Unoccupied properties in the Island

Published on: 17 June 2014

Question type: Written

Asked by: Roy Le Hérissier

Answered by: Comité des Connétables

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMITÉ DES CONNÉTABLES BY DEPUTY R.G. LE HÉRISSIER OF ST. SAVIOUR

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 17th JUNE 2014

Question

Given its access to rating information, can the Comité des Connétable s advise the number of properties in the Island currently unoccupied and provide the data, indicating which are domestic and commercial dwellings?

Answer

The Rates (Jersey) Law 2005 defines "occupier" as the person entitled to occupy and use the land by virtue of being the owner of the land; or the person to whom the land is let under a lease or tenancy agreement.

There is therefore an "occupier" for every property and none is "unoccupied" under the Rates Law.