Deutschmaster

I noticed that some businesses, such as supermarkets, provide accommodation with the job above the store. Perhaps it may be worth finding out if an employer could sort you out with somewhere. Have you thought about the other islands? My Granddad used to work in Guernsey - he'd take the ferry over. I don't know whether commuting from France is doable.

Englishman43

I am from Jersey and lived there until I was 21 then again 26 - 29 ( family is still there ) so here goes:

You won't be able to buy a house in Jersey unless it's over a certain price, about a million I believe & there are restrictions on what you can rent.

Due to new laws put in place to protect workers rights that were overly biased towards the employee employers, in many cases, now have staff sign contracts stating no paid vacation , no paid sick days, termination clauses etc. Was just talking with my parents about this as they own several businesses and they mentioned how much the whole workplace environment has changed and not for the better.

It's a very "closed" community and I would imagine it would be hard to make friends there as an "outsider". I dated a Canadian girl when I lived there for several years and she really couldn't fit in and finally moved to the US.

There is a very big drinking culture there among adults and teens alike and drug use among youngsters has risen greatly in the last several years.

Because it's driven primarily by the finance industry there is a lot of money there which seems to have bred a bit of an "I'm cool" factor across the board.

Obviously , as an Island, it feels very claustrophobic there really are no open spaces and it's nearly impossible to get away from people.

It is noticably warmer than the U.K esp in winter, snow fall rare and only lasts a few days. It's a lot more windy than the U.K.

Sales tax is very low, gas is cheaper than the U.K , food is slightly more expensive.

It's great to be able to hop on a boat and be in St Malo an hour later.

There are an abundance of good restaurants & bars in town - the seafood is AMAZING ( St Helier ) but because of the crack down on drink driving the bars out of town have really been hit hard and are very quite most of the time. Last time I was back though I avoided going in to town on Friday & Saturday nights because of all the drunk kids coming out the dive bars & clubs.

No commuting ! I'd get up at 8:05 take care of business and be at work for 8:30, leave at 5:30 and be home/beach/whatever by 5:45.

Getting away can be expensive ( google Condor Ferries, Aurigny Airlines, Flybe, BMI to get an idea of cost to and from the island ) .

The beaches and coast are amazing, beautiful sands crystal clear water, great surf ( they have had the Euro Surf Champs there once or twice ) .

There are some amazing coastal walks to be had. Surfing, windsurfing, diving, kayaking, fishing, land yachting are all readily available.

The people are different there than the U.K and you can come across a bit of an attitude where they thing they are a step above for some wierd reason !

I'd really think about moving there with the kids. My experience was it's not a great place to be a teenager. I'd imagine coming from a place as big as Canada with all the freedom it brings PLUS being an outsider could make it really tough on them.

I moved from the island to Lymington ( New Forest ) and much preferred it , it was a lot more laid back and the people were friendlier.

Hope this isn't too negative ! P.M me if you'd like to know more I'm quite happy to help in anyway I can .

NB any citizen of the European community can come and work in Jersey. There are a lot of English, Irish, Scottish, Portuguese, Polish & French there as well as Italians & Pakistani's .

Tr1boy

For God's sake will someone please mention Bergerac

Gabgoeshome

johnh009

Here is an interesting article on Jersey property. It does say to live there that you have to show an annual income of 500,000 GBP. Maybe try the Isle of Man, I believe immigration is easier there.

http://www.countrylife.co.uk/propert...de-Jersey.html

fatcat65

Wow what an elitist attitude, that's as bad as the discrimination we've come across in Canada...lets just say we will avoid the island at all costs and they can stick their attitudes up their arse!! won't even come for a holiday and give them our hard earned money!!
Thanks for the info though, you've certainly put a big cross on that idea!!

Guess the only people they will be getting in future are the ones that took over the UK as you can bet they will find a way around that!

Englishman43

That is for people that want to qualify for a 1(1) K housing licence. Believe me you can roll up there tomorrow with out two pennies to rub together find a job and rent a place no problem.

That article is on Countrylife after all , not the standard reading material of your regular bod

fatcat65

really, god this is confusing, there is very little clear info and i have to say Jersey's government website didn't say anything about having a certain amount of money so maybe i did jump the gun a bit!!

Thanks Englishman, maybe we'll put a question mark back on the map there!!

Sally Redux

Tories?

Englishman43

PM me if you want , I'm more than happy to give you as much info as you'd like on the place. I know LOADS of people there that get around the housing laws ( not illegally ). They will rent a house with a Jersey born person, who signs the lease, to get around the restrictions on rented accomodation for example.

shelley748

I lived there for 8 months back in 1979 and whilst it was nice, you need to be aware that you cannot ever buy a home there due to residency restrictions, they would not even let John Nettles (Bergerac fame) buy a home there and he created so much tourism interest there!! Also it gets a bit claustrophobic after a while cos you can drive the whole island in 1 hour!!! Its pretty though!

johnh009

This is a very good point to consider when thinking about island living. I always fancied Cyprus and realised after a 3 week recce that I was constantly driving on the same stretch of road. Suits some though.