Jersey

MarketInsight

knightFrank

2025/26

KnightFrank’sin-depthlookattheJerseyresidentialpropertymarket’sperformanceandprospects.

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StabilityandopportunityontheedgeofEurope

Asglobaltaxreformreshapesmigrationpatterns,

Jersey’sblendoffinancialsophistication,natural

beautyandfavourablefiscalpolicycontinuestoattractinternationalwealthandanewgenerationofresidents.

Atatimeofshiftingtaxregimes

andheightenedglobaluncertainty,

Jerseystandsoutasasafeandstablejurisdiction.Itsfavourablefiscal

environment,thrivingfinancial

sectorandenviablequalityoflife

havefuelledrenewedinterestfrom

bothhigh-net-worthfamiliesandfirst-timebuyersalike.

Theself-governingCrown

Dependencyhasoperatedasan

internationalfinancecentreformore

thansixtyyears;thefinancesector

generatesabout40%oftheisland’s

goodsandservicesbyvalue–halfofthatisthroughbanking.

Thefinancesectorgrewby19.4%inrealtermsin2023,adding￡459milliontotheeconomy,accordingtothelatestavailabledatafromJersey’sFiscal

PolicyPanel(FPP).Jersey’sregulatoryframeworkisparticularlysupportive

ofinnovativefundandinvestment

structures.Bymid2024,regulatedfundnetassetvaluestoodat￡457.6billion,withstrongrepresentationfromprivateequity,privatedebtandventurecapital.

TRANSACTIONSRISING

Thisrisingconcentrationofhighearnersisfuellinggrowthatthetopendofthe

propertymarket.Therewere14sales

recordedat￡6millionoraboveduringtheyearthroughAugust2025,accordingtoKnightFrankdata.Theseincluded

onesaleabove￡30million,another

around￡30million,andsixsalesabove￡10million.Forcomparison,2023sawjusttwotransactionsabove￡6million.

Theincreaseinactivityabove￡3millionpushedtheaveragepriceofa4-bedroomhouseto￡1.4millioninQ12025,upfrom￡1.03millionduringthepreviousquarter,accordingtoStatisticsJersey.

Changestopersonalandproperty

taxationbysuccessiveUKgovernmentshavefurtherenhancedtheisland’s

popularityamongwealthyindividuals.

Labour’s2024reformstothenon-dom

regimeremovedthefavourableremittancebasisandreplaceditwithafour-year

residence-basedtaxexemptionfornewarrivals,afterwhichfullUKtaxation

onworldwideincomeapplies.Existinginheritancetaxandtrustprotectionsfor

14

Salesabove￡7millionbetweenAugust2024andAugust2025,upfromjustonein2023

14%

Averagepricesremain14%belowtheQ32022peak,butactivityisrebounding

8%

Quarterlyriseintransactionvolumes,Q22025

non-domswillalsobereformedsothat

foreignassetsintrustsarebroughtwithintheUKtaxnetafterthisinitialperiod.

Therehasalsobeenspeculationaboutadditionaltaxrises,bothpersonalandproperty,addingtoJersey’sappealasalowtaxalternative.Theislandchargesa20%maximumpersonaltaxrate,andnocapitalgainsorinheritancetax.

HIGHVALUERESIDENCY

Buyingresidentialpropertyonthe

islandissubjecttopermissions,withpreferencegiventopeoplewhohavebeenresidentformorethantenyears.

However,therearework-relatedroutestopurchaseahomeontheislandtiedtohard-to-fillroles.

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(￡)THOUSANDS

Fig2:Housepricesbypropertytype

Averageprice

1-BEDROOMFLATS——2-BEDROOMFLATS

2-BEDROOMHOUSES3-BEDROOMHOUSES4-BEDROOMHOUSES

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,000

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600

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Source:StatisticsJersey,KnightFrankResearch

Fig1:Housepriceperformance,2022-2025Rebased,2002=100

——NONSEASONALLYADJUSTED

——SEASONALLYADJUSTED

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/w'150

100

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Source:StatisticsJersey,KnightFrankResearch

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2JERSEYMARKETINSIGHT2025

Ultrahighnetworthindividuals

oftentakeadvantageoftheHighValue

Residencyscheme,whichgrantsboth

residencyandaccesstotheproperty

markettothoseabletodemonstrate

annualworldwideearningscomfortablyinexcessof￡1,250,000andwealthofmore

than￡10million.Successfulapplicants

alsocommittopurchasingpropertyworthatleast￡3.5million.Anet15families

arrivedduringthefirstsixmonthsof2025,bringingthetotaltoaround250.

HVRarrivalstendtobediverseinage.Inthelastdecade,12%havebeenunder

39,15%havebeenaged40-49and42%

havebeenaged50-69.Applicantshave

shiftedyoungerinrecentyears,perhapsinpartduetochangesinworkingandlivinghabitsfollowingthepandemic.Almost

17%wereyoungerthan39in2024,whilemorethanafifthwereaged40-49.ThreequartersholdBritishpassports.

IndividualsmovingviatheHRV

schemehavebeentrendingwealthier

since2020.Averagewealthonapplicationin2024stoodat￡135m,upfrom￡48m

CAPITAL:STHELIER

LOCATION:BAYOFSTMALO.14MILESFROMFRANCEAND85MILESFROMTHEUK

POPULATION:104,000+

48MILESOFCOASTLINE,BEACHESANDBAYS

12FLIGHTSTOLONDONDAILY

ISLANDWIDEGIGABITBROADBANDNETWORK

Fig3:Salesbydwellingsize

1-BEDROOMFLATS2-BEDROOMFLATS

2-BEDROOMHOUSES3-BEDROOMHOUSES4-BEDROOMHOUSES

in2020.Perhapsunsurprisingly,theyareoptingforlarger,moreexpensivehomes,too.Theaveragepricepaidforproperty

reachedarecord￡7.8millionin2024,

500

beatingthepreviousrecordof￡6.3millionsetin2023.

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RISINGRATES

300

Jersey’smainstreamhousingmarket

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experiencedsteadygrowthinbothpricesandtransactionsduringthedecadeto

2021.GrowthbegantoslowastheBank

100

ofEnglandbeganraisingthekeyinterestratethrough2022and2023.Average

Q202025

Q4

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2022

housepricesfell8.2%in2024,thelargestdeclinesince1986.Turnoverfelltoits

Source:StatisticsJersey,KnightFrankResearch

lowestlevelsince2022.Thedownturn

extendedtopropertiesvalueduptoabout￡4million,whichareoverwhelmingly

Fig4:Propertysalesbypriceband

Transactions

2021202220232024

purchasedbydomesticbuyers.

400

300

200

100

Purchasingactivity,whichtendstoleadchangesinvalues,beganrecoveringinQ22024andinto2025.Transactionvolumesclimbed8%inthesecondquarterof2025comparedtothepreviousyear.There

were18%moretransactionsduringthe

yearthroughQ2comparedtotheprevioustwelvemonths.Still,thatputsactivitya

littlelessthanathirdbelowthequarterlyaveragebetween2021and2023.

Resurgenttransactionactivityhas

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>￡2m

<￡0.3m￡0.3m-￡0.4m

Source:StatisticsJersey,KnightFrankResearch

largelyhaltedfallsinvalues.TheaveragepriceofhomessoldinJerseywasstableduringtheyearendingQ22025compared

JERSEYMARKETINSIGHT20253

PercentageofHVRholderswitha

Britishpassport

76%

250

TotalfamilieswithHVR

Percentageof2024HVRarrivalsthatareunder60

72%

tothepreviousquarter.Valuesarenow14%belowtheQ32022peak.TheFPP’sMay2024forecastforhousepricesisforincreasesof2%in2025and2026.

First-timebuyersaretakingalargershareofpurchases,helpedbytheFirstStepAssistedHomeOwnershipScheme.Thesubsidyenableseligiblebuyersto

accessinterest-freeequityloansofupto40%ofaproperty’smarketvalue.

First-timebuyersaccountedfor34%oftransactionvolumesduring2024,up7%fromthepreviousyear.

RealGVA(grossvalueadded)growthisforecastataround0.4%in2025andaveraging1.0%peryearfrom2025to

2029,whichisbelowJersey’slong-termeconomictrend.Theislandmaybe

affectedbybroaderglobaleconomic

uncertainty,especiallyfromtrade

tensions,aslowdowninUKgrowthandpossibledisruptionsinglobalcapital

flows,theFPPnotedinitsMay2025

outlook.Thatsaid,ifglobalfinancial

instabilitypromptsinvestorstoseek

securejurisdictions,Jerseymaybenefitduetoitsreputationforstabilityand

strongregulation.

Fig5:AveragepricepaidforhomesbyHVRholders

￡millions

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7

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2015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Source:LocateJersey

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Fig6:TheriseinyoungHVRapplicants

Averageages

●39andbelow≈12.0%

●40–49≈14.8%

●50–59≈22.5%

●60–69≈19.7%

70andabove≈14.1%

12.0%

14.8%

19.7%

22.5%

14.1%

Lastdecade

16.7%

27.8%

22.2%

33.3%

2024

Source:LocateJersey

2016201720182019202020212022202320240

Source:LocateJersey

Fig7:AveragewealthofHVRholders

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Welikequestions,ifyou’vegotoneaboutourresearch,orwouldlikesomepropertyadvice,we

wouldlovetohearfromyou.

TomBill

Partner,HeadofUKResidentialResearch+442078611492

tom.bill@

FilipJendruh

ChannelIslands–SeniorRelationshipManager

+442081769715

filip.jendruh@

AimeeSinclair-Horgan

Director,KnightFrankJersey+4401534877977

aimee.sinclair-horgan@

OliverRodbourne

Headof