Relocating To Guernsey

Guernsey's benign tax climate can prove an attractive base for both individuals and businesses says St John Robilliard.

The second largest of the Channel Islands, Guernsey consists of some 24 square miles and has a population of just over 61,000. It is at a hub of a thriving set of financial services industries and unlike its somewhat larger sister, Jersey, provides more flexible opportunities both for individuals wishing to establish residence and for companies seeking to relocate there.

Individual Migration

EU and certain other European citizens enjoy a right of establishment there and are able to purchase "Open Market" property without the need of seeking any formal permission. The Open Market consists of approximately 7% of the housing stock and includes such things as luxury apartments with prices of just over a million pounds running to country houses supported by their own estates running up to five or six million pounds. Residing in such a property also