A report from one of the Channel Islands shows that 36% of rentals are owned by people with a primary address off the island. 

The local government on Alderney has produced a report on the island’s housing needs. It shows that house prices are 7% higher than in 2019. 

Some 52 houses were sold last year, compared with 43 during 2023. Homes in the £200,000 to £400,000 price bracket were the most popular.

The report shows that at the end of March this year there were just over 1,500 domestic properties in Alderney.

Just under half of those 1,510 homes, some 45%, were privately rented.

And 36% of these were owned by a landlord without a primary address on-island. 

That makes 16% of the total housing stock owned by non-Alderney residents.