Committee/Panel: Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Panel | |
Launch Date: 31 March 2025 | |
Review Status: Gathering evidence | Submissions Deadline: 16 May 2025 |

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The Environment, Housing, and Infrastructure Panel have launched a review of the Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.24/2025), which has been lodged by the Minister for Housing to strengthen Jersey’s legal framework for residential tenancies and to deliver on the Common Strategic Policy (2024-2026) (P.21/2024) commitment to improve arrangements for tenants and landlords.
The key issues identified by the Panel for examination during its review are:
- Whether the proposed law is fit for purpose.
- Whether the proposed law achieves its aim of improving arrangements for tenants and landlords.
- What unintended consequences could arise from the amendments to the Law.
- Whether the proposed law is in line with the Government Plan strategic priorities (Housing & Cost of Living) as well as the Common Strategic Policy (2024-2026) commitment to improve arrangements for tenants and landlords.
- Whether changes have been made to the notice (to end a tenancy) exception list and what those changes are.
- To examine the establishment of the Rent tribunal, including the guidelines used; application of fees; the data which will inform its judgements and its full intended remit.
- How the proposed changes and consequences for renters and landlords will be communicated.
- Whether the offences and penalties are proportionate for landlords.
- What the process will be for a breach of contract from either party.
The Panel invites tenants to provide their views via this survey.
On completion of its evidence gathering and analysis, the Panel intends to present a Scrutiny Report of its findings, which will include key recommendations for Government, in mid-2025.
Terms of reference
- To examine whether the draft legislation is fit for purpose and how it will meet its intended aims, including:
- more settled, longer tenancies
- security of tenure for tenants
- stable rental return for landlords
- creation of provisions that allow landlords to deal with unforeseen circumstances or problematic tenants
- provision of clear responsibilities for landlords and tenants.
- To identify any effects and/or unintended consequences of the draft legislation on tenants, landlords and letting agents and on the wider housing market.
- To assess whether the draft legislation will be achievable and sufficiently flexible in its implementation.
- To conduct a jurisdictional comparison on similar legislation.
- To examine how the Rent Tribunal will work in practice, whether it meets its intended aims and assess any costs and resourcing implications to ensure there is adequate provision in place.
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Submission - Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- Jennifer Gare - 14 April 2025 Submission - Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- Anon 6 - 10 April 2025 Submission - Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- Sarah Jordan - 8 April 2025 Submission - Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202 - Review - Anon 2 - 7 April 2025 Submission - Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- Anon 7 - 7 April 2025
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