Policy Development Board Meeting 9 Minutes 11 September 2020	​
​Meeting 10  16 October 2020	​Approval of the Housing Policy Development Board's final report to present to the Chief Minister	​Housing Policy Development Board Meeting 10 Minutes 16 October 2020

Board findings

The Housing Policy Development Board has provided a final report of its findings to the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers, which can be found at the top of this page.

Contact us

Submissions to the Housing Policy Development Board are now closed.

Board to review island's housing market