Guernsey's population management regime

It's all change at the States of Guernsey with the Housing (Control of Occupation) (Guernsey) Law, 1994 being replaced by the Population Management (Guernsey) Law, 2016 and The Open Market Housing Register (Guernsey) Law, 2016 on the 3 April 2017.

Licences are out. Permits are in.

Below is a quick guide to the new provisions. Click here for a printer friendly version for your wall.

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