Guernsey Housing Association About Us

What is Guernsey Housing Association LBG ?

Guernsey Housing Association was set up in March 2002 and is an independent not-for-profit company limited by guarantee (LBG). The Association was sponsored by the States Housing Authority – now the Housing Department – as part of the States Corporate Housing Programme, to help provide new additional social housing to meet the needs of local Guernsey people.

We are also now providing newly built key worker housing for nurses, in partnership with the States Health and Social Services Department and the States Housing Department.

Currently, we have 308 homes rented or leased to local people, all built or refurbished since 2002, and a further 92 homes being built.

Who runs the Association ?

The Association is controlled by a Board of experienced professionals drawn from the community who serve on a voluntary basis.  The Association employs staff to carry out the day to day running of the company.

The staff are :

Steve Williams, Chief Executive

Alan Le Prevost, Property Manager

Jemma Bachmann, Housing Manager

Wendy De La Mare, Housing Officer

John Clark, Housing Support Officer

Pat Miller, Administration Assistant

Christine Jennings, Financial Controller

Lawrence Aegerter, Finance Officer

How is the Association financed ?

All new social housing we build is funded through a combination of States grants via the Housing Department and private finance borrowed from the Banks, currently The Royal Bank of Scotland International and HSBC Bank plc. The grant is required in order to provide housing which can be rented or offered on a partial ownership sale basis at less than market rates. The majority of our homes are for rent, however we are now building an increasing number for partial ownership sale to local first time buyers.

Who do we house ?

The grant provided by the States is calculated to enable the Association to charge rent for its homes at broadly similar rents to equivalent States properties. We generally require one third grant and two thirds private finance.

This strong support from the States ensures that 75% of new occupants will be nominated by the States Housing Department and will qualify for rebate as if they were States tenants.

The remaining 25% of homes will be offered to people on the Association's waiting list dependent on their current circumstances and the availability of accommodation.

To check if you qualify for our homes please look at the Lettings Policy page or look at the detailed Policy in the Library page.