Guernsey’s Housing Strategy aims to address the issues of availability, affordability and quality of housing. It is made up of seven strategic objectives which are listed below. As you read through these objectives, you will see that the strategy looks at all aspects of the housing market in an integrated way.

• To ensure that all persons legally resident in Guernsey have access to housing accommodation to meet their reasonable needs.
• To meet housing needs in a sustainable manner in the long-term interests of the community as a whole, making prudent use of all resources and recognising that investment in housing must be prioritised and compatible with strategic policies and the wider programme of public expenditure approved by the States.
• To ensure that there are measures in place to limit any growth in population through immigration in order to manage housing demand in accordance with the principles of sustainability.
• To provide the community with a range of housing options, acknowledging that while home ownership has historically been the preferred means of meeting housing needs, good quality, fairly priced housing may be provided across the housing market by other means and through a variety or mix of agencies – public, private and voluntary.
• To enable housing to be provided for those financially unable to enter the private housing market, either to purchase or rent, through a range of housing measures attuned to meeting their specific housing needs including social rented housing, partial ownership schemes etc.
• To enable the provision of supported accommodation for persons with special needs including accommodation for older persons, young people, people with a learning disability, persons with a mental illness, ex-offenders etc.
• To maintain and improve the quality of housing in Guernsey across all sectors bearing in mind the impact of housing conditions on the health and well-being of the community.