01: How can I register for future properties?
Easy.... you can register online using our simple to use registration form. Everytime a new property is added to our website that meets your search criteria you will receive a computer generated automated emai. This email will feature details of that property and a link to the property on our web page so that you can view the property. In other words....you get to view the property first hand!
 
 
02: How do I find out more about the Jersey Housing Law?
The best advice is to visit the Jersey Housing Law website on http://www.housing.gov.je/default.asp or telephone them on (01534) 884422 between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.
 
 
03: How do I qualify for 1(1)(k) qualifications?
Regulation 1(1)(k) (The Wealthy Immigrant Provisions) stipulates that the Committee shall grant consent where “the Committee is satisfied that consent can be justified on social and economic grounds”. This Regulation was first enacted in 1970 and has been in operation since that time, and has been subject to various constraints with regard to the numbers of consents granted over the years.

For more information please visit http://www.housing.gov.je/residential/lawpolicies/default.asp?URL=general_provisions.htm
 
 
04: What are the Jersey Housing Laws?
Following the end of the Second World War, the Island experienced an influx of new residents which placed increased demand on the available stock of residential property, with the effect that property prices rose dramatically. In order to safeguard against further dramatic increases in price and the possibility of there being insufficient residential property available for future generations of local people, the States introduced the Housing (Jersey) Law, 1949.

Following another influx of newcomers to the Island during the late sixties, the States introduced the Housing (General Provision) (Jersey) Regulations, 1970, These Regulations, which have been subject to amendment over time, exist to identify those persons to whom consent may be granted.


In general terms, the Housing Law and Regulations provide that every sale or lease of land in the Island must have the prior consent of the Housing Committee. Failure to comply with this provision is a criminal offence and can result in the parties being prosecuted in the Royal Court
 
 
05: What happens to my details once I register them online?
Oakland Estates are registered with the Jersey Data Protection Office. The information received will be used by Oakland Estates and not passed onto a third party unless a request to do so is made by the original registrant.
 
 
06: What is Leasehold ?
The landlord owns the building and land where the property is built and grants a lease of parts of the property to a tenant for a period of years. All rights and restrictions regarding the property are recorded in the Public Registry and any rights and obligations between the landlord and the tenant are contained in a seperate lease.
 
 
07: What is meant by 'J' catergory qualifications?
Essential Employment
Regulation 1(1)(j) states that the Committee shall grant consent where the Committee is satisfied that the intending purchaser, transferee, or lessee either is, or will be essentially employed and consent can, in the best interest of the community, be justified.

For more information, please visit http://www.housing.gov.je/residential/lawpolicies/default.asp?URL=essential_employment.htm
 
 
08: What is meant by A-H Qualifications?
This Regulation applies to Jersey born persons who have lived in the Island for an aggregate period of at least ten years.

For more information, please visit http://www.housing.gov.je/residential/regulations/default.asp?URL=housing_law_regulations_leaflet.htm
 
 
09: What is meant by A-J Qualifications?
This Regulation applies to Jersey born persons who have lived in the Island for an aggregate period of at least ten years.

For more information, please visit http://www.housing.gov.je/residential/regulations/default.asp?URL=housing_law_regulations_leaflet.htm
 
 
10: What is meant by Flying Freehold?
An Association owns both the land and the building and any rights and restrictions affecting property are held in the Public Registry. A declaration of Co-Ownership divides the property into flats and common areas and holds details of the right and restrictions of the flat owners.
 
 
11: What is meant by Freehold property?
Is when you own the house and the land which it is built upon. All rights and restrictions affecting the property are recorded in the Public Registry.
 
 
12: What is meant by Share Transfer?
Property is owned by a Limited Company and hence by transferring all of the shares of the Company to another person or body, the property is totally transferrred without the cost of Stamp Duty and other Legal expenses.
 
 
13: What is Share Transfer?
A Company owns the building and land upon which it is built with any rights and restrictions being recorded in the Public Registry. The Companys' Articles and Associations provide that the owners of shares have exclusive rights of occupation on particular flats and regulate the rights and liabilities of the shareholders.