States’ housing tenants will no longer have to pay for their carpets when they move in
- New tenants will no longer need to provide their own floor coverings.
- The initiative results from collaboration between the Committee for Employment & Social Security and the Committee for Housing.
- The procurement of floor coverings from potential suppliers is underway.
- Implementation is anticipated early next year, subject to supplier response.
- The policy aims to align States housing practices with those of private rental and Guernsey Housing Association tenants.
The States has announced that tenants moving into or transferring within States’ housing will no longer be required to provide their own carpets or other floor coverings.
This policy is the outcome of efforts initiated in the previous political term by Employment & Social Security.
Now the new Housing Committee has taken it on and it is looking for suppliers.
The launch of this policy is expected in early 2026, although it will depend on the outcomes of the procurement process and the availability of contractors.
Housing Committee President Deputy Steve Williams said he knew that the previous committee felt very strongly that it was no longer acceptable to expect tenants to move in to properties without floor coverings and be expected to take out loans or rely on family or charitable support.
"I’m delighted that my committee can oversee the next stage of this important policy development,” he said.
Deputy Tina Bury, President of Employment & Social Security, also welcomed this development, stating: “This is an area the previous Committee agreed needed resolving, so I am really pleased to see the new Committee for Housing putting a solution in place.
“Private renters and Guernsey Housing Association tenants are generally not expected to provide their own floor coverings when moving into a new property, so this levels the playing field and brings the States in line with standard practice as a modern landlord.”
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