ArticleGuernsey Streamlines Pre-Application Planning AdviceGuernsey's Development Control team has launched a new, more streamlined procedure for providing pre-application planning advice. GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionOgier
ArticleGuernsey Planning Matters: My Planning Application Will Be Decided At An Open Planning Meeting. What Does This Mean?This means that your planning application will be decided by the political members of the Development & Planning Authority ("DPA") at a meeting which will be open to the public.GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCarey Olsen
ArticleUnder One Roof: Multi-generational LivingIt is well known that Guernsey is facing significant housing pressures, with the shortage of houses and housing affordability being long-term issues.GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCarey Olsen
ArticleConstruction Professionals Urge Caution On Guernsey Development PlanPoliticians have again been urged to support amendments to car parking and affordable housing proposals that the construction industry say will otherwise stop building activity and cost jobs.GuernseyWealth ManagementOgier
ArticleGuernsey Planning Matters: Do I Need Planning Permission To Change The Use Of My Business Premises?Not always. It all depends on the specific business uses – what you want to change the use from and to.GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCarey Olsen
ArticleCertificates Of Lawful Use: An Update On Their Uptake In The Guernsey Residential MarketA number of home owners have applied for Certificates of Lawful Use since they were introduced into Guernsey's planning system in May 2019.GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCarey Olsen
ArticleDeveloping Your Home In Guernsey: Personal Choice And The Flexibility Provided By The Island Development PlanThe island of Guernsey has a dramatic coastline and expansive sea views, an historic, picturesque town and harbour regularly rated amongst the best ports of call in the British Isles...GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCollas Crill
ArticleDo I Need To Get Planning Permission For The Changes I Want To Make To My Guernsey Property?If you're thinking about doing works on your house or garden, one of the things you will be thinking about (or should be thinking about!) is if you need to obtain planning permission.GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionOgier
ArticleGuernsey's Local Property Market Rallies Despite The Challenges Of The PandemicThe impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the local property market over the past 12 – 15 months has been stark...GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCarey Olsen
ArticleLegal Life: Past, Present And FuturePaul Nettleship, head of Collas Crill's Property team in Guernsey, reflects on changes to the legal profession since he qualified, his current role and the potential impact of AI on legal services.GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCollas Crill
ArticleStrategy For Nature: Changing The Use Of Land While Enhancing BiodiversitySenior Planning Consultant Chris Crew joined Collas Crill in April 2022 to offer specialist planning advice as part of the firm's property services in GuernseyGuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCollas Crill
ArticleThe Future Of Affordable Housing In GuernseyHouse prices in Guernsey are at an all-time high, with the availability of houses at a historic low, causing great concern to many and in particular to low income families in need of affordable housing.GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCarey Olsen
ArticleAsian Private Investors Utilising Guernsey Wealth StructuresGuernsey Finance’s Fiona Le Poidevin on why Guernsey wealth structures are a perfect fit for Asian investors.GuernseyWealth ManagementGuernsey Finance
ArticleThe Road To Infrastructure InvestmentAgainst a backdrop of shrinking returns from traditional investment fund strategies, alternative asset classes are more popular than ever.European UnionReal Estate and ConstructionIntertrust
ArticleGuernsey's Local Market Housing Boom - What Does It Really Mean For First-time Buyers?The past year has seen no shortage of media coverage about Guernsey's "runaway" housing market and its "unrelenting" rise in property prices. But is there more to the statistics than the headlines suggest?GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionOgier
ArticleIsland Development Plan ReviewGuernsey's Island Development Plan ("IDP") contains the policies that must be taken into account by the Development and Planning Authority...GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCarey Olsen
ArticleOpinion Piece: Engage Stakeholders Early On Review Of Guernsey's Island Development PlanIn this opinion piece, Senior Planning Consultant Chris Crew shares his views on some of the challenges faced by Guernsey's Development and Planning Authority (DPA) in the context of the upcomingGuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCollas Crill
ArticleAffordable Housing Requirements In Guernsey: The Impact Of GP11 SuspensionThe States of Guernsey has recently voted to suspend the Island Development Plan Policy GP11 for a five year period.GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCollas Crill
ArticleAirbnb And Guernsey Property Law: What Homeowners And Tenants Need To KnowReports in the media suggest there has been a large increase in the number of properties in the Island listed with online agents, with an increase of some 500% in the past four years.GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionOgier
ArticleOpening The Field - DPA Proposes To Introduce The Certificate Of Lawful Use Regime In GuernseyThe Development and Planning Authority (DPA) has brought proposals to the States of Guernsey to introduce a change in the law that could have significant benefits for residential...GuernseyReal Estate and ConstructionCarey Olsen