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ISLANDER #71 JULY 2025

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Debbie Le Brun

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debbie lebrun@savills com

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A s k i n g P r i c e £ 1 1 . 9 5 m i l l i o n

Q u a l i f i e d

£775,000

Fancy being right in town, yet near the water? this 2-bed second floor apartment at Havre des Pas has south-facing sea views overlooking the sea pool. Features include open-plan lounge/kitchen with “English Rose” units, NEFF appliances, wine cooler, and Minerva worktops. Both double bedrooms face the sea, with en-suite and main bathroom.

Broadlands - 01534 880770

The Waves FROM £1,295,000

If you’re a sunrise kind of person, you belong in the east and the glass apexes at The Waves are the perfect way to watch that sunrise and get you up for the day. 9 Keppel House can fulfil that dream. It’s 2 3bed, 3 bath house on the development that’s 2061 square feet at £2,495,000 but apartments are available at the lower price point above. Each apartment features two allocated parking spaces per apartment plus visitor parking, private air-conditioned gym,

Enjoy a large terrace, underfloor heating, electric boiler, ventilation system, and smart leak detection. Includes parking, lift, gated promenade access, and CAT 6/satellite wiring. Service charge £148.89/month covers insurance, cleaning, communal areas, and management.

fully equipped with shower facilities; aluminium double glazed windows; underfloor heating system; luxury fitted kitchens with full appliances and utility rooms; bathroom/ shower rooms - fully tiled and Duravit sanitary ware/ furniture; satellite, smart network and data network. Plus you’re on a good bus route and close to the social hub of easties at Gorey.

Places.je #57494

Places.je #33745

Havre des Pas

Millenium Court £1,199,000

Do you like Dicq Shack chicken balls? Of course you do! Would you like to be able to enjoy beachfront living next to (arguably) the world’s best beachside thai? Well, This spacious apartment in Millennium Court, St Clement could be just for you. This three bedroom, spacious, bright secondfloor home boasts a large balcony with breathtaking beach

Alexander Daniels - 07797 893605

Gilmarha, St. Clement £1,775,000

James Blunt sang about the virtues of a ‘semi by the sea’ and this family home at St. Clement is right on the money. Peer over your well kept lawn and garden toward the French coast. You can get from kitchen to the sand quicker than you can say ‘beach barbeque’ too with direct beach access from your garden. The property is light and airy with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, the master with great sea from and an ensuite.

views and sunsets. Enjoy private beach access, secure parking, and garage storage. The primary suite features an en-suite for added privacy. Vacant and in excellent condition, ready for your personal touch. A rare opportunity to own a coastal retreat in a highly sought-after Jersey location.

There are multiple reception rooms to ensure space for the whole family and ample parking with a tandem double garage and space for three more cars on the drive. If sunrises or evenings on your sun deck with views across the bay and overlooking Icho Tower are something you’d like in your life, it’s time to view this one.

Places.je #51946

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STINKY BAY

I’m Matt Topman- the founder and brewer at Stinky Bay Brewing Co. an innovative microbrewery with a social conscience to match. We are named after a rugged bay on the north-western tip of Jersey, we’ve grown from a home-brewing garage set-up to the company we are today.

Tell us about your Genuine Jersey Products

We brew a range of craft beers here in Jersey, and are delighted to supply many of the island’s pubs, restaurants and stores with our products. We focus on good beers and good times! Our brand fits right in with the varied outdoor lifestyle of Jersey, and we love to showcase the best of our home. We are producing 30,000+ litres a year; that’s enough for 1/4 of everyone in Jersey to have a pint of Stinky Bay, so what are you waiting for!

What’s new/what’s coming up?

We’re always picking up new locations where you can grab our products, and will be popping up at several events throughout the year. Keep an eye out for us in local shops or you can buy from us directly. We can also help you by supplying beer for your events thanks to our mobile beer taps, and 30 litre kegs of some damn fine beer!

@StinkyBayBrewingCo

LA COTE DISTILLERY

We’re Alex and Thea, and we run La Côte Distillery. Alex started La Côte in 2016 and we’ve been growing ever since then. We produce Vodka and a range of Gins as well as hosting distilling workshops in our Gin Lab in La Motte Street.

Tell us about your Genuine Jersey Products

In the world of distilling, it’s rare to find a Gin producer that makes (not buys) their own alcohol. We’re a small distillery in the heart of St. Helier doing just that. We start with a quality malted barley and as grain-toglass distillers, we create and produce all of our alcohol from this. We brew it, ferment it, and distill it. Every single drop. We then create our Vodka and a range of Gins using locally grown and exotic botanicals. It’s hard work but it’s worth it. It’s not the easy way but it’s our way.

What’s new/what’s coming up? (100 words)

It’s not strictly speaking new, but it keeps us busy… We have a Gin Lab within the distillery where guests join us for workshops, learning about the art and science of grain to glass distilling. They can choose from over 70 botanicals to distill with, and will create their own custom spirit to take home. We even encourage guests to bring their own home grown botanicals! We are also progressing plans for our field and have planted a number of Blackthorn trees so fingers crossed plenty of sloes this year, and plenty of sloe gin! We’ve also got some other new spirits in the pipeline. Can’t share too much! But our new equipment has given us more opportunity to create some really exciting things. Watch this space…

In each edition we feature some of Jersey’s creators and let them share their creative visions and handmade goods with you lot, our island consumers. If you like what you see, check out genuinejersey.com and hunt them down to support our local industries!

@La Côte Distillery

Connecting People & Property Perfectly.

Wilsons Knight Frank specialises in all aspects of the Jersey property market. We provide our clients with unequalled contacts, a trusted experience and an exceptional service, with access to both national and international purchasers through our proven Knight Frank global network. To learn more about this property or to discuss your property needs, please call 01534 877977.

ON ANOTHER LEVEL

One of the most well-used expressions in the estate agent lexicon is “location, location, location.” It is, of course, an important element of somewhere you’re looking to put your lounge, bed and kitchen. When you’re talking about a property that offered the ability to explore inside and out with CGI prior to the build, you know you’re at the end of the market that brings another such expression into play: “specification, specification, specification.”

OK, I concede that the six extra syllables make it less of an attractive catchphrase, but it’s very relevant for a home that is set to be built in the eight-figure-andup price range. When Gaudin & Co shared these images with us of a finished Villa Cambray, it was great to see the dream come to life, as the details describe: “A masterpiece of luxury with panoramic views over St Aubin’s Bay.” All three floors of it.

The property really is in an exceptional south-facing position on Mont Cambrai, with panoramic sea views of St Aubin’s Bay. The home has been designed to harness that all-day passage of the sun, with three floors of glassfronted living space, flanked by granite to give it a Jersey feel. The design allows practical use of the plot shape, funneling in natural light.

It seems that ‘artisan’ is the moniker for people who make everything from brownies to cocktails these days, but it takes a particularly attentive craftsman to create the sort of finishes applied at Villa Cambray. The specification of cabinetry and finish gives an air of five-star hotel; that’s the work of a real artisan. The lower ground floor houses the principal living space, which includes the hand-crafted kitchen, fitted with top-of-the-line Gaggenau appliances. It looks the part and is perfect for both everyday living and entertaining. But there’s also a substantial prep kitchen and pantry, providing further space and functionality for culinary excellence, whether for the homeowner who loves to cook, or their private chef.

When a property is built from the ground up, it offers the ability to specify all the desirable household options, and the villa’s living and entertaining spaces are nothing short of spectacular. For the cinephile, there’s a climatecontrolled 12-seater cinema for the ultimate private screening experience. If you’re more into presses than popcorn, then the fully equipped home gym will allow you zero excuses for not having that Instagram fitness influencer physique. For wine connoisseurs, a 1,000-bottle climate-controlled wine room with a dedicated tasting foyer offers the perfect retreat. Yes, 1,000. Hopefully sufficient for most people’s requirements.

If you’re entertaining and things get a little hot in the kitchen(s), the marble of the lower ground floor gives way to the sandstone of the poolside and heated infinity pool. All those lengths will earn you a snack, and to the side of the patio is a dining area and outdoor kitchen, fully equipped with an

The lower ground floor houses the principal living space, which includes the hand-crafted kitchen, fitted with top-of-the-line Gaggenau appliances.

Once inside your secure gated parking, it’s time to play with one of the toys that everyone who ever owned a Fisher Price garage probably secretly wants: a car lift.

integral BBQ, rotisserie, fridge, and sink. Expansive terraces wrap the house. The upper ground floor is home to four bedroom suites, with those storm-watching views for those at the front, and access to another huge terrace. The ‘first’ floor above is home to the vast master suite, complete with private balcony and the best views in the house—not least because you get to look down at your pool and family having fun below, and the bay beyond.

Externally, the grounds have been kept simple and lowmaintenance. It’s clear that Villa Cambray has been designed with a car enthusiast in mind. Once inside your secure gated parking, it’s time to play with one of the toys that everyone who ever owned a Fisher-Price garage probably secretly wants: a car lift. The lift will allow you to drop your prized Porsche or Panda down to an elaborate underground showroom, so you can admire your metal from your wine tasting area, naturally. A passenger lift serves all levels, ensuring ease of access throughout the home and futureproofing it for mobility—so you won’t have too far to stumble to bed if you finish the bottle.

If you’re looking for an impressive new-build home that has it all, designed for premium living, it might be worth taking a drive up the hill and seeing whether you could see yourself seeing everything from Villa Cambray.

Questions: Viewing? Call

La Chaumiere

La Sente Des Fonds Grouville

£191,667 ref 1549/288 URPN 69121168

16 Maisons Les Arches

La Rue Le Masurier St Helier

£260,000 ref 1549/171 URPN 69396277

Share 4, Ninon

46 Aquila Road St Helier

£300,000 ref 1549/183 URPN 69002817 + others

Apartment 54

Clos Des Charmes St Peter

£335,000 ref 1549/192 URPN 69405214

14 Leslie Sinel Close

Rouge Bouillon St Helier

£360,000 ref 1549/262 URPN 69132900

39 Maisons Les Arches

La Rue Le Masurier St Helier

£465,000 ref 1548/978 URPN 69396300

Manjilles (formerly ‘Brookfield’)

La Rue Des Pres St Saviour

£500,000 ref 1549/53 URPN 69118887

West End Villa

14 Peirson Road St Helier

£565,000 ref 1549/1 URPN 69131234

Share 5, High Marsh

La Route de Vinchelez St Ouen

£635,000 ref 1549/321 URPN 69393825

3 Le Grand Chene

La Rue De La Poterie Grouville

£925,000 ref 1549/196 URPN 69404929

Lowbank St Ouen

£1,025,000 ref 1548/970 URPN 69117493

Hollywood

Le Chemin Des Pietons St Brelade

£1,500,000 ref 1549/44 URPN 69385348

L’Abri

Le Chemin De Herupe St John

£2,500,000 ref 1549/145 URPN 69122494

Apsley Road

St Helier

£170,000 ref 1548/929 URPN 69311631

Le Mont Felard

St Lawrence

£720,000 ref 1548/912 URPN 69126049

20Jun

La Chaumiere

La Sente Des Fonds Grouville

£191,667 ref 1549/293 URPN 69121168

9 Maisons Les Arches

La Rue Le Masurier St Helier

£285,000 ref 1549/177 URPN 69396249

41 Maisons Les Arches

La Rue Le Masurier St Helier

£330,000 ref 1548/986 URPN 69396302

20Jun

13Jun

Aquila Road St Helier

£340,000 ref 1549/245 URPN 69100464

12 Brookvale Mews

La Rue Du Moulin De Tesson St Peter

£375,000 ref 1549/222 URPN 69102312

27 Le Geyt Street St Helier

£475,000 ref 1549/214 URPN 69387330 + others

Apartment 12

Fort D’Auvergne St Helier

£507,000 ref 1549/309 URPN 69395638

27 Les Quennevais Park St Brelade

£575,000 ref 1549/281 URPN 69128303

Sequoia

La Route De Beaumont St Peter

£660,000 ref 1549/314 URPN 69101382

Le Coin

La Rue Vegueur St Ouen

£975,000 ref 1549/37 URPN 69120892

2 Le Clos des Jambard,

La Rue de Jambart St Clement

£1,200,000 ref 1549/124 URPN 69395485

Keston

36 Les Ruisseaux St Brelade

£1,525,000 ref 1549/339 URPN 69128556

La Rue des Friquettes

St Saviour

£3,192,000 ref 1549/273 URPN

45 Vine Court

Oak Tree Gardens St Helier

£580,000 ref 1548/933 URPN 69130412

15 David Place

St Helier

£800,000 ref 1548/924 URPN 69003638

The latest transactions through the Royal Court

20Jun

Apartment 6, Queen’s Road Terrace

2 Queen’s Road St Helier

£245,000 ref 1549/241 URPN 69305072

35 Maisons Les Arches

La Rue Le Masurier St Helier

£285,000 ref 1549/333 URPN 69396296

36 Maisons Les Arches

La Rue Le Masurier St Helier

£330,000 ref URPN 69396297

42 Maisons Les Arches

La Rue Le Masurier St Helier

£360,000 ref 1549/249 URPN 69396303

43 Maisons Les Arches

La Rue Le Masurier St Helier

£400,000 ref 1549/157 URPN 69396304

19 Maisons Les Arches

La Rue Le Masurier St Helier

£480,000 ref 1549/325 URPN 69396280

La Douathe

La Rue De La Vallee St Mary

£560,000 ref 1549/12 URPN 69300034

La Fosse

La Rue De La Fosse Trinity

£595,000 ref URPN

8 Clos Du Ruisseau

La Grande Route De St Martin St Martin

£776,000 ref 1549/254 URPN 69408161

Nevada

La Route Orange St Brelade

£990,000 ref 1548/966 URPN 69115244

Les Fontaines Farm

La Rue De L’Etocquet St John

£1,400,000 ref 1549/298 URPN 69117702 and 69211135

Oak Farm

La Rue De Sorel St John

£2,400,000 ref 1549/27 URPN 69117956 and 69111119

20Jun

Jun

20Jun

13Jun

Garage 17, Apsley Road

St Helier

£83,000 ref 1548/920 URPN 69100421

Vue Du Catel

La Route Des Cotils Grouville

£630,000 ref 1548/857 URPN 69114329

Maison du Mont

13Jun

Le Mont de la Mare St Catherine Saint Martin

£880,000 ref 1548/863 URPN

MORTGAGE market update

Words: Peter Seymour, The Mortgage Shop

This year seems to be turning into a roller coaster of predictions and counter predictions in respect of the overall cost of servicing a mortgage and the period over which borrowers are best advised to fix their interest rates.

A TIME OF CHANGE

It all started with Labour’s Autumn budget, moving erratically into Donald Trump’s return to the White House, increases in import tariffs for the US and their subsequent partial withdrawal, the continuing war in the Ukraine and now the Israel / Iran conflict.

The global repercussions of all of these will impact badly on our energy bills, savings, mortgages and growth at a time when things seemed to be getting better for the UK economy and in particular the promise of lower interest rates on all borrowings, both personal and for house mortgages.

BANK OF ENGLAND BASE RATE

Hopes of the Bank of England continuing with base rate cuts from the current 4.25% have been dashed for the time being, as fears of rising inflation have increased and stock markets remain in turmoil.

It must be remembered that the Bank’s main task is to keep inflation at 2% over the medium term, although it would seem that this is stuck at 3.5% for the next few months, so making the task of the Monetary Policy Committee that much more onerous.

May 25 April 25 January 25

2-year Tracker rate 60% LTV 4.95% 4.95% 5.35%

2-year Tracker rate 90% LTV 5.15% 5.15% 5.79%

2-year Fixed rate 60% LTV 4.44% 4.44% 5.04%

2-year Fixed rate 90% LTV 5.12% 5.04% 5.54%

5-year Fixed rate 60% LTV 4.54% 4.54% 4.54%

5-year Fixed rate 90% LTV 5.03% 4.93% 5.09%

Market commentators, however, are still maintaining that quarter per cent cuts could be introduced at the August and November meetings of the MPC, so reducing Base Rate to 3.75% by year end.

JEAA COMMENT

Looking at the Jersey market, John Quemard, chairman of the JEAA comments:

General enquiries continue to improve as confidence slowly returns to the market”. He further added; “This is a positive indicator that people are ready to buy a property as long as it is sensibly priced and there is competitive lending available to them. With the added hope that interest rates will reduce further we hope to see this positive trend continue”.

ROYAL COURT TRANSACTIONS

This is certainly reflected in the transactions that passed through the Royal Court in the fortnight ending 30th May, where 52 freehold properties changed hands with notably 9 of these in the range from £1m to £6.2m.

In addition to the Royal Court transactions, there are also those that are share transfer which are not recorded in the Public Domain, and these will add at least another 25% to the total activity.

PROPERTY ON THE MARKET

A check of places.je shows that there are currently 1789 residential properties that are on the market. This figure is slightly higher than the previous month and clearly shows the significant increase in overall activity this year.

Highlights include:

154 apartments priced up to £300,000

340 apartments and houses in the range £500,000 to £700,000

363 apartments and houses between £700,000 and £1m

193 apartments and houses between £1m and £1.5m

182 apartments and houses between £2m and 5m

38 houses between £5m and 10m

Asking prices are generally still too high and many purchasers need to negotiate realistic reductions if they are to match purchasers’ expectations and lender criteria.

IMPROVED LENDING CRITERIA

We are starting to see noticeable reduction to stress testing of local banks in recent months, this is enabling some people to borrow more. These changes have come about following a relaxation of stress testing rules by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK introduced over ten years ago to ensure that a mortgage remains affordable for a borrower.

INTEREST RATES FOR JULY

There has been slight increases in some interest rates that are available from the island’s seven main mortgage providers, and these should be regarded as being the norm for the foreseeable future.