Mr Gentle said that introducing an Alderney version of that law “could only be a good thing”.
He added that a lack of suitable housing could be affecting the economy: “If we can’t keep those younger people here, that we need to drive the economy forward, if we cannot entice those key workers that we need because they’ve got nowhere to live, then this island will become extinct.”
Iain MacFarlane, chair of the Housing Working Group, agrees there should be some regulations in place but said they would “have to manage the burden for landlords as well”.
“We wouldn’t want them pulling properties from the market for fear of having to spend potentially thousands or tens of thousands of pounds on renovations,” Mr MacFarlane said.
