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24 Apartment 7, Vue Du Godfrey Contents St Peter Port 2, Choisi

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2, Choisi | St Peter Port | £5,750,000 This impressive Regency home offers elegantly proportioned beautifully presented accommodation. Well maintained and welcoming, the property boasts many original features complemented by sympathetic modern additions which house the stunning kitchen and impressive study.

The property offers in excess of 7,000sq ft of accommodation including seven double bedrooms, six reception rooms and numerous storage areas including a wine cellar and workshop; there is ample parking, an enclosed lawned rear garden and a further one bedroomed detached Local Market cottage at the rear of the property. In order to appreciate the proportions and elegance of 2 Choisi, viewing is essential.

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Key Features

✓ Stunning Regency townhouse

✓ Seven bedrooms, four bathrooms

✓ Exceptionally well-proportioned accommodation

✓ More than 7,000sq ft

✓ 11ft ceilings and beautiful full-length shuttered sash windows

✓ Parking and lawned rear garden

✓ One bedroomed detached Local Market cottage

✓ Short stroll to St Peter Port town centre [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0) 1481 711766

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Fort Saumarez St Peter's | £4,750,000

A beautiful, recently built home on a 3.5 acre site with direct beach access and extensive sea views. Set in Mediterranean style gardens with a tennis court, extensive parking, a large double garage and underground storage tunnels.

Fort Saumarez is located on a headland that forms the northern tip of L’Eree and extends across to the causeway to Lihou Island. It’s located on the west coast in the parish of St Peter’s which is known for its beautiful countryside and traditional village centre. The property is just across the road from the Colin Best nature reserve which provides a home to a large number of migratory and native birds as well as a huge diversity of flora and fauna.

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✓ Superb luxury home

✓ Seaside position

✓ On 3.5 acre plot

✓ Wonderful views

✓ Five bedroom suites

✓ Fabulous reception rooms

✓ Fascinating site history

✓ Direct beach access

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Le Fainel St Martin's | £3,495,000

Le Fainel is a charming home which is situated in a beautiful location in the heart of the parish of St Martin's. This elegant house has been remodelled, renovated and restored in the last seven years to a very good standard and quality retaining many of its original features. The ground floor offers a well-proportioned drawing room, dining room and a parlour with multi fuel stove. The kitchen and separate utility room are smartly fitted with hand painted wall and base units and marble work surfaces. There is lift access from the kitchen to the stunning master bedroom suite and a further three bedrooms, shower room and a wonderful wood panelled study on the first floor.

Outside there is a small wine cellar, pretty vine house and two workshops, one of which could offer a single garage. Towards the end of the garden is an exquisite brick and timber-built outbuilding with a red bricked seating area, perfectly positioned to enjoy the tranquillity and rural aspect. The south-west facing gardens are pristinely maintained and provide an abundance of mature trees and shrubbery. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a home of this stature, a real gem of a property that should be viewed to fully appreciate its charm and wonderful surroundings.

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✓ Charming elegant home

✓ Completely remodelled seven years ago

✓ Secluded and peaceful location

✓ Four to five bedrooms

✓ Fabulous master suite

✓ Close to local amenities

✓ Parking, gardens, outbuildings and land

✓ Walking distance of cliff paths

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Apartment 7, Vue Du Godfrey St Peter Port | £1,100,000

Apartment 7 Vue Du Godfrey is a modern, purpose built first- floor apartment which benefits from a front line position on the east coast sea front and has stunning sea views towards the neighbouring islands. Offering up to three bedroom suites, and good reception space with two balconies this property is a rare find in Guernsey. Ideally suited to those looking for a lock-up- and-leave or low maintenance downsize the property must be viewed to be fully appreciated.

This part of the east coast of Guernsey has stunning views across The Little Russel towards the nearby islands of Herm and Jethou with Sark and Brecqhou beyond. Stationed on a rock in the middle of the Little Russel is Brehon Tower, built in the 1850s to guard the shipping channel between Herm and Guernsey and help protect the harbour of St Peter Port. The tower has three levels - the magazine, shell room, stores, and fresh-water cistern were all on the ground floor, with living quarters on the first floor. Although now obsolete, the tower provides a home to a large number of seabirds.

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✓ Purpose built modern apartment

✓ Stunning frontline sea views

✓ Three ensuite bedrooms

✓ Spacious reception areas

✓ Immaculate condition throughout

✓ Two sunny balconies

✓ Secure underground parking for two cars

✓ Short distance from town centre and amenities

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SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p29 Le Vauquiedor Manor St Martin's £5,750,000

Recognised as one of the island’s most attractive Georgian residences and reflecting some of the style and elegance of a French country house, Le Vauquiedor Manor proudly sits within 2.13 acres of beautifully tended grounds on the outskirts of St Peter Port. This graceful property has been sympathetically renovated throughout by the current owners. Meticulous attention to detail has been shown and the property offers up to six bedrooms, six bathrooms and eight reception rooms, including staff flat and guest wing.

A beautifully renovated three-bedroom Coach House, with its own separate Open Market Registration sits within the grounds. Which include a walled garden and small paddock. Le Vauquiedor Manor is approached over an impressive driveway. The south facing gardens offer privacy and tranquility.

Key Features

✓ Attractive Georgian manor house

✓ Modernised and renovated

✓ Staff accommodation

✓ Set in 2.13 acres of landscaped gardens

✓ Up to six bedrooms, five bath/showers

✓ Separate three-bedroom Coach House

✓ Conservatory and vine house

✓ Four/six car garage and extensive parking

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p30 -SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS La Petite Vallee St Peter Port £5,500,000

La Petite Vallee, a beautiful Neo-Tudor property. This fabulous home is a hidden gem which is tucked neatly away amongst its wonderful gardens set in a sought-after location close to Fermain Bay. The property comes with a detached pretty gatehouse cottage providing separate accommodation for family or could be used for staff accommodation.

The main house offers four bedrooms, two of which are ensuite. A large family kitchen, pretty conservatory with double doors out to the pool and sun terraces. The dining room and sitting room are bright and spacious with views out over the landscaped gardens. There are two generous bedroom suites on the first floor, a further two bedrooms with a separate bathroom on the second floor, all enjoying the manicured gardens.

Key Features

✓ Sought after location

✓ Four bedrooms, two ensuite

✓ Separate detached three- bedroom cottage

✓ Manicured landscaped gardens

✓ Swimming pool and sun terraces

✓ Walking distance of St Peter Port

✓ Close to the stunning south coast cliff paths

✓ Parking and double garage

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SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p31 Fort George St Peter Port POA

This stunning property offering circa 6,000 sq ft of spacious accommodation, built just over 20 years ago, has stunning sea views towards the offshore islands. Having recently undergone a full renovation and extension program it is finished to an exceedingly high standard and occupies one of the largest sites on Fort George with private gardens, orchard and impressive infinity pool. The house is walking distance from St Peter Port town front and marinas and a short drive to St Martin's village, schools and shops.

Key Features

99 Immaculate beautiful home

99 Up to five bedroom suites

99 Three reception rooms

99 Stunning bespoke hand crafted kitchen

99 Fantastic sea and island views

99 Beautifully landscaped gardens

99 Gym, infinity swimming pool

99 Double garage and parking

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p32 -WINTERSUMMER 2019 2019 | OPEN| OPEN MARKET MARKET PROPERTIES PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS| SWOFFERS Couin de Vacque St Martin's POA

Couin de Vacque is a contemporary, award-winning property situated high on the south coast cliffs. The architecture is designed to take advantage of the uninterrupted 180˚ views over St Peter Port, Alderney, Herm, Sark and the French coast. Designed for modern family living, the ground floor provides wonderful living and entertaining space with floor-to-ceiling windows opening onto the terrace and the heated swimming pool. Upstairs there are five bedrooms and four bathrooms including a master suite with unparalleled views. A separate building provides an office and pool changing room. The house and gardens, with direct access to the cliff path, have been designed to provide easy maintenance and low running costs. Key Features

✓ Stunningly designed contemporary home

✓ Five bedrooms, four bathrooms

✓ Light, bright open-plan living space

✓ Handmade walnut kitchen and pantry

✓ Frontline sea and neighbouring island views

✓ Reclaimed Guernsey granite façade

✓ Pool and gardens

✓ Gated access, double garage and ample parking

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SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p33 The Beaches Castel POA

When it comes to location, few properties can match the pivotal frontline position The Beaches occupies looking out at the entire expanse of what many consider to be the best bay on the island.

With steps opposite leading down to the golden sands of Cobo Beach on one side and La Saline Beach on the other side, as well as facing directly towards the famous Grosse Rocque, the sea views from this newly finished house, with its fabulous upper terrace and balconies, will never cease to mesmerise right through to some of the most incredible sunsets you will ever witness. Key Features

✓ Unrivalled frontline sea views

✓ Stunning reverse, open-plan living space

✓ Fabulous upper terrace and balconies

✓ Five bedrooms, four ensuite

✓ Rako lighting system on first floor

✓ SieMatic award-winning kitchen and Gaggenau appliances

✓ Smart Villeroy and Boch bathrooms

✓ Easy five-minute walk to Cobo village amenities

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p34 -SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS L'Etoile Du Nord Castel £4,250,000

Swoffers is delighted to offer this incredible property which sits on an elevated, west coast site with spectacular sea and country views down towards Vazon Bay. Constructed in 2011, the contemporary styling offers open-plan living with each area designed to maximise the beautiful views. The project's architects have won three prestigious awards. Throughout the property high specification media and electronic systems have been fitted. An extremely high standard has been employed throughout and painstaking efforts have been applied to ensure that the details are perfect, including extensive use of Javanese stone and handmade bespoke wooden furniture. There are several terraces from which to enjoy the views. Garden, garage and plenty of parking.

Key Features

✓ Wonderful sea and country views

✓ Newly built stunning home

✓ Contemporary design

✓ Four sumptuous bedroom suites

✓ Open-plan living areas and cinema room

✓ Very high specification throughout

✓ Terraces and gardens

✓ Parking and garage

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SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p35 Chamberlain House St Peter Port POA

If you want a home of exceptional space, filled with natural light and enjoying superb panoramic sea and island views, Chamberlain House could prove ideal. Built on rising ground on the much favoured Fort George development, its elevation and large expanses of window ensures that the beautiful views are seen from a number of its rooms. Over the last two years it has undergone a complete programme of renovation and refurbishment, transforming it into a fabulous luxury home of great quality and style. Most of the main living areas are set around a central courtyard housing the heated swimming pool whilst the bedrooms are grouped together away from the bustle of the reception rooms. It has a total of four bedrooms including three full suites with the fourth bedroom either usable on its own or as a sitting room or study to the master suite. Key Features

✓ Superb luxury bungalow

✓ Lovely sea and island views

✓ Fort George location

✓ Renovated and refurbished

✓ Four beds, four baths (three ensuite)

✓ Five reception rooms

✓ Swimming pool and gardens

✓ Double garage and parking

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p36 -SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Sartoria St Saviour's £3,950,000

Substantial home set in private grounds with excellent rural and sea views over the west coast, Perelle Bay and towards Lihou Island. Located in a quiet position, this property sits amongst beautiful landscaped gardens and offers approx 9,000sq ft of accommodation. With up to six bedroom suites and five reception rooms, Sartoria is a fantastic family home. The property boasts an impressive indoor health suite featuring a heated swim spa pool with a jacuzzi, sauna and steam room. Outside there is a stunning heated pool, substantial summer house, triple garage and plenty of parking.

Key Features

✓ Superb tranquil location

✓ Excellent rural and west coast views

✓ Approximately 9,000sq ft of accommodation

✓ Up to six bedroom suites

✓ Four to five reception rooms

✓ Indoor health suite and separate outdoor pool

✓ Beautiful landscaped gardens

✓ Triple garage and plenty of parking

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SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p37 Magazine St Peter Port £3,790,000

This superb newly built home sits in a quiet frontline position on the prestigious Fort George development and is predominantly reverse- plan to take advantage of the excellent east coast views. It has been finished to the highest of standards, is filled with natural light and offers four bedroom suites and wonderful contemporary reception space.

Key Features

✓ Newly built property

✓ Excellent east coast sea views

✓ Four ensuite bedrooms

✓ Stunning kitchen/family room

✓ Large balconies with views

✓ Very high standard of finish

✓ Detached double garage

✓ Lawned gardens

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p38 -SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS The White House St Peter's £3,750,000

This newly refurbished property and its four acres of land is situated on the west coast, a stone's throw from L'Eree beach, with stunning sea and rural views. The beautifully proportioned accommodation has been finished to an exceptionally high standard including Villeroy and Boch bathrooms, a gourmet kitchen and Cat 5 wiring, underfloor heating and full ventilation system throughout. It has garaging for three cars plus plenty of external parking. The immediate grounds are mainly laid to lawn softened by shrubbery borders with the rear garden having an open vista onto its four acres of land which in turn border a Nature Reserve and orchid fields.

Key Features

✓ Newly refurbished

✓ High quality fitments and finishes

✓ Stunning sea views

✓ Beachfront location

✓ Five to six bedroom suites

✓ Four large reception rooms

✓ Possible staff accommodation

✓ Parking, gardens and three car garage

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SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p39 Penthouse Apartment Castel £3,550,000

With the best views over Cobo, the Open Market Penthouse covers just under 2,400sq ft of luxury internal accommodation and over 700sq ft of breathtaking balcony space. There are three fantastic ensuite bedrooms with an incredibly large open-plan kitchen/lounge/ dining room space. With private access direct from the secure garages below, with parking for up to three vehicles and storage, the Penthouse offers ultimate luxury.

Key Features

✓ Luxury Open Market apartment with balconies and wonderful sea views

✓ Exclusive development on beautiful west coast

✓ Luxury specification

✓ Three ensuite bedrooms plus study

✓ Available to view now

✓ Garages and visitor parking

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p40 -SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Gravees Du Sud St Peter Port POA

This beautiful townhouse has been extensively renovated and a superb leisure suite with gym, home office and pool room has been added. The lower ground and second floors provide suites which could offer semi- independent accommodation. There is a private, walled rear garden, a double garage and permission is in force to build a seven car garage, if needed.

Key Features

99 Beautiful townhouse

99 Substantial home

99 High class residential area

99 Solid oak floors

99 Original features abound

99 Granny and teenager suites

99 Indoor swimming pool

99 Walled garden and good parking

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SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p41 Silver Seas St Peter Port POA

Silver Seas is a sizeable property located on the prestigious and well-located Fort George development close to St Peter Port and all its charm. The property boasts stunning island and sea views. Outside is a well-cared for garden together with swimming pool, garage and ample parking.

Key Features

99 Sizeable Fort George home

99 East coast sea and island views

99 Desirable location near town

99 Up to five bedrooms

99 Lovely reception rooms

99 Swimming pool and gardens

99 Double garage and ample parking

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p42 -SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS La Miette St Peter Port POA

La Miette is an immaculately and stylishly presented low maintenance home on the exclusive Fort George development on the outskirts of St Peter Port. The house offers ready to move into accommodation which affords the benefits of modern living – the spacious kitchen/dining/living room faces west and overlooks the rear garden and a series of bi fold doors open directly onto the garden. The ground floor also offers a formal sitting room, study and a sung/dining room which is accessed directly from the kitchen. The integral double garage leads directly into the utility room. On the first floor there are three excellent ensuite bedrooms – the master has a spacious dressing room and stylish bathroom.

Key Features

99 Immaculate and stylish home

99 West facing kitchen/living room

99 Separate sitting room, study and dining room

99 Three bedroom suites

99 Enclosed well-planted lawned garden

99 Integral double garage

99 Excellent location

99 Ready to move into

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SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p43 San Giorgio £3m-£5m + St Peter Port £3,000,000

San Giorgio is a substantial home forming part of the prestigious Fort George development situated near to lovely coastal walks and provides easy access to St Peter Port town centre and St Martin's village. The property has benefitted from being recently extended and modified and now offers spacious contemporary living accommodation with a versitile layout. The reception rooms are bright and spacious including a super kitchen/dining room while the sitting room on the first floor boasts stunning coastal views with access to the perfectly positioned terrace. There are up to five bedrooms including a large master suite - along with three further bath/shower rooms. Externally are maturely planted gardens while to the front there is parking for several cars and access to the double garage.

Albatross St Peter Port £2,999,999

Fantastic Fort George home which has been superbly renovated to an exceptionally high standard. This property offers four spacious suites, generous reception rooms with a beautiful open-plan kitchen/diner acting as the hub of the house. Separate self contained wing, a double garage and a beautifully landscaped manageable garden complete this home and makes a fantastic property for a family or a lock- up-and-leave.

p44 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Le Douit St Saviour's £2,950,000

Le Douit is nestled in amongst the stunning St Saviour's countryside. This beautiful secluded property is set behind granite walls and double gates and is presented in excellent order. The ground floor accommodation offers a dining room, drawing room, conservatory, kitchen breakfast room, wine room and cloakroom. The first floor offers a master en suite with dressing room and bathroom and a further five bedrooms, with another double bedroom and bathroom occupying the second floor. Externally Le Douit is set in 3.2 acres of grounds, which feature a lake and tennis court. The property has parking for numerous cars, a double garage with store above and a car port.

£3m-£5m + Le Manoir De La Tortue St Saviour's £2,900,000

Le Manoir De La Tortue sits in over an acre of manicured gardens in the parish of St Saviour's. It has up to six generous bedrooms and spacious reception rooms all finished to a high standard and well maintained. There is plenty of parking and an impressive renovated 82ft greenhouse and workshop with separate vehicular access. Well located, this beautiful property would make a wonderful family home within close proximity of our west coast beaches and countryside.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p45 £3m-£5m + Whitestones St Martin's £2,800,000

Whitestones is a delightful, modern home which sits in the middle of good-sized grounds at the end of a private lane. The accommodation is set over two floors with four double ensuite bedrooms and a study on the first floor. The ground floor offers a spacious kitchen/family room, generous dining room, both with doors leading to the rear garden and a comfortable sitting room with double doors leading to garden. There is a fully tiled and heated integral garage which could provide extra accommodation (subject to planning permission) and a utility room. Underfloor heating on the ground floor and the master suite, and a pressurised water system. The house has a rural aspect yet is only a short walk from St Martin's village, Fermain Bay and coastal paths. The rear garden is south facing, and the brick-paved driveway offers parking for numerous cars. Whitestones is a 'ready to move in to' home in a great location, however, it also offers plenty of scope to extend if required. We would highly recommend viewing to appreciate its unique and convenient location, the well-presented accommodation and the scope it offers.

Maison De La Cotte St Peter Port £2,750,000

Maison De La Cotte was completely rebuilt by the current owner in 2011. This fantastic home is situated in a sought-after residential area on the southern outskirts of St Peter Port within a few minutes' drive of both the town centre and the bustling village of St Martin's. The house has been built in a continental style and certainly hits you with the 'wow factor' as you walk through the front door. This unique modern five-bedroom home is finished to the highest specification throughout including state-of- the-art home entertainment systems. Perfectly manicured south-facing gardens and a wonderful pool, double garage and parking complete the package.

p46 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Casa Del Mar St Martin's £2,750,000

Tucked away down a quiet lane between St Martin's and St Peter Port and near to cliff walks sits Casa Del Mar. This substantial Spanish style property is immaculately presented with the accommodation offering up to five double bedrooms serviced by four bath/shower rooms. The rear of the property has been recently extended to offer further reception space which leads out to the tranquil and private gardens and enjoys lovely sea views from the first and second floors. Internal viewing is highly recommended to view the versatile and spacious accommodation on offer.

1 Mont Havelet Court St Peter Port £2,700,000

Swoffers is delighted to offer this superb Open Market apartment that forms part of a small exclusive development in a well regarded area of St Peter Port. The apartment offers stunning views over the sea, neighbouring islands and Castle Cornet. This high specification new build offers up to four bedrooms together with spacious open-plan living accommodation and a fantastic 1,350sq ft terrace. Secure underground parking and a communal garden complete the picture.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p47 £3m-£5m + Apartment 32, ONE St Julian's Avenue St Peter Port £2,650,000

A wonderful opportunity to purchase a brand new Open Market apartment in an imposing and iconic building backing on to Candie Gardens, right at the heart of St Peter Port and just a stroll from its marinas, shops, offices and restaurants. The apartment offers 1,700sq ft of stylish accommodation plus an extensive roof terrace, all of which enjoy panoramic views over Guernsey's offshore islands.

La Corderie St Peter's £2,650,000

Although La Corderie has been completely rebuilt (apart from the four outside main house walls), providing a property built to today's high building specification, the owners have managed to retain its period charm. The beautiful box sash windows are fitted with traditional Georgian shutters and panelling. Flooring throughout is either high quality engineered oak or quality tiling. Underfloor heating throughout provides modern comfort. Offering five bedrooms and good reception space, this is a well designed flexible home that could suit a myriad of buyers. The gardens, which have been lovingly planted, are a wonder to behold in the summer.

p48 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS St Jacques House St Peter Port POA

St Jacques House sits in an acre of beautiful gardens on the outskirts of St Peter Port. It is generously proportioned and offers five ensuite bedrooms, four reception rooms and a large kitchen/breakfast room. The gardens are mature and south facing and the property also benefits from a detached garage block for four cars, and a further single garage to the west of the property. Also attached to the house is a Local Market one bedroom duplex apartment, which is currently let.

£3m-£5m + Pemberley Castel £2,500,000

Pemberley is a stone's throw from one of Guernsey's finest west coast beaches. The house occupies an elevated position and sits beautifully within its own grounds. Private, mature gardens and parking for ample cars make this a wonderful newly renovated, versatile family home. Attached is a two-bedroom annexe with separate livingroom, dining room and small kitchen - ideal for an independent relative. This large family home which is 5,500sq ft is being offered fully furnished and is a turnkey solution. Being close to the beaches, fantastic sunsets and sea views of our west coast, Pemberley is an opportunity not to be missed.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p49 The Bedford St Peter Port £2,500,000

The Bedford is a wonderful period townhouse situated just a short walk from the town centre and nearby schools and parish amenities. The property offers spacious flexible living accommodation and up to seven bedrooms, most with ensuite facilities. There is parking for several cars to the front with a decked area and garden to the rear.

Confidential Instruction St Peter Port POA

A fine detached Georgian home built in 1836 situated in a quiet, prime location on the outskirts of St Peter Port. The property offers comfortable accommodation with a south-facing aspect. There is current planning consent to extend the property at the rear to provide 5,500 sq ft of accommodation. The stylish, cleverly integrated plans provide for over 1,100sq ft of kitchen/dining/family living space with 12ft high windows and doors. The Georgian features of the other reception rooms will remain intact and the bedroom accommodation can be extended to offer five ensuite doubles, the master including a dressing room. This is an excellent opportunity to extend a beautiful property in a great location to create a unique home offering the best of Georgian style coupled with 21st- century modern living.

p50 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS The Cambridge St Peter Port £2,500,000

This elegant furnished apartment opposite Cambridge Park enjoys superb views over Candie Gardens, the sea and offshore islands. It is part of a magnificent Georgian townhouse which has been converted into three high class apartments, each with their own personal entrance, and The Cambridge covers the first and second floors of the property. The apartment has its own section of the beautiful rear garden, there is also a garage and parking for one car.

Thistlewood St Peter Port £2,450,000

This stylish period townhouse is conveniently situated just a short stroll from the amenities of St Peter Port town centre. Stepping through into the entrance hall, you are immediately entranced by this elegant family home which has been lovingly refurbished by the current owners. The kitchen is the real heart of the home, offering ample work surfaces and units, a dining area is placed at the far end with doors leading out onto the raised patio area and beautifully manicured lawn, surrounded by mature shrubs and trees. The ground floor further comprises a dining room which is currently used as an office and the drawing room with beautiful full-height windows.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p51 79 The Citadel St Peter Port £2,450,000

79 The Citadel is an attractive detached house situated on the highly regarded and conveniently located Fort George development. Well- presented with some sea and island views, this property offers good-sized amounts of space including four generous bedrooms, well- proportioned reception rooms, new bathrooms and a stylish kitchen. A private attractive garden, double garage and parking complete this fine home. £3m-£5m + Apartment 13, Marina Court St Peter Port £2,450,000

This superb fully furnished penthouse apartment is located just a few minutes' walk from the centre of town and is situated in a landmark building which was built to a very high specification and enjoys highly attractive views of the Marina, sea and islands beyond. Approximately 2,000sq ft. The apartment has a very spacious living room that is complemented by a beautifully fitted bespoke kitchen plus two bedrooms, both of which are ensuite and fitted to a very high standard. A peaceful courtyard, communal gardens, two garage parking spaces plus a concierge service compliment this desirable apartment.

p52 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS £3m-£5m + Apartment 31, ONE St Julian's Avenue St Peter Port £2,450,000

A wonderful opportunity to purchase a brand new Open Market apartment in an imposing and iconic building backing on to Candie Gardens, right at the heart of St Peter Port and just a stroll from its marinas, shops, offices and restaurants. Whilst the façade remains, the rest of the building has been built from scratch to the highest of modern standards.

St David's House St Peter Port £2,400,000

St David's House is an immaculate and stylishly presented property in a well-regarded area on the outskirts of St Peter Port. Renovated and extended by the current owners in 2010/11, the accommodation is extensive and well-proportioned throughout. The upper two floors provide up to six bedrooms together with four bath/shower rooms, whilst the ground floor is given over to a superb open-plan kitchen/dining/ entertaining area together with a formal sitting room and separate study. The entertaining area should not be underestimated, with a delightful snug leading into a light and airy dining area enjoying an open aspect over the gardens and a high quality oak kitchen and separate garden room leading off of either side. Externally there is a double garage to one side together with plenty of parking, whilst the private lawned gardens wrap around the side and rear, with a raised paved patio extending across the width of the house. Finally, there is a separate Local Market studio apartment to one side of the property. A quite beautiful home in an equally attractive setting.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p53 Willow Hey St Peter's £2,395,000

Willow Hey is an immaculately presented family house in an enviably elevated location in St Peter's. Set in spacious grounds of around 1.3 acres, this modern property has been extensively upgraded further by the current owners and the result is a spacious and luxurious low maintenance property in true move-in condition. While the versatile accommodation might easily be converted to include a separate annexe, in its current guise it offers four bedroom suites all with modern fitted furniture. In addition there is a study, sitting room, large lounge and striking conservatory, and at the heart of the house is the impressive kitchen/breakfast room. The stunning private grounds include a sprawling lawned garden and large patio, all against the calming rural backdrop of neighbouring fields. £3m-£5m + Chamonix St Peter Port £2,375,000

Chamonix occupies a good sized elevated plot on the prestigious Fort George development. Its accommodation of approximately 4,700sq ft offers incredibly spacious rooms which are light and bright. Whilst the property offers excellent single-storey living there is extensive accommodation on the lower ground floor including a bedroom suite, a large snooker room and spacious garaging. We would highly recommend viewing in order to appreciate the size of rooms offered by this unusual property.

p54 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS The Port House St Peter Port £2,350,000

This beautiful Georgian-style home with sea views is located off a private lane in a highly desirable residential area. Completely renovated, beautifully refurbished and extended, it sits in lovely gardens with a heated swimming pool. There are generous parking facilities and an extra-large single garage with plenty of storage space.

Sarum St Peter Port £2,350,000

This beautifully presented property is in the perfect location as you feel that you are in the country but in fact it is just a short distance from the main shopping and commercial heart of St Peter Port. This four-bedroom, four-bathroom home with a fabulous open-plan kitchen/dining/family room, enjoys lovely views out over manicured gardens and the surrounding countryside. Terraces at the rear lead down into the private south facing garden, whilst a secluded patio and further large lawned area provide more wonderful outside space. There is also an integral double garage and a detached oak-framed double garage and plenty of extra parking.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p55 La Grange St Martin's £2,350,000

This 17th-century farmhouse is situated in the idyllic location of Le Varclin in the parish of St Martin's, a short stroll from the cliffs and Fermain Bay, as well as being convenient for the local village shops. La Grange provides spacious accommodation including a separate guest annexe and offers colourful mature gardens, plenty of parking and a double garage.

Moreau House St Peter Port £2,250,000

Moreau House is a beautifully presented home located on the prestigious and well located Fort George development. The property offers up to four bedrooms, together with elegant and spacious reception rooms, some of which have sea and island views. Outside is a sheltered private manicured garden, parking and a double garage.

p56 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Woodcote House St Andrew's £2,200,000

Situated in an idyllic spot in the convenient country parish of St Andrew’s, this property is set in 4.6 acres close to local amenities and offers stunning walks in a tranquil valley providing a haven for wildlife. Woodcote House comes to the market for the first time since the early 1980s and although in need of renovation it is the perfect property for someone looking for a sizeable home in a beautiful location.

Confidential Instruction St Peter Port £2,150,000

Substantial townhouse

Beautiful original features

Four generous bedrooms

Large, light reception rooms

Distant sea and island views

Detached studio apartment

Lawned garden and pretty vine house

Two double garages and parking

Contact +44 (0) 1481 711766

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p57 Les Piques St Saviour's £1,950,000

Situated in a charming rural setting, Les Piques is a beautiful property with a fantastic business opportunity. It has been sympathetically restored in recent years and retains many period features. Adjoining the main house is a two- bedroom cottage, perfect for a semi-dependent relative. There is also a pair of well appointed two-bedroom letting suites, offering the potential of additional income. To the rear of the property is a lawned garden and paddock. Les Piques is a lovely family home with the advantage of added income.

La Petite Seigneurie St Peter's £1,950,000

La Petite Seigneurie is a delightful detached Georgian house which sits in the heart of St Peter’s village, a stone’s throw from the pretty parish church and within a short stroll of local shops to one side and lovely rural lanes to the other. It sits in a delightful well stocked mature garden bounded by pretty granite walls. The house offers well-proportioned accommodation which is full of character, all the bedrooms on the first floor have the benefit of ensuite bathrooms and the master bedroom is generously proportioned and overlooks the garden. It is an elegant home in a lovely rural setting, which warrants viewing to fully appreciate its character and charm.

p58 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Que Sera Sera St Peter Port £1,950,000

An immaculately presented home situated in an excellent residential area on the outskirts of St Peter Port within walking distance of the town centre and the south coast cliff paths, Que Sera Sera enjoys a semi-rural quiet location. The property has been meticulously renovated to an exceptionally high standard with clever use of natural materials including oak, limestone and lots of glass, resulting in an incredibly light and welcoming home. With an integral garage, parking and an enclosed lawned garden, Que Sera Sera offers a genuinely ready to move into home, with absolutely no further expenditure required.

Les Baissieres House St Peter Port £1,895,000

Pleasantly situated with lovely rural views, this detached house boasts an array of characterful features and highly versatile space ideal to meet the requirements of family living. On the ground floor there is a sitting room, two further reception rooms, separate utility, study and family/games room. The feature of the home is a bright and spacious kitchen/breakfast room with large double doors leading to the patio seating area perfect for al fresco dining. A master bedroom suite and a further five bedrooms add to this lovely home. The garden is well maintained and enjoys mature planting, lawns and a large heated swimming pool with out-house/pool changing room. There is parking for numerous cars and a double garage.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p59 Les Pommiers Castel £1,850,000

Situated in a fantastic location only a ten minute drive from the centre of town and west coast beaches. This detached modern home is stylish and comfortable, with good accommodation. There is a possibility to create another room in the generous attic space. The garden is south- west facing with a lovely rural background.

Le Messurier Manor St Peter's £1,750,000

Le Messurier Manor is an elegant detached home situated in a beautiful part of the parish of St Peters. The accommodation itself is light with very generous proportions and offers three good size bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen/breakfast room, study and two gracious reception rooms. From each room there is a pleasant outlook over the private gardens and the surrounding countryside.

p60 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Choisi St Sampson's £1,750,000

This charming detached period house is located in a small tertiary lane and is encircled by two acres of beautifully landscaped gardens. In recent times both the house and the outbuildings have undergone a full programme of renovation and refurbishment to produce the lovely home we see today, which offers spacious reception rooms and sizeable bedrooms.

Green Gables St Peter Port £1,695,000

This property represents the rare opportunity to acquire a luxury recently built home. The detached house offers up to six bedrooms served by four bathrooms or shower rooms (two of which are ensuite). This property offers fabulous reception areas and have been finished to a high specification throughout. Our client would also consider a part exchange for another Open or Local market property or land.

From the front, this home would appear to be a very stylish three-storey home, this part is true - the ground floor provides lovely reception rooms including a lounge to the rear with partly glazed roof and bi-fold doors opening onto a large balcony at the rear whilst the upper two floors provide the comprehensive mix of bedrooms and bathrooms. However, the highlight is undoubtedly a lower ground floor family room of some 40+ ft which could be used for a variety of purposes - whether it be a gym, second lounge, media room, games room or maybe even a self-contained wing. Finished to a high specification and offering good parking, a garage, and gardens to the rear, this really is a truly deceptive home.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p61 Oak Lodge Forest £1,695,000

Oak Lodge is a five-bedroom detached Victorian house which sits centrally on its half acre site. It has been upgraded and decorated by the current owners and is beautifully presented, complemented with a stylish kitchen, modern electric Aga and new bath/shower rooms. It has an in-and-out drive, double garage and private south-facing rear garden. This property is in walk-in condition and would make a wonderful family home.

La Bouverie Castel £1,650,000

Located just a gentle stroll from the bustling shopping areas and popular sandy beach at Cobo, La Bouverie lies in private, landscaped gardens and offers up to six bedrooms, three fitted contemporary bath or shower rooms together with attractive reception rooms. In addition there is a detached barn used as a home cinema and gym, a garage and plenty of parking.

p62 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Les Quatres Acres Castel £1,550,000

A very deceptive property much larger than its façade may at first suggest. Situated just inland from Vazon Bay the property enjoys sea views as well as rural views across neighbouring fields and the nearby golf course. The grounds extend to just under two acres which is laid to garden, includes an outdoor swimming pool and has recently obtained planning permission to construct a new property 1,500sq ft adjacent to Les Quatres Acres.

Oakleigh St Peter Port £1,500,000

Oakleigh is a substantial detached family house situated on the outskirts of St Peter Port on a quiet one-way road. The property enjoys an elevated position and benefits from lots of natural light and views towards both the east and west coasts from the upper floors. The accommodation is spacious throughout with great reception rooms on the ground floor while over the first and second floors there are five bedrooms all with ensuite facilities. Externally there is plenty of parking to the front with access to a double garage while to the rear is a lovely west-facing, private garden. There may also be the possibility of development within the plot subject to necessary permissions.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p63 Claughton St Peter Port £1,500,000

Claughton is a delightful Georgian townhouse of excellent proportions offering light and spacious accommodation. The property is versatile, offering six bedrooms on the upper floors, an elegant drawing room and dining room on the ground floor and either two further bedrooms or two reception rooms in the basement which has full ceiling height and plenty of natural light. The property has parking for up to five cars and the enclosed rear garden is south facing. The property is currently registered as Part D but could revert to Part A.

2 St James Place St Peter Port £1,495,000

This attractive, listed, period townhouse is located in a secondary road towards the town outskirts and yet is within easy walking distance of its shopping and business centre. The house has a mix of formal and informal rooms striking just the right balance for family living. A walled in south-facing rear garden abuts an agricultural field and there is parking for one car at the front. There is permission to move the kitchen to the conservatory, replacing its roof and removing the swimspa, thus creating space for a fourth bedroom suite on the lower ground floor.

p64 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Gardenia & Vinery Vale £1,495,000

This lovely detached four to five bedroom home is situated a short drive from Saumarez Park, Cobo beach and amenities. Gardenia has been upgraded and extended over the years to provide a light and open kitchen/dining area together with generous living space. Externally the property offers a lawned garden and sunny patio area with pergola, a double garage and parking.

Situated alongside Gardenia, the property also comprises a vinery site incorporating a number of spans of glass, an area of land and a large packing shed. The latter element has permission to be converted into a Local Market dwelling, the approved plans for which provide two bedrooms, a bathroom, and an open-plan living/dining/kitchen area. Further information is available upon request.

Freshwater House St Andrew's £1,495,000

An immaculately presented family home set in 0.93 acres, Freshwater House offers light, bright and spacious accommodation set over one floor. The property offers a smart, high- gloss kitchen with granite work surfaces and integrated Neff appliances - the smart units carry on through to the separate utility room. The dining area has bi-fold doors opening out to a great patio space for entertaining or simply sitting out on a summer's evening, enjoying the rural outlook. Four double bedrooms, two of which are ensuite, and a separate family bathroom. Large lawned garden, a double garage and ample parking complete this modern home. Viewing is strongly advised to appreciate this stunning property.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p65 Les Nuages St Saviour's £1,495,000

This modern, detached house is situated in the pretty parish of St Saviour's and due to its elevated position enjoys lovely open views over semi-rural land and the bays of Vazon and Perelle. The main living area is on the ground floor with a lower floor providing a health suite and potential dependent relative accommodation. There is a pretty landscaped garden and parking for numerous cars. There is scope to extend the property with relative ease by building over the first-floor terrace, if required.

Confidential Instruction St Martin's POA

This charming 1830s Georgian semi-detached house is located in an excellent residential district a few minutes' walk from Fermain Bay, cliff walks and St Martin's village. It has a lovely south-west facing garden, overlooks agricultural land at the rear and has undergone a sympathetic programme of renovation, refurbishment and extension ensuring none of the period features were lost.

p66 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Cedar Lodge St Martin's £1,450,000

Cedar Lodge sits on the outskirts of St Martin's not far from St Peter Port and amenities yet close to beautiful coastal walks. The property is larger than its exterior suggests - with the accommodation including two large reception rooms, kitchen, utility room and two garages while upstairs are four bedrooms, including a superb master suite, family bathroom and separate wc. Externally, the surrounding gardens are beautiful, well cared for and even boast a swimming pool.

Apartment 7, Marina Court St Peter Port £1,395,000

This two-bedroom second-floor apartment forms part of a prestigious development set opposite one of the island's major marinas, which enjoys panoramic views to the sea and offshore islands. It offers high quality living, a stroll from the town centre amenities. With underground parking, on-site health club, use of the communal rooftop garden and the only deluxe apartments to offer concierge service, it is a perfect lock-up-and- leave or an everyday home for someone wishing to live in a trouble-free environment.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p67 Confidential Instruction St Martin's £1,395,000

Substantial three/four-bedroom house

Four bath/shower rooms (three ensuite)

Two large reception rooms

Smart kitchen/breakfast room

Scope for self-contained suite

Ample parking

Beautiful gardens with total privacy

Quiet location near St Peter Port

Contact +44 (0) 1481 711766

Apartment 13, Tudor St Peter Port £1,350,000

Located in the St Peter Port and just a short stroll from the town centre and the picturesque harbour seafront and marina, this beautifully finished three-bedroom apartment (one ensuite) offers stylish contemporary living. Two balconies with sea views and secure parking for two cars ensure that Tudor gives the perfect manageable yet spacious pied-a-terre.

p68 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS L'Abri St Martin's £1,300,000

L'Abri is located in the heart of St Martin's village within walking distance of all amenities and offers a surprisingly high degree of privacy, thanks to the mature planting at front and rear. The bungalow is stylish and immaculately presented with a lovely master suite, two further bedrooms and a study. There is a large kitchen and sitting room and at the rear, overlooking the rear garden is a lovely west-facing sunroom. We would highly recommend viewing in order to appreciate the property and its privacy.

Camblez House St Peter Port £1,295,000

Camblez House is a beautiful recently refurbished home with a wonderful period feel. The property offers four bedroom suites and generous reception rooms with high ceilings, ornate coving and ceiling roses in most rooms. Set back from the road, it is in a superb quiet location on the outskirts of town.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p69 Rougemont St Peter Port £1,295,000

Rougemont is a great 1930s detached house on a sought after road on the outskirts of St Peter Port with neighbouring St Martin's village and wonderful cliff walks just a short walk away. This property offers five bedrooms, three bath/ shower rooms and good reception space. There is a south-facing garden and large decked area to the rear with parking and a double garage to the front.

No. 1 La Hougue Farm Castel £1,255,000

A splendid three-bedroom property in a super location in a quiet lane in Castel yet within walking distance of the stunning west coast. No. 1 Hougue forms part of a brand-new development and has been stylishly appointed with excellent reception space at the heart of which is a superb kitchen/breakfast room opening onto a large south-facing patio. The spacious lounge opens into a pentagon shaped study area and there is a charming sunroom/ dining room. Upstairs the master bedroom offers lovely rural and distant sea views and the two further bedrooms are serviced by a smart three-piece shower room. Outside there is plenty of parking, a field and a low maintenance enclosed garden. An absolute gem, in a wonderful location.

p70 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Apartment 2, Hazely Manor St Peter Port £1,250,000

Apartment 2, Hazely Manor is an elegant ground floor apartment offering approximately 2,200sq ft of internal space and a further 1,076sq ft of patio. Forming part of a beautiful Georgian house, the property is set in substantial gardens and woodland on an exclusive development just a few minutes from St Peter Port town centre, with local amenities a stroll away. The apartment benefits from having direct access onto its own large patio areas from most of the rooms and a garage as well as parking.

Mille Fleurs St Peter's £1,250,000

A wonderfully presented Guernsey farmhouse occupying an elevated position in St Peter's. The house has great reception space throughout and four ensuite bedrooms all with breath-taking views of the rural countryside. In addition to this there is an annex, perfectly suited for a housekeeper or an au pair. Outside the two-acre award winning gardens are filled with an abundance of colourful and unusual plants. There is also a heated pool and terrace area neatly tucked away in the gardens. To complete this great property, there is parking for several cars along with a garage. Viewing is strongly advised to appreciate the beauty and setting of this magnificent property.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p71 Gardenia Vale £1,200,000

This lovely detached four to five-bedroom home is situated a short drive from Saumarez Park, Cobo beach and amenities. Gardenia has been upgraded and extended over the years to provide a light and open kitchen/dining area together with generous living space. Externally the property offers a lawned garden and sunny patio area with pergola, a double garage and parking. There is also the opportunity to purchase the adjoining vinery site, which has planning permission to convert a packing shed into a Local Market dwelling.

Saffron House St Martin's £1,200,000

Saffron House is a Victorian property benefitting from extensive redecoration throughout, offering a light and bright sitting room with log burner and patio doors out to the rear garden, a dining room with open fireplace and a large kitchen with doors out to the patio area. There are five bedrooms, one ensuite, and two further shower rooms. Externally, Saffron House provides a single garage and parking for three to four cars at the front with an in-and-out driveway. To the rear of the property there is sunny patio area, pergola, summer house and a small vine house. The gardens are laid to lawn and are bounded by high granite walls.

p72 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Madison House St Peter Port £1,195,000

A modern new build townhouse finished to a high standard, Madison House is situated on a one-way road close to local amenities and just a short walk to St Peter Port town centre. The property offers a smart high-gloss kitchen with quality Neff appliances, a split-level dining/living room with double doors opening out to a walled garden, great for entertaining on a summers day. There are four good-sized double bedrooms, three ensuite together with a separate shower room. However, the layout is versatile, and the fourth bedroom could be used as a lovely light sitting room. The property is efficiently run by an air source heat pump and therefore supporting the greener option!

To the rear of the property is a double garage, accessed via a shared driveway. There is also a side access gate at the front of the house. A great low maintenance home perfect to lock-up-and- leave.

Les Pageots St Peter Port £1,150,000

This beautifully renovated three-bedroom home is located a short stroll from town, major schools and leisure facilities. The essential character has been retained whilst a sensitive extension has been added to provide a superb conservatory, a modern kitchen and a separate dining room to add to the original 28ft drawing room. There is a charming walled garden and a single garage at the rear.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p73 Fort Champ St Peter Port £1,100,000

This four-bedroom detached property is situated on the southern outskirts of St Peter Port convenient for the town, harbour and village shops of St Martin's. It offers four double bedrooms and spacious downstairs accommodation. To the rear there is a lawned garden, which is boarded by a variety of shrubs and plants and enjoys the afternoon and evening sun.

1 St James Place St Peter Port £1,100,000

This large townhouse, situated on a one-way road, is conveniently located within easy walking distance of St Peter Port and close to local amenities. There are two large, light reception rooms and a new smartly-fitted kitchen with Neff appliances. On the first floor are three good- sized bedrooms, two of which have their own bathroom, together with a family bathroom. The lower ground floor comprises four rooms - a large bedroom, a second room which could be utilised as a dressing room space, a utility room with plumbing for washing machine and a shower room. This virtually self-contained flat, could potentially be used as an au pair suite or even a teenager’s dream hideaway.

Externally the property offers a double garage to the front and a space for pots or/planting. To the rear there is a patio area and a lawned garden with mature trees and shrubbery. The garden is securely bounded by high walls.

p74 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS La Rocque Du Nord St Sampson's £1,100,000

La Rocque du Nord is a beautiful detached house situated only a stone’s throw from the coast. The accommodation is flexible and spacious with four bedrooms and a small one-bedroom ground floor wing. A reverse plan layout means occupants can enjoy the fantastic sea views the house has to offer from the living space. Outside there is generous parking, a garage, detached workshop and a low maintenance garden.

St Jean De Luz St Peter Port £1,095,000

St Jean De Luz is a very smartly presented period townhouse. The property offers up to five bedrooms, two bathroom and has surprisingly spacious reception rooms, a lovely courtyard, garage, and is located within easy walking distance of the town centre.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p75 Shelton St Peter Port £1,095,000

This semi-detached period house is in a good residential area on the town outskirts near the island's major colleges, a large supermarket and leisure facilities. Ideal for a family, it offers a substantial amount of accommodation, has been upgraded and refurbished and includes good parking and a south-facing, walled garden.

Bonne Brise Vale £1,095,000

Bonne Brise is a smart family home in a lovely open, rural location at L'Ancresse overlooking the golf course. The property offers light, modern accommodation comprising three good sized reception rooms and a bright kitchen with separate seating area, four bedrooms and smart bathrooms. Externally the property provides lawned garden areas to the front and rear, the latter featuring two seating areas, a patio and a decked area with hot tub. A single garage and ample parking complete this great home. An eye for simplicity CCD Chartered Architects & Interior Designers

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p76 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS An eye for simplicity CCD Chartered Architects & Interior Designers

Tel: 01481 726461 [email protected] www.ccd-architects.com La Chataignier | St Peter Port | £995,000 Apartment 5, Strand House | St Peter Port | £995,000

✓ ✓ Substantial townhouse Walking distance of ✓ Penthouse apartment ✓ Master bedroom, ✓ leisure centre Five bedrooms ✓ Stunning sea views two single rooms ✓ ✓ Enclosed rear garden Three bathrooms ✓ Part of a small quality ✓ Stylish, light and airy ✓ ✓ Charming sea and island views Parking for two cars development accommodation ✓ Close to St Peter Port ✓ Open-plan living area ✓ Balcony ✓ Parking

Billingbear House | St Sampson's | £995,000 No 1, Le Petit Bigard | Forest | £995,000

✓ Substantial Open Market house ✓ Plans approved for the house to ✓ Stunning new development ✓ Perfect downsize ✓ Extensive accommodation over split into apartments ✓ Rural location, close to cliff walks ✓ Sunny enclosed garden three floors ✓ Would provide five units together ✓ Two bedrooms, both ensuite ✓ Close to local amenities ✓ Views across the east coast with a detached bungalow to the rear ✓ Well equipped kitchen ✓ Two allocated parking spaces ✓ Significant parking, including a ✓ Further information available four bay garage block through Swoffers

The Hollies | St Peter's | £985,000 La Chanterelle | St Peter Port | £980,000

✓ Newly refurbished bungalow ✓ Close to shops and general ✓ Charming townhouse ✓ Three reception rooms ✓ Three to four bedrooms, three amenities ✓ Walking distance of the town ✓ Large lawned garden bathrooms (two ensuite) ✓ Parking for a number of cars centre ✓ Roof top and distant sea views ✓ Spacious reception rooms and ✓ Car port ✓ Spacious accommodation ✓ Parking and private garden conservatory ✓ Ideal low maintenance home ✓ Up to six bedrooms ✓ Neat manageable gardens

99 Smart two-bedroom apartment 99 Central St Peter Port location ✓ Four bedroom period terraced ✓ Three bathrooms 99 Two bathrooms 99 Lift access and secure townhouse ✓ Good size walled garden 99 Lovely rooftop views underground parking ✓ Smart residential area ✓ Some lovely sea views 99 Sun terraces 99 Available fully furnished or ✓ Walking distance of town centre ✓ Very good on street parking 99 Partial sea views unfurnished ✓ Four good size bedrooms

La Maison Bordelaise | Vale | £895,000 Rochette House | St Peter Port | £895,000

99 Convenient St Peter Port 99 Four beds, two baths, two 99 Detached home 99 Local amenities near by location separate wc's 99 Five bedrooms, three bathrooms 99 Opportunity to extend 99 Easy walk to town centre 99 Open Market Part A 99 Garden and decked area 99 Part D but could revert to Part A 99 Beautiful Victorian style home 99 Super family home or excellent 99 Parking for numerous vehicles 99 South-facing enclosed rear investment opportunity 99 Close to Bordeaux harbour garden 99 Parking for four to five cars

3 Rozel Terrace | St Peter Port | £895,000 Apartment 6, St Martin's Court | St Martin's | £895,000

99 Lovely family home 99 Walking distance of town centre ✓ Spacious apartment ✓ Contemporary kitchen 99 Rooftop and sea views 99 Opportunity to rent garage ✓ Convenient St Martin's location ✓ Private patio and garden 99 Four bedrooms/three bathrooms nearby ✓ Newly built development ✓ Large garage and separate 99 Flexible reception rooms 99 Enclosed rear garden and on- ✓ Four bedrooms and four utility room 99 Period features street parking bathrooms ✓ Plenty of storage

✓ Bespoke four-bedroom ✓ Allocated parking and garage 99 Rural family home 99 Good sized garden townhouse ✓ Walking distance to St Peter Port 99 Five large bedrooms 99 Close to local amenities ✓ Well proportioned kitchen diner and amenities 99 Two ensuite bathrooms 99 Short drive to St Peter Port town ✓ Spacious L-shaped lounge ✓ Good catchment for both primary 99 Tandem garaging centre ✓ Four ensuite bathrooms and secondary schools 99 Ample parking ✓ Lovely courtyard garden

No 6 Infinity Villas | St Peter Port | £815,000 The Cedars | St Andrew's | £795,000

99 Brand new development of six 99 High spec design with extremely ✓ Spacious period property ✓ Garage and parking townhouses stylish finish ✓ Large south-facing garden ✓ Could house semi-independent 99 Located on outskirts of St Peter 99 Super family home or ✓ Up to five bedrooms and relative Port investments bathrooms ✓ Convenient for town and schools 9 9 9 Allocated parking for two 9 Completion June 2019 ✓ Three to four reception rooms ✓ Separate home office vehicles accommodations

Mayfield | St Peter Port | £795,000 10 Clos Des Fontaines | St Martin's | £785,000

✓ Smart Victorian townhouse ✓ Garage and parking ✓ Beautiful modern home ✓ Four bedrooms, two bath/ ✓ Walking distance to town centre ✓ Ideal home or investment ✓ Renovated and refurbished shower rooms ✓ Elegant reception space ✓ Available by share transfer ✓ Finished to a high standard ✓ Kitchen/breakfast room ✓ Sea views from master suite ✓ Quiet location ✓ Gardens, garage and parking ✓ Four bedrooms (two ensuite) ✓ Near rural and cliff walks

✓ ✓ Three bedroom bungalow on Bathroom and ensuite shower ✓ Stunning new development only industrial themed decor small clos room a short walk from the heart of ✓ Built by a leading local ✓ St Martin's location ✓ Manageable gardens St Peter Port developer with a desire for ✓ Low maintenance ✓ Garage and parking ✓ Luxury Open Market apartment quality and design ✓ Lovely kitchen/dining room ✓ Part D HMO and penthous ✓ Brilliant lock-up-and-leaves ✓ High-end loft style living with

3 The Gables | St Peter Port | £745,000 Apartment 1, Grosvenor House | St Peter Port | £735,000

99 Newly built home 99 Enclosed garden ✓ Stylish spacious apartment ✓ Parking for three cars 99 Finished to a high standard 99 Outskirts of St Peter Port ✓ 2920sq ft of accommodation ✓ Patio garden 99 Open plan reception space 99 Close to amenities ✓ Five bedrooms, three bathrooms ✓ Part D 99 Three bedrooms ✓ Elegant reception rooms 99 Parking for two cars ✓ Excellently presented

1 Rue Maze Clos | St Martin's | £725,000 Courtil Hemeril | Forest | £725,000

✓ Smart terraced home ✓ Parking for up to three cars ✓ Detached four-bedroom chalet ✓ Near to local amenities ✓ Close to St Martin's village ✓ Communal garden bungalow ✓ Private lawned garden ✓ Walk-in condition ✓ Perfect lock-up-and-leave ✓ Fantastic rural views ✓ South-facing patio ✓ Four bedrooms, three bath/ ✓ Great investment property ✓ Opportunity to modernise ✓ Parking and single garage shower rooms ✓ Adaptable accommodation

✓ Semi-detached house ✓ Walking distance to town ✓ Outskirts of St Peter Port ✓ Garage and parking ✓ Quiet residential location ✓ Parking and gardens ✓ Three bedrooms ✓ Easily managed garden ✓ Four to five bedrooms and ✓ Qualified HMO ✓ Bathroom and shower room ✓ Walking distance to town three bathrooms ✓ Kitchen and living room ✓ Investment opportunity ✓ Recently upgraded ✓ Planning permission to extend

Apartment 3, Aldbrook House | St Peter Port | £650,000 Dunmore 1, Springhurst Court | St Sampson's | £645,000

✓ One-bedroom apartment ✓ Open-plan kitchen and living room ✓ Deceptively spacious apartment ✓ Patio and lawned garden ✓ Excellent east coast views ✓ Extra bathroom and small study ✓ Two bedrooms, two bathrooms ✓ Garage and parking for four to ✓ Large 26ft terrace ✓ Great investment opportunity ✓ Kitchen/dining room five cars ✓ Bedroom with ensuite bathroom ✓ PD to build orangery on terrace ✓ Large sitting room ✓ Short distance to ✓ Plenty of storage local amenities

14 Les Blancs Bois | Castel | £625,000 Brook Lane Cottage | St Martin's | £595,000

99 Two-bedroom apartment 99 Beautiful communal gardens 99 Investment opportunity 99 Private south-facing garden 99 Neutral throughout 99 Available to over 55's 99 Currently registered as Part D 99 Plenty of parking 99 Three reception rooms 99 Open market for 10 year plus but could revert to Part A 99 Sought after St Martin's location 99 Lift access residents 99 Five bedrooms, five shower 99 Close to town and local 99 Garage and visitor parking rooms amenities 99 Two reception rooms

99 Smart two-bedroom home 99 Walking distance to beach and ✓ Terraced Regency townhouse ✓ Original features 99 Lovely quiet location shops ✓ Five bedrooms/two bathrooms ✓ Rear lawned garden 99 Private courtyard 99 Perfect lock-up-and-leave (one ensuite) ✓ Close to leisure centre 99 Large communal garden 99 Great investment opportunity ✓ Bright sitting room and ✓ Short stroll from St Peter Port dining room 99 Two allocated parking spaces centre ✓ Large conservatory

Apartment 8, Les Pommiers | Castel | £525,000 10 Tudor Apartments | St Peter Port | £525,000

✓ Bright penthouse apartment ✓ Communal garden 99 One-bedroom apartment 99 Good investment opportunity ✓ Three double bedrooms, ✓ Two allocated parking spaces 99 Modern build 99 Close to harbour and marina one ensuite ✓ Part D HMO 99 Light, bright living space 99 Short stroll from town centre ✓ Light, open living space ✓ Ideal investment/lock-up-and- 99 Direct lift access ✓ Close to amenities and leave 99 Secure underground parking Saumarez Park for one

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p83 Villa D'Albecq Castel RENTALS £58,800 per annum

Villa D'Albecq is enclosed within attractive gardens and is situated on high ground enabling it to enjoy excellent views over the pink granite rocks of Albecq and the sea. It is of substantial size, ideal for a family, and yet would just as easily suit a couple who enjoy having their own space. There is a separate guest suite above the garage and private gardens. The property is offered unfurnished and is available from August 1st onwards by negotiation.

Key Features

99 Substantial family home

99 Three-bedroom suites

99 Flexible living space

99 Excellent sea views

99 Pretty gardens, parking, two garages and studio

99 Available from August 1st onwards by negotiation

99 Rent £58,800 per annum

99 Deposit £14,700

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6 La Margion | St Saviour's | £30,000 per annum 15 Tudor Apartments | St Peter Port | £30,000 per annum

99 Beachside bungalow 99 Quiet, private location 99 Two-bedroom, two-bathroom 99 Sales viewings required. Flexible 99 Stone’s throw from Vazon Bay 99 Available immediately furnished apartment term 99 Garage, garden and parking 99 Rent £30,000 per annum 99 Two sun terraces 99 Available June 2019 99 Two bedrooms, two bathrooms 99 Deposit £7,500 99 Central St Peter Port location 99 Rent £30,000 per month 99 Secure underground parking 99 Deposit £7,500

The Apt, Claigmar House | St Peter Port | £33,000 per annum Rallian | St Martin's | £35,940 per annum

99 Lovely two-bedroom apartment 99 Long lease preferred 99 Three-bedroom, three-bathroom 99 Children welcome, pets bungalow considered 99 Central St Peter Port location 99 Available 1st September 2019 99 Furnished or unfurnished 99 Garage garden and parking 99 Super views over the harbour 99 Rent £33,000 per annum 99 Quiet St Martin's clos 99 Available immediately 99 Unfurnished, two ensuite 99 Deposit £8,250 bathrooms 99 Spacious, light accommodation 99 Rent £35,940 per annum 99 Deposit £8,985

1 St James Place | St Peter Port | £35,940 per annum Casa Del Mar | St Martin's | £60,000 per annum

99 Part A or Part D Town House 99 Flexible accommodation 99 Large detached family home 99 Near to cliff paths. Sea views 99 Easy walk to town centre 99 Available immediately 99 Fantastic reception space 99 Pretty St Martin's location 99 Four beds, four baths and wc 99 £35,940 per annum 99 Garage, parking and garden 99 Available late 2019 by 99 Two large reception rooms 99 Deposit £8,985 with pool negotiation 99 Garden, garage and parking 99 Five bedrooms, four bath/shower 99 £60,000 per annum for one rooms 99 £15,000 deposit

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p4 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS The market momentum which gathered pace As the uncertainty over the impact of Brexit continues to in 2018 has continued into 2019. Property reign all around us, our politicians seem to have continued to ensure that the island offers the perfect refuge and it is one sales have remained buoyant as we move into of the reasons driving potential new residents to consider the second quarter of the year. Independently relocating here. compiled statistics reveal sales activity in the Local and Open Markets was at its With the eventual Brexit outcome for the UK still uncertain highest first quarter level since 2011 and 2007 and the rising importance of UK political parties on both respectively. left and right wings of political thinking, Guernsey’s more consensus-based politics is perhaps the very model the current UK prime minister would want to encourage. It might With interest remaining high from people looking to relocate seem frustrating at times for us Guernsey residents, but the to Guernsey, I am pleased to confirm that Swoffers is stability the system provides is a huge attraction. maintaining its position as the number one agent of choice for buyers and sellers. This stability underpins the lifestyle that Guernsey can offer. Our favourable tax rates, low crime rate, high standard of education and supportive business environment all prove attractive to new residents. The island’s natural beauty - our stunning beaches and unspoilt cliff paths; our bustling Town and first-class restaurants; our fascinating history and proximity to both the UK and Europe – all combine to make Guernsey a truly special place to live.

In this edition of our Open Market Review magazine we share some of the highlights of Guernsey life from our local producers and Golden Guernsey goats to preserving our history and developing our sporting talent. And, of course, we feature many of the island properties available to buy or rent so make sure you take a close look and I’m sure the experienced Swoffers team will be able to find you something that meets all your requirements.

Let us help you find your perfect home.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p5 Open Market Sales Remain Buoyant

'IT’S BEEN ANOTHER STRONG FEW MONTHS FOR THE SWOFFERS OPEN MARKET TEAM OFF THE BACK OF A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SALES IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2018,’ SAYS CRAIG WHITMAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR.

p6 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Activity remains high in the Open ‘It’s been really great to meet so many new Market following a busy 2018. faces considering a move to Guernsey and the feedback we are receiving is that they love what the island can offer both in terms of lifestyle but Figures for the first quarter of 2019 show a also in terms of stability and security,’ says Craig. similar number of house sales to the same period in 2018.’ ‘As the Brexit negotiations rumble on with still no certainty about the final outcome, Guernsey is The raw median price (realty only) of Open continuing to promote its unique attractions and Market transactions in the first quarter of 2019 Swoffers is proud to be part of that work as we has increased by 57% compared to the first target clients both in the UK and further afield in quarter of 2018. This is merely a snap shot in places such as Hong Kong and Singapore. time but does illustrate increased interest in the Open Market and higher value properties selling. ‘The message is simple; Guernsey offers a great place to live and to do business; it’s a simple ‘It’s been another strong few months for the process to move here and the island offers a Swoffers Open Market team off the back of a number of incentives for those relocating. significant increase in sales in the last quarter of 2018,’ says Craig Whitman, Managing Director. ‘Guernsey’s position on the doorstep of Europe with good connections to the UK ‘We’ve expanded our experienced sales team makes us particularly attractive, as does the and welcome Alex Stuart who has been with island’s reputation as a well-regulated, stable Swoffers for a number of years working in the jurisdiction,’ says Craig. Local Market team. Alex’s increasing knowledge and understanding of client needs means he is a ‘It is impossible to say whether Brexit will great asset to our business. be good for Guernsey in the long run but right now our message to anyone thinking of ‘We are continuing to receive a good number relocating, for whatever reason, is take a close of enquiries from both new clients looking to look at what Guernsey offers. The experienced relocate to Guernsey and existing clients looking team at Swoffers is on hand to help you for their perfect home. through every step of the process and we are ready and waiting to help you find your perfect ‘We’ve taken on quite a few new properties too so island home.’ there really should be something available to cater for all requirements and budgets,’ says Craig.

‘We’ve boosted our production team with the appointment of a professional photographer and graphic designer so clients should feel confident that we will present their property at its absolute best in our bespoke sales brochures.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p7 p8 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Welcome to Guernsey

Living in Guernsey Lifestyle It’s easy to see why Guernsey is an attractive Guernsey is English-speaking, uses the pound relocation destination, with an environment that sterling and is in the same time zone as the UK helps business to thrive and an enviable lifestyle but enjoys a more temperate climate, similar to that allows for a good work-life balance. northern France.

Its coastline of cliffs, beaches and harbour Relocating to the island is relatively ports, combined with its French influence, offer straightforward and there are plenty of specialists a relaxed lifestyle with an excellent work-life on the island ready to help you with your move. balance. There are plenty of sports and leisure Whether it’s the logistics of getting your family opportunities to enjoy, including – of course – and possessions to Guernsey, finding schools water sports. and somewhere to live, or registering with the various authorities, the island has experts that The bustling harbour town of St Peter Port is not can help. only one of the prettiest in Europe but features high quality restaurants where chefs from around the world draw inspiration from fresh, local produce. It also offers independent boutiques and The Bailiwick jewellers, in addition to familiar high street brands. The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown Dependency and low tax jurisdiction in the English With its low crime rate and strong sense of Channel between the UK and France. As well as community, Guernsey presents a stable, centred Guernsey, the Bailiwick also includes Alderney, and safe space to start a new life. Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou and Lihou.

"This way to the beach"

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p9 Business Health Guernsey is a reputable business centre and one Guernsey has excellent healthcare on-island, with that offers a supportive environment in which highly qualified specialists in all main areas. The businesses can flourish. island has numerous medical centres and GP surgeries and its main hospital is The Princess Establishing a business in Guernsey is a smooth Elizabeth Hospital (PEH). It is important to note and efficient process and, thanks to the island’s that Guernsey’s health system is different to the proactive approach, it can be done quickly with UK’s in that it does not have the National Health very little fuss. This can-do attitude has driven Service. GP practices are private, although growth in exciting new sectors, such as ICT, digital subsidised by your Social Security payments. and fintech, which are at the leading edge of the island’s evolving economy. Secondary or specialist care is delivered through the Medical Specialist Group and is free via The island is committed to maintaining its referral. The local healthcare system also links international reputation as a well-regulated global into the NHS in the UK for specific specialist or financial centre and is an original member of the emergency care needs. OECD’s exchange of tax information ‘white list’.

p10 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Education Tax A UK non-dom Guernsey offers an excellent standard of both free As a self-governing British Crown Dependency, looking to relocate and private/grant-aided schools. the island’s own system of taxation offers to Guernsey should a long-standing, competitive regime that consider the The island’s education system is organised along meets OECD standards of transparency and following: similar lines to the UK with compulsory education information exchange. from age five to 16 (children may start school at • As a taxpayer, if you spend four years old if parents wish). Children transfer With a flat personal tax rate of 20%, and no under six months of the from primary school to secondary education at 11, Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Wealth calendar tax year in the based on where they live. Students can access Tax, Gift Tax or Goods and Services Tax/ VAT, island, you can limit your a range of public examinations including GCSEs, relocating to Guernsey is an attractive option. Guernsey tax liability to just iGCSEs, A-Levels, the International Baccalaureate It affords you the potential to distribute pre- £30,000 p.a. as a and a number of applied technical and vocational arrival income from personally owned overseas ‘Resident Only’ taxpayer. qualifications. companies tax-free. • If a taxpayer is fully Guernsey has three well-regarded independent There are also reduced tax rates on the resident, a capping colleges: drawdown of UK pensions and the option arrangement allows a to transfer UK pension rights to a Guernsey taxpayer to limit their liability to £130,000 p.a. The Ladies’ College scheme. Plus, Guernsey offers the opportunity on non-Guernsey income. (for girls from two and a half to 18 years) for High Net Worth Individuals to cap their tax liability depending on your residential status. • An individual with a Elizabeth College combination of foreign (for boys and girls aged two to seven, boys 11-16 The island has also just introduced a tax cap of and Guernsey source and a sixth form for ages 16-18 in partnership with £50,000 for individuals in their first four years of annual income (other than The Ladies’ College) Guernsey residence, provided certain conditions Guernsey property income) are met. totalling more Blanchelande College than £1,300,000 can (for boys and girls four to 16 – new sixth form Guernsey resident companies are liable to restrict their tax liability opening in Sep 2020) tax on their world-wide income. Non-resident to £260,000 p.a. companies are subject to Guernsey tax on their • No minimum amount of Guernsey source income. A combined Guernsey Institute offers a range of tax contribution is required further and higher education including degree-level in order to become courses and professional training. Company tax rates range from the current Guernsey resident. standard rate of 0% on taxable income to 20% depending on the type of business. • Property owners and occupiers may also be liable for tax on real property and parish rates, but these are very reasonable and particularly low in comparison with similar rates in the UK, as are excise duties charged on tobacco, beers, wines and spirits.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p11 Finance Legal Relations with Europe Guernsey is a leading international finance Guernsey is a self-governing jurisdiction Guernsey is not a member of the European centre, with a renowned reputation for with its own independent legal system Union but has an established ‘third country’ banking, fund management, private and jurisprudence, which gives it a special relationship with the EU. wealth, fintech and insurance. Financial relationship with both the UK and the services have been the backbone of the European Union. Some EU legislation applies to Guernsey island’s economy for 30 years and in that under these third country provisions. time, Guernsey has established itself as an The island’s parliamentary assembly, international finance centre of excellence, the States of Deliberation, has complete The island is carefully planning for when having been at the forefront of financial political and legislative independence from the UK leaves the EU although it expects innovations such as the development of the United Kingdom in all matters except to remain largely unaffected and continues the protected cell company. foreign affairs, defence, and other matters to provide a ‘safe haven’ amid continued touching upon the Royal Prerogative. Brexit uncertainty. The island’s high regulatory standards, compliant and transparent tax regime, Presided over by the island’s chief justice, and positive relationship with the UK the Bailiff, the Royal Court is Guernsey’s and Europe, have created a fiscal principal court and exercises both civil and environment perfectly suited to enable criminal jurisdiction. businesses to flourish.

Additional courts, such as the Magistrate’s Court, which deals with minor criminal matters, and the Court of Appeal, which hears appeals from the Royal Court, have been added to the island’s legal system over the years.

p12 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Travel Links Visas Investor and Guernsey’s location in the English Channel, The Bailiwick is English-speaking and Entrepreneur Visas* off the coast of Normandy, means that you don’t need a passport if you are The Investor Visa route and the transport links to and from the UK and travelling from the UK or Republic of Entrepreneur Visa route present Europe could not be easier. Ireland, but you will require some form of opportunities to become resident in photographic identification. Guernsey. These programmes are Guernsey has strong air and sea links available to non-EU passport holders with the UK and Europe. There are daily If you are arriving from outside the UK who wish to live in Open Market flights to London Gatwick, Heathrow and or Republic of Ireland, you must have accommodation and can do so either Stansted, as well as Bristol, Birmingham, a valid passport or travel document, by investing in the island or by buying or East Midlands, Manchester, Southampton irrespective of your nationality. European establishing a business here. and Exeter. Economic Area and Swiss nationals may use their national identity cards. For the Investor Visa route, the applicant There are also seasonal air links with a must have £1m available and under their number of European cities and shipping Non-British/European Economic Area control, with a requirement to invest links with Jersey, England and France. nationals travelling to the Channel £750,000 for the benefit of the Bailiwick Islands from outside the UK or Republic of Guernsey. Guernsey is only a short hop away from off- of Ireland should check whether they island business meetings and connecting require a visa. Visas must be obtained For the Entrepreneur Visa route, there is a travel worldwide. prior to travel from a British Consulate requirement to invest £200,000 in a new or British High Commission in your usual or existing Guernsey company which the country of residence. applicant will manage themselves.

*May be subject to change

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p13 1 2 Meet the Swoffers Open Market Team

In our last issue alongside our work profiles of each member of the open market team we included some information about which areas of Guernsey we particularly loved, especially during the winter months. In this issue we look forward to some glorious summer days and share the best bits about our favourite beaches in the Bailiwick. We also introduce you to some new members of the team.

Shauna Clapham Craig Whitman Sophie Ephgrave Director Director Director

Shauna has been with Swoffers for This is Craig’s 17th year at Swoffers and Sophie is an experienced member of the over 30 years and is a Director of and he has built up a wealth of experience in team having worked for Swoffers for over 12 shareholder in the company. She is Guernsey’s property market, specialising years. She has a wide breadth of knowledge responsible for Open Market sales and is in the Open Market sector. He is well of the Guernsey property market. a key member of the executive team. respected in his field and has been Sophie loves the beach at Fermain. ‘After Shauna’s favourite beach is Petit Bot on instrumental in the sale of some of the a long cliff walk on the breath-taking south the south coast. ‘I live nearby and enjoy island’s most prominent Open Market coast cliffs it is hard not to want to dive the beach in both summer and winter - in homes both on the market and off market into the inviting emerald-coloured water winter it’s beach walks with our lively sales. on a hot day. I find there is no better way cockapoo and in summer I enjoy Petit Bot Top Bailiwick beach for Craig is Saints to congratulate yourself on your walking with the family. My sons enjoy coasteering Bay on the south coast. ‘Saints is a lovely efforts than enjoying a casual lunch at the and you can often find me swimming or sandy beach with a pebble bank at the top Fermain Beach Café whilst drying out in the attempting to paddle board whilst my and sheltered by the surrounding cliffs. It’s sun overlooking the Bay. husband takes a supervisory role either actually a bit of a hidden gem. It is also [email protected] from land or keeping his feet dry aboard within walking distance of our house and our boat,’ says Shauna. it allows dogs on the beach all year round [email protected] which is great for family days out.’ [email protected]

p14 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Sue Nicolle Hayley Piriou Alex Stuart Melissa Tostevin and Open Market Open Market Open Market Matt Le Page Lettings Negotiator Sales Sales Negotiator Creative Team

Sue is another long-time Hayley joined the Swoffers Alex moved across from Local We have our own in-house member of the Swoffers family, Open Market team in Market sales to join the Open creative team dedicated to having joined us over 20 years December 2016 and supports Market team in February 2019 making your property look ago. Sue was instrumental in the sales and lettings having started with Swoffers in its absolute best. building the Lettings department negotiators with viewings, 2015. Alex quickly developed Our digital designer Melissa and now concentrates on Open day-to-day administration and into a successful member of joined us just over a year ago Market rentals. operations. the Local Market team and is and Matt, our photographer, excited to bring his breadth of ‘I have so many favourite Hayley can see the beach started in February 2019. knowledge and skills across to beaches I really don’t know which from her window and has Open Market sales. I’m not really a beach person, one to choose from,’ says Sue. already braved the chilly not a fan of the sand, it gets waters of Rocquaine for a Alex thinks the best beach in ‘Today, in my mind following the everywhere,’ says Matt. ‘But I quick dip. ‘Once it gets a bit Guernsey is Les Amarreurs on recent huge tides, is Alderney do enjoy going to the beach to warmer, I love meeting with the the north west coast. ‘Having Point, the north east point of snorkel, so any beach with good family at L’Eree and building grown up in the area I spent Herm. When we have low spring places to float around and watch sandcastles with the nieces many enjoyable summers tides the area opens up into life under the waves go by.’ and nephews and turning the jumping off the pier, boating a magical landscape of rock rocks looking for fish and other and swimming there.’ ‘My favourite beach is Petit pools, expanses of sand, rock sea creatures in the many Bot,’ says Melissa. formations and a huge variety of alex@ rockpools at low tide.’ seaweed can be seen; as well swoffers.co.uk ‘I usually like to swim to a small as the predominant brown there hayley@ secret bay with my friends and are pinks, greens and even blue swoffers.co.uk spend our time in the sun. It’s tinged seaweed – all beautiful. also great to explore some of Sometimes seals can be spotted the caves around the area. On sunbathing on “The Humps” - the beach I usually like to spend the rocks and islets further off the day reading or drawing the coast, golden sandbanks the scenery of the surrounding and rushing channels of water cliffs or other islanders basking are exposed. A magical place for in the sunshine. This year I am wandering on foot or in a kayak hoping to go out on the kayak/ or small boat – but beware the paddleboard and explore more incoming tide!’ hidden gems.’ sue@ swoffers.co.uk

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p15 About Swoffers

At Swoffers we focus on property, of course, Swoffers has unrivalled expertise in Guernsey’s property market. but first and foremost our job is about We are 100% locally owned and 100% focused on our clients. We’ve been in business since 1972 and employ more than people. There’s a lot to consider when you’re 30 staff, making us the largest and most experienced team of buying or selling a home, especially if you’re property experts in the island. contemplating a move to the island, and it’s the relationships we form with our clients that help The company is wholly owned by the directors, who are all to navigate the process and make it as easy and actively involved in the business on a day-to-day basis. We stress-free as possible. know Guernsey and its property market like the back of our hands, and we’re keen to share our knowledge with you. We’ll guide you through the process of buying or renting a property on the island and answer all your burning questions about living here. Whatever your interests, at least one of our team will be able to help you out, or introduce you to someone who can!

What makes us special is our fusion of traditional values and customer service with the latest technology, making them work together to provide the best service for you.

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34400_GU_Broadband_JTOne_Lite_A4.indd 2 16/05/2019 11:43 Digital Innovation In the Media Most buyers search for properties on their computer, tablet or Traditional forms of advertising are important to us at Swoffers phone, so we constantly update our state-of-the-art website to and we regularly appear in national publications, including make it informative and easy to navigate. It’s a mine of valuable Country Life and The Times. We are also a go-to source of information about Guernsey, covering areas such as education, property expertise and comment for newsrooms and magazines. lifestyle, business and tax, and giving you a good overview of the process of relocating to the island. Community At Swoffers we are passionate about our island and helping to Swoffers.co.uk averages more than 19,000 unique visits make Guernsey the place where our families will have a future. a month, and 40% of all traffic is from outside Guernsey, We believe in being part of the community, and we get involved indicating a high level of interest from potential Open Market – as individuals and as a company – in many aspects of island buyers. In the last year we received over 196,000 new visitors, life, including raising money for a number of charities. viewing on average more than three pages and spending in excess of three and a half minutes on the site. We are proud to sponsor a wide range of initiatives, charities and events, such as the Pride of Guernsey awards, Guernsey Our website is kept regularly updated and our SEO (search Football Club, local boxer Billy Le Poullain, Guernsey mens engine optimisation) is continually improved, ensuring that basketball coach Adam Farish, the Strictement dance event we are easily found by search engines. We keep our content (Guernsey’s answer to Strictly Come Dancing) and the Pollinator interesting with the addition of specially commissioned videos Project to help save the island’s valuable insects. and high quality, relevant articles.

Swoffers is the first estate agency in Guernsey to offer immersive property tours, which allow potential buyers to take a virtual walk around a home. If you’re not presently located on the island, we’re sure you’ll appreciate the convenience of being able to explore properties of interest wherever and whenever you choose.

We have a strong online presence generally, with LinkedIn and banner advertising, all driving potential buyers to our website. We also have digital partnerships with the Guernsey Press and property portals such as Zoopla.co.uk, OnTheMarket.com and Propertyskipper.com.

Swoffers embraces the power of social media to connect with buyers and sellers of property in Guernsey. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. We invest in boosted and targeted social media posts to increase the visibility of our properties and content.

p18 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS With you every step of the way

Our property department has a combined experience of 150 years in the industry and is the largest dedicated team in Guernsey.

We will guide you through the process of buying or selling your home and help you get to where you want to be.

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Surf & Turf, on Castle Pier in St Peter Port, represents all that is great about shopping locally.

When fishmonger Seafresh closed its doors in 2016, Jason and Nikki Hamon took over the premises and transformed it into Surf & Turf, a celebration of local produce. Jason was already a familiar face to many, having overseen the butchery counter at another local business for 26 years, even providing much of the pork from his own pigs. Since establishing Surf & Turf, Jason has scaled back his pig farming but makes sure he has enough to supply the shop.

‘It has always been a dream of mine to have my own business,’ says Jason. ‘When Seafresh Guernsey came up I said to Nikki, “It’s a great location and we could do this,” and with Nikki on board, the time was right.’ With Jason’s background, combining a fishmonger and butcher was an obvious move. ‘The butchery part wasn’t at all daunting as that’s me, and I already had some basic fishmongering skills. I was happy to learn more – a challenge is something I enjoy,’ he adds.

Surf & Turf doesn’t just sell meat and fish, however. There’s a great variety of local produce on offer, including fruit and vegetables, butter from Guernsey, Sark and Alderney, cheeses – including Fenella Madison’s Torteval Cheese - eggs, milk, honey, chilli sauce, salts, Roquettes Cider Apple Juice and ice cream. As Nikki explains: ‘We think people should support local, it’s what Guernsey is - or should be - all about. There are lots of quality products produced by farmers and growers throughout the island, and we pride ourselves on championing them.’

We’re more aware than ever of the benefits of eating high quality food of known provenance, and that’s certainly what you’ll find at Surf & Turf. Food miles don’t really come into the equation with locally caught fish and pork from the Hamons’ own pigs, and everything else is carefully sourced too.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p21 What’s great about shopping at Surf & Turf is the level of customer service you receive. You can ask for advice about the freshest fish and the different cuts of meat, from people who know and care. Jason undoubtedly appreciates his staff: ‘We recently won the 2018 Sure Customer Services Award for Best Service from a Team and we were also the Overall Winner at the same awards. These accolades don’t come easily, it’s a great achievement that shows the dedication and hard work that each and every member of the Surf & Turf team puts in.’ YOU CAN ASK As for the Hamon family, life has changed since starting their business. Nikki has had an active FOR ADVICE role from the beginning: ‘I’m quite happy to ABOUT THE muck in. Some days I’m in the office, other days you may well find me behind the counter. It’s FRESHEST quite varied, which I enjoy - no two days are the same, that’s for sure.’ With children Declan, 13, FISH AND THE Millie, nine, and six-year-old Edith, it’s a case DIFFERENT of ‘a good bit of juggling around, fitting things in and squeezing in time off when you can’ but, CUTS OF MEAT just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a whole family to nurture a successful business: FROM PEOPLE ‘We both have very supportive families behind WHO KNOW us which helps tremendously, we couldn’t have done this without their support.’ With any luck, AND CARE Surf & Turf will be a thriving family-run business for generations to come: ‘The children love the shop, and we have a few extra pairs of hands at super busy times like Christmas! Who knows, Declan may well follow in his dad’s footsteps, and the girls, either in mine or Jason’s?’

For such a small island Guernsey certainly has a wealth of sporting talent. From the likes of footballing legend Matt Le Tissier to tennis darling Heather Watson we are well represented on a national and even global stage.

And there is new talent coming through all the time. Maya Le Tissier (no relation to Matt!) has captained the England side in the recent qualifying rounds of the UEFA Women’s U17 Championship and has recently signed a professional contract for Brighton & Hove Albion. Young cyclist Sam Culverwell is also making great strides against professional riders in a number of UK road races. Clem Thompson is a regular in the GB sailing team and athlete Cameron Chalmers is reigning British Indoor 400m champion.

We are prospering in team sports too. Guernsey Raiders are competing in Rugby National 2 South and our GFC footballers in Bostick League Division One South. Saffrey Panthers netballers are playing in South of England Division 3 and there are numerous other island and club teams – both junior and senior - regularly competing in the UK or further afield across a wide range of sports.

And at the centre of this is the Guernsey Sports Commission. Established in 2004, the charitable FOR SUCH A organisation aims to lead, represent and be a SMALL ISLAND voice for sport in Guernsey which it believes plays a vital role in our cultural, economic and GUERNSEY individual lives. CERTAINLY HAS A WEALTH OF SPORTING TALENT

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p25 Jon Ravenscroft is chairman of the Commission. ‘I’ve had a lifelong passion for sport both as a player in my younger days and as a Dad on the sidelines,’ says Jon.

‘It brings so many benefits, both mental and physical, and has the ability to change lives.

‘Having lived in Guernsey most of my life, I now want to do what I can by committing time and financial support and utilising a wide network of personal and business contacts to ensure that as many islanders as possible have the chance to try sport. The Guernsey Sports Commission exists to encourage thousands of people across the islands to be more active and support those who have the talent to excel.’

The Commission believes that everyone in Guernsey should have the opportunity and support to participate and compete, and fulfil their potential no matter what their background, age, or level of ability in a safe and supportive environment.

And the Commission has exciting plans ahead to build on its work from the last 15 years.

‘For example, we believe Guernsey has ‘There is no doubt that the Guernsey Sports the opportunity to provide a world leading Commission has achieved an extraordinary experience of physical activity, education and EVERYONE IN amount with a limited budget thanks to the sport for school aged children and young people dedication and enthusiasm of so many under within the Bailiwick. GUERNSEY the stewardship of Graham Chester [the Commission’s operations director] and past SHOULD ‘We want to ensure that Guernsey’s vision for chairmen,’ says Jon. sport is underpinned by facilities that are fit for HAVE THE purpose and accessible to all. ‘Indeed, I wouldn’t have agreed to become OPPORTUNITY chairman had it not been for the energy and ‘We want sport to have a meaningful impact commitment of the team to do their best for AND in our community and for it to build a sense of the health and wellbeing of those living in the belonging and community pride,’ says Graham. SUPPORT TO Bailiwick.’ PARTICIPATE The Commission aims to set out its Action Plan The Commission is developing a five year later in the year and is always keen to attract AND Action Plan with a number of core work new supporters and sponsors. streams ranging from improving leadership and COMPETE... governance to developing a Guernsey Institute of Sport to support high performance sport and ‘The health and well-being of our young optimise the potential of Guernsey athletes. people and future generations is an island- wide responsibility. The Sports Commission THIS IS A couldn’t have achieved all that it has without the ‘This is a really exciting time for the significant support of a small group of islanders Commission,’ says Graham Chester, operations REALLY who have quietly, and with very little recognition, director. provided considerable funding. That support EXCITING has been supplemented by States funding and TIME FOR THE ‘The government’s Sports Strategy is due to be corporate donations,’ says Jon. published later this year and the Commission COMMISSION is in a great position to be able to deliver many of the Strategy’s aims and objectives as well as continuing to develop our own workstreams.

p26 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS ‘The Action Plan is very exciting and sets out ambitious plans to help meet not only the government’s Sports Strategy but also contribute to other work relating to physical and mental health. We hope to attract more individual sponsors who share our passion and want to play an important part in the island’s future. Please do get in touch and learn more.’

Guernsey is also looking forward to hosting the Island Games in 2021 – a multi-sport event that brings together athletes from islands across the globe. Guernsey has a proud tradition of support for the Island Games both as a competitor and as a host. The island has hosted the Games twice in 1987 and 2003 and many of the island’s sporting facilities are already suitable for hosting an international, multi-discipline event.

In 2021, 14 sports will feature from archery and athletics to tennis and triathlon and the Sports Commission is determined that the Games will leave a legacy for sport on the island long after the athletes have returned home. www.guernseysports.com

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There are many breeds of goats, but One person who is delighted this is the case is the Golden Guernsey holds a special Peter Girard, goat farmer and President of the Guernsey Goat Society. Peter explains how the place in the hearts of farmers on Golden Guernsey differs from typical British the island. Swoffers found out more goats: ‘They are a smaller, more docile breed, about what makes this rare breed so with long or short golden hair, butterscotch- unique. coloured skin, a slightly dished nose, straight ears with a curl at the tips, and no tassels or Swiss When Guernsey was occupied by German forces markings.’ during the Second World War, Miriam Milbourne risked her life by hiding a small herd of Golden Peter has been keeping goats for 18 years; when Guernsey goats. Food was in short supply and, he and his wife Mandy moved to St Pierre du had the goats been found by the Germans, they Bois to look after Peter’s mother, he acquired a would certainly have been slaughtered. Thanks pair of goats to try to control the garden. ‘People to this brave lady, the island’s Golden Guernseys started asking us if we sold milk and we decided survived, and this beautiful breed can still be to breed them and try cheese-making,’ says found in Guernsey today. Peter. Although he now has a large herd, the Golden Guernseys’ amiable nature makes them ideal pets and Peter admits, ‘I do get attached to particular goats as they have lovely characters and are as friendly as dogs.’

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p31 Guernsey is blessed with a number of artisan producers and, thanks to the Girards, we can enjoy a variety of products made with goats' milk. Mandy is responsible for making various cheeses and for preparing the milk itself. The couple also produces goat’s meat which, despite being classified as a red meat, is leaner than both lamb and beef and contains fewer calories than beef or chicken. Produce from the Girards’ goats can be bought directly from their farm shop, open from 8am-8pm every day except Sunday, and you’ll find the cheeses at Forest Stores, Surf & Turf, Charlie’s Butchers, Nelio’s Deli and Smithfield Farm Shop, as well as at the farmers’ markets and in many hotels and restaurants. As Peter points out, ‘Fresh, local produce has always got to be the best, and with its smaller carbon footprint it’s good for the island and the planet.’

Peter is keen to promote this rare breed and to encourage others to keep them. Since the 1970s Golden Guernsey numbers have declined, but there is cause for optimism: more people are expressing an interest in keeping and breeding them, which Peter is thrilled about. He has some good advice for anyone thinking of following in his footsteps: ‘Never keep one goat on its own, they are herd animals. Read and research loads, help someone with their goats first to get a good understanding of what is involved. And contact the Guernsey Goat Society for information.’ This Guernsey-based organisation is open to everyone, and holds two shows per year for the showing of goats of all breeds by its members – the Young Stock Show for goats over six weeks and under two years of age, and the Annual Show with all sorts of categories.

An encounter with the friendly Golden Guernsey goats just might give you the goat-keeping bug. As Peter says, ‘They keep us happy and are always pleased to see us; when you go into the field they will always walk up to you to be stroked or stroke you by rubbing their face against your side.’ When asked whether he would keep Golden Guernseys even if he didn’t live on the island, Peter’s reply is emphatic: ‘Yes, I would always choose this breed as it is close to my heart, a rare breed like us Guerns!’

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In 2011, the Guernsey Arts Commission asked its Film, Prose and Poetry Subcommittee to organise a literary festival, with a suggested focus of Guernsey literature. Catriona Stares, Director of the first four festivals, recalls: ‘Whilst many books have been written about the island, the one which at that time was causing most discussion was written by an American, Mary Ann Shaffer. Her niece, Annie Barrows, had finished the book after Mary Ann’s death so I found her email address and asked her to come to Guernsey. I woke up the following morning to a “yes please”; once we had Annie coming over from the U.S we knew we had the beginnings of a festival.’ The book in question was, of course, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and the festival also celebrated the island’s great novel, The Book of The Guernsey Literary Festival has Ebenezer Le Page by G.B Edwards, as well as come a long way since its inaugural works by Victor Hugo and Mervyn Peake. event in 2011; the seventh edition took place in May 2019, and it has gained a reputation as a special boutique festival with a wonderful, ONCE WE HAD intimate atmosphere. ANNIE COMING OVER FROM THE U.S. WE KNEW WE HAD THE BEGINNINGS OF A FESTIVAL

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p35 The scope of the festival was widened after its first edition, but its ethos remained the same: to create an event that would appeal to people of all ages and backgrounds, whether they were keen readers or not. The organising team strives to make the programme as inclusive and diverse as possible, covering all types of genres, from literature to business, travel, history, sport and politics, with children’s events, poetry, exhibitions of artwork from graphic novels and even music. There are two competitions associated with the festival: Guernsey’s International Poetry Competition and The Write Stuff, for which children write a story in no more than 300 words on a given theme. Education and community programmes run alongside the festival itself, so authors make visits to schools, community hubs, the hospital and prison.

The line-up of authors who have appeared over the seven festivals is impressive – particularly when you consider that, unlike UK-based events, speakers have to stay for at least one night. Michael Morpurgo, Will Self, Kate Adie, Lynda La Plante, Janet Street-Porter, Sir Andrew Motion, Chris Riddell, June Sarpong, Rachel Joyce and Sebastian Faulks are just some of the memorable names from past festivals; 2019’s line-up included Matt Haig, Lionel Shriver, Adam Kay, Lemn Sissay and Emma Healey.

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES RUN ALONGSIDE THE FESTIVAL ITSELF, SO AUTHORS MAKE VISITS TO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY HUBS, THE HOSPITAL AND PRISON

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Terry Waite came to speak at the 2017 festival patrons, plus the volunteers and, of course, LITERATURE and he enjoyed it so much he became Honorary the support of the public. ‘We’ve had so much Chairman, returning to speak in 2018 and again positive feedback, not just from those who went ENABLES US TO this year. He has spoken warmly of the lovely to the talks and performances, but from the welcome he receives whenever he comes to authors themselves. They commented on the EXPERIENCE Guernsey, and all his talks are sell-outs. In 2019 warm welcome they received from the festival THE WORLD Terry was part of the outreach programme, team and the excellent organisation of events,’ going into the hospital and giving a talk to staff adds Claire. FROM about compassion, and preaching at a special DIFFERENT Festival Service at the Town Church. Planning for next year’s event is already underway; it will take place from 29 April - 4 PERSPECTIVES, Claire Allen took over as Festival Director in May 2020. Literature enables us to experience February 2016, although Catriona is still very the world from different perspectives, times and TIMES AND much involved. Under Claire’s leadership, places, inspiring our imagination and deepening PLACES, the festival takes place each May, rather than our humanity. We are very lucky indeed to be following the 18-month cycle of the first four able to celebrate this every year at the Guernsey INSPIRING editions. With a steering group of 10 people, a Literary Festival. board of directors and at least 70 volunteers, the OUR event is a true team enterprise. More than 60 IMAGINATION events take place over the course of the festival, and putting the programme together and making www.guernseyliteraryfestival.com AND sure speakers are collected from the airport, looked after and in the right place at the right DEEPENING time is a logistical jigsaw puzzle! OUR

As the Guernsey Literary Festival has become HUMANITY an established event on the literary calendar, it has become easier to attract authors to attend. As Claire says: ‘Every time a speaker goes back to the UK with positive comments, it’s good for the festival and it’s good for Guernsey. Some of the visiting authors said that the line-up and diversity of the speakers rivalled some of the most prestigious literary festivals in the UK.’

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Craig Allen, head of investment management for Julius Baer Guernsey, looks at the growing trend for responsible investing. What’s fuelling the shift, how does one begin investing responsibly and how can Julius Baer’s Guernsey team find the right solution no matter the driving factors?

Investing is becoming personal. and increasing political discussions of labour rights issues in its supply chain, can Increasingly investors are looking to have sustainability issues are influencing the hurt financial performance in the long run. an active input into the allocation of their wider public consciousness. Investment strategies that identify such ESG portfolios. This is most evident at the outset factors can help investors avoid these risks. of discussions with a new client but a Getting started number of existing clients also approach us Though responsible investing is a hot topic, Seize opportunities? with the view to revising their portfolios to making sense of the many options out there Companies that are actively tackling global better reflect their interests, passions and can be a daunting task. The terminology challenges such as climate change by principles. Moving rapidly up the agenda alone can be rather confusing, with terms developing renewable energy technology, is responsible investing, which we’re such as sustainability, responsible investing for instance, are well-positioned to deliver frequently talking to clients about. and Environmental, Social and Governance long-term economic benefits to investors. (ESG) often being used interchangeably. Responsible investing is about what matters Terminology aside, ultimately what is most to you and aligning your investments with important is what matters to you. A marriage of values your personal values. Our experienced At Julius Baer, we take responsibility for all Therefore, before you begin, it is helpful team of investment professionals help you aspects of sustainability: economic, social to sit with your relationship manager and identify the investment approach that is and environmental. We pride ourselves on determine where your personal convictions most closely aligned with your values, risk going beyond our daily business obligations lie in relation to your investment objectives, tolerance and financial goals. and we are an active citizen of society. and which of these should be given more The trend towards responsible investing With major environmental and societal trends weight in your decision-making process. correlates strongly with our own values so, such as climate change or the growing use no matter what your priorities and personal of digital technology transforming both the Is your primary financial objective to: convictions are, we can help you find the economic and political landscape, it’s no approach that best suits your needs. wonder that a growing number of clients Invest in line with your values? wish to consider these factors in their Perhaps you are concerned with protecting 2019 marks 30 years of Julius Baer’s investment decisions. marine life and would like to support presence in Guernsey and our local team has experience in building bespoke In fact, our 2018 client survey revealed projects that remove plastics from the investment mandates for clients that factor that more than 50 per cent of our clients ocean. Or maybe you would like to in their goals, principles and values. Living currently use or are interested in sustainable ensure that girls have equal access to on such a beautiful island makes our team investing. This increases to over 60 per opportunities as boys. Investing in line with acutely aware that how we invest today is cent for clients aged 34 or younger. These your values can be done either through how we live tomorrow. results show that clients are becoming impact investing – where you ensure a positive societal impact while also making a more aware of sustainability issues and If you’re interested in learning more about financial return – or by excluding companies are willing to integrate sustainability in their responsible investing with Julius Baer get in involved in controversial activities. approach to investment. touch with Craig Allen on +44 (0) 1481 746461, or We only anticipate this pattern to Reduce Risks? [email protected] continue as movements like Extinction Certain non-financial risks, such as a textile Rebellion, television series like Our Planet company’s insufficient management of

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Investments_EN-Elisabethan-210x297-31072018.indd 1 20.07.18 16:54 p42 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS Stability in turbulent times by Dominic Wheatley Chief Executive, Guernsey Finance, LBG

As our Chief Minister once said – and he said it at one of our London events – ‘If you were going to design, from scratch, the model of a stable jurisdiction in turbulent times, you would almost certainly design Guernsey’.

We very much agree. Guernsey is one jurisdiction able to provide a stable, secure base from which to operate, with the infrastructure and resources to ensure the highest levels of service quality, while also being able to provide businesses with true substance.

Central to Guernsey’s stability is its constitutional position. Guernsey is a British Crown Dependency and has been since 1204. Although proud of its British associations, Guernsey is not part of the United Kingdom, nor the European Union.

The island is autonomous with its own independent administrative, legal and fiscal systems, and the island’s parliament legislates for itself. Guernsey’s non-partisan parliament has ensured consistency in matters of taxation and business law.

In being outside of the UK and the EU, the fundamental principles of our established relationship with both will not change because of Brexit, assuming it does eventually go ahead, including our access to the EU.

The Guernsey government and the island’s finance industry have already done the hard yards in terms of negotiating and securing non-EU ‘third country’ status – a status which gives Guernsey business access to EU Member States, important for the island’s thriving investment funds sector. Guernsey funds channel more than £50 billion into Europe from global investors across all asset classes through national private placement regimes.

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p43 Post-Brexit, the island’s relationship with the The outcome of the European Union’s UK and the City will remain of paramount ‘substance’ process, confirmed in March importance. after more than 18 months of work, is formal recognition that not only does Guernsey meet Guernsey’s finance sector sees itself very much the international standards of tax transparency, as the City of London’s ‘offshore’. We do not see the principles of fair taxation, and is committed ourselves as competition, rather as members of to fighting base erosion and profit shifting, the British financial services ‘team’. but now also addresses any concerns that profits were not commensurate with the actual economic substance in the island. This gives Through meeting international standards and formal EU endorsement of the Guernsey tax applying an effective regulatory regime, coupled regime as fair and compliant, joining the OECD with its respected status as a non-EU ‘third in this assessment. country’, Guernsey has carved out a place for itself in the mainstream of international finance.

The breadth and quality of our financial GUERNSEY FINANCE, AS A BODY AND services offerings are hard to match for other specialist centres. AS AN INDUSTRY, ARE VERY KEEN TO PROMOTE THE ISLAND AS A PLACE TO Guernsey's financial services industry was built on banking some 50 to 60 years ago, and today LIVE AND WORK, FOR ENTREPRENEURS there are still more than 20 licensed banks, AND THOSE WITH SPECIALIST SKILLS IN drawn from the UK, Europe, South Africa and North America, holding the best part of £100 FINANCIAL SERVICES billion of deposits.

Guernsey’s history in investment funds dates Guernsey is a co-operative jurisdiction, with an back almost as far, with more than £281 billion ongoing commitment to meeting international of regulated funds domiciled in the island, standards not only in tax, but also in regulation, including £120 billion of regulated private equity transparency, and the fight against money funds, one of the island’s specialist positions laundering and the funding of terrorism. It in the alternative assets market. We are world positions us clearly as fully engaged as a good leaders in being home to the largest number of global citizen, fully committed to being part of London-listed structures outside the UK itself. the solution to global international issues.

The island also has a long-established tradition Alongside our long-held commitment to tax of providing specialist wealth management transparency, we also promote the legitimate services for clients and families, a position confidentiality of personal financial affairs. In strengthened by the island’s independent doing so, Guernsey is in the privileged position legal, fiscal and administrative systems. The of being able to provide stability for businesses sophistication of our industry lends itself to more and individuals amid the uncertainty that complex arrangements and family offices. pervades much of the global financial markets.

A specialist insurance sector has developed Guernsey Finance, funded by taxpayer and in the island, providing alternative risk transfer industry contributions, promotes and connects solutions to sophisticated clients including the island to our chosen international market corporations, investment managers and pension and aims to help the industry perform even schemes, and is Europe’s leading jurisdiction for better, through marketing and promotion and captive insurance. We are a leading centre for strategic development. both the insurance of natural catastrophes and the effective funding of longer lives in traditional At a time of much political instability and company pension funds. uncertainty around the globe, Guernsey continues to be a stable centre, in which people Our diversity, breadth and depth of expertise are comfortable doing business. naturally creates a competitive global finance centre, based on the substance of the advice Guernsey Finance, as a body and as an industry, and services we deliver, and the governance that are very keen to promote the island as a place to our first-class regulation demands. live and work, for entrepreneurs and those with specialist skills in financial services.

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Whether you know your Charleston from your Cha Cha or have two left feet, Guernsey’s annual Strictement extravaganza is a feast for the eyes for both ballroom fans and those who just enjoy a good night out.

The fundraising event – Guernsey’s answer to Strictly Come Dancing - is now in its fourth year and was the brain-child of St Saviour’s Community Centre Manager, Lisa Tempest. Strictement is raising money towards the building of a large, multi-purpose hall at the Centre.

‘We strive to make a difference in our island community and our ethos is to provide a useful centre with varied activities for a wide range of interests and age groups,’ says Lisa.

The Centre is a proven popular facility with a footfall of 1,200+ users per week. It is also home to local charity Guernsey Carers and an out of Town hub for the Guille-Alles Community Library.

The planned new multi-purpose hall will provide additional much- needed facilities for both existing users and new groups.

GUERNSEY'S ANNUAL STRICTEMENT EXTRAVAGANZA IS A FEAST FOR THE EYES

SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS - p47 As with its phenomenally successful celebrity And although she didn’t win, she did enjoy it. counterpart, Strictement pairs experienced dancers with complete novices who are put ‘I think I did better on the Friday night, possibly through their paces by local dance teachers because we had a practice before and I was Vanessa James, Donna Rogan and Jill Bray. really buzzing to get out there. On Saturday I was feeling really nervous because lots of my A chance comment at last year’s Strictement friends and family were there and I didn’t want challenge was all that was needed to line up to let them down. Swoffers Property Manager Kim Le Lacheur for this year’s event. ‘The atmosphere was amazing though and that was what carried me through. All the people ‘I went to watch with some colleagues last year cheering really lifted me and all the other and said I would like to do something like that,’ dancers were really encouraging. says Kim. ‘I don’t think I realised how big an event it A few months later and Swoffers Director actually is and now I wish I could do it all over Spencer Noyon had persuaded her to take to again. All the organisers did a fantastic job and it the floor in this year’s Strictement. was a great experience.

‘I needed a challenge and learning to dance has And Kim is not planning on hanging up her certainly given me that,’ says Kim. dancing shoes just yet.

‘We met our dance partners just before ‘I’ve learnt a lot about the jive and now I’m Christmas and also found out our routines – I’m planning on meeting up for some Salsa nights at doing the jive. I do think the jive suits me as it’s Buho with some of the girls who also took part quite quick. I’m always on the go and I’m quite so we can all “keep dancing”!’ sporty and the jive is fast and energetic, like my lifestyle.

Kim plays netball for Nerine Blaze, current Photos by Chris Tostevin-Hall premier league champions, but she didn’t tell her team mates that she was learning to dance until one of her friends saw an advert for the event. Her team mates, friends and family, as well as colleagues from Swoffers, supported her at both nights of the two-night event. DANCING IS ‘Dancing is completely different to anything else COMPLETELY I’ve done. DIFFERENT TO ‘I’ve had lots of help from all the other girls. ANYTHING ELSE They’ve given me lots of useful feedback such as what to do with my arms and how to manage I'VE DONE my nerves.

I’ve really enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to getting dressed up and having my hair and make-up done. There are 11 other people in the same boat so I feel like I’ve got lots of support and it doesn’t feel too competitive. I just want to get through my dance without making any mistakes. I’ve got a second chance to do it again on Saturday night so I’m hoping I will feel less nervous doing it again for a second time and hopefully just enjoy it,’ says Kim.

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Guernsey’s WWII heritage is being preserved by a dedicated group of volunteers. Swoffers spoke to Paul Bourgaize of Festung Guernsey to find out what drives them to work so hard to keep the island’s wartime history alive.

Although Guernsey was liberated from occupying German forces in May 1945, the five years of the Occupation left a significant mark on the island’s landscape. Imposing concrete towers and gun batteries stood above ground, whilst beneath it lay hidden bunkers and a labyrinth of tunnels. The fact that so many of these fortifications remain today is due in no small part to the work of the Festung Guernsey volunteers.

THE FACT THAT SO MANY OF THESE FORTIFICATIONS REMAIN TODAY IS DUE IN NO SMALL PART TO THE WORK OF THE FESTUNG GUERNSEY VOLUNTEERS

Following the cessation of the States initiative Fortress Guernsey, Paul Bourgaize – who was working on a project for the Occupation Society - and Ian Brehaut decided to take action. ‘There was some friendly rivalry between the two groups as there was, and we said instead of whining about the demise of Fortress Guernsey, why don’t we do something about it?’ says Paul. ‘So we arranged a meeting of interested people at the Occupation Museum and that’s how Festung Guernsey came about. Fortress Guernsey also encompassed the island’s Napoleonic and Victorian fortifications, and we chose our name – Festung means fortress – because we wanted to be clear that we were just responsible for the German fortifications.’ VISITORS ARE FASCINATED AND Although the group originally intended to focus at the work the Germans had done here during on bunkers, they have widened the scope of the Occupation. They suggested that the island HORRIFIED IN their work. ‘It’s a very big subject and we get should keep about six sites as a reminder for EQUAL PARTS drawn off into all sorts of tangents,’ explains tourists, but when this was brought up at the Paul. Members possess an admirable skillset: next States meeting they said categorically no, ‘We’re fortunate in that we have an awful lot they wanted them gone. And you can say with of very talented people on our books, people hindsight that this was a mistake.’ It’s a decision who can turn their hand to most things, like that has made Festung Guernsey’s work much architectural drawing, planning applications and harder, but Paul can empathise: ‘Something like welding. We’ve got an engineer in our team, plus Batterie Mirus, which is technically the most mechanics and restoration experts. We save important battery site in the Channel Islands, a lot of money by doing work in-house rather would have been quite something to see, but it’s than having to employ outside contractors.’ understandable that at the time, having endured Incredibly, apart from some funding received for five years of Occupation, they didn’t want to work done on Guernsey Museum sites, Festung keep it.’ Guernsey is almost wholly self-funded. Money is raised from donations and from the tours the organisation conducts, as well as from the sale Paul details the projects that are currently of books and other merchandise. underway: ‘We’re in the final stages of restoring the personnel bunker at Fort Hommet, which is a unique design to the Channel Islands. That’s The Occupation has personal significance for been put back exactly how it was, with all the most members, as Paul says: ‘My grandparents bunk beds and a stove. The second bunker on were involved in the Occupation and my father that headland is the M19 automatic mortar. That was evacuated, while my mother was in the Blitz for Guernsey is quite special, in that it’ll be the in Ilford, so I was already involved in hearing only example of a restored M19 that’s gone back stories and there was a connection there. Most into a bunker in the Atlantic Wall. We were lucky of our team has got a connection somewhere or enough to find a large proportion of an M19 they’ve got an interest in WWII history in general.’ mortar at Fort Saumarez when we excavated the bunker there, and that’s been restored and refitted into the identical bunker at Fort Hommet.’ Work on Batterie Mirus has recently commenced: Although the Bailiwick’s Occupation legacy ‘We had to do a lot of research to try and find the is now appreciated, this wasn’t the case original access road in, and now we’ve done that immediately after Liberation. ‘They wanted it we can get heavy machinery in there and do the gone, dumped at sea,’ says Paul. The British work we need to do.’ Army initially took ownership of the military hardware and fortifications, but then handed the bunkers back to the States of Guernsey and to the private landowners on whose land many The Underground Hospital was a particularly stood. ‘Interestingly, the British Army saw that challenging project, due to the subterranean tourists would potentially want to come and look streams on the site. ‘The idea of this place was

Main Images courtesy of Channel Islands Co-operative society p52 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS for it to be used as an emergency dressing station in the event of the island being bombed. To use a tunnel like that to try and treat wounded people is quite something in itself, it’s the biggest German structure in the Channel Islands and it’s a feat of engineering.’ However impressive, it would be an impossible task to make it watertight. This only adds to its atmosphere. ‘You get a feeling of how grim it was,’ agrees Paul. Visitors are fascinated and horrified in equal parts and, thanks to Festung Guernsey’s work, they can gain a meaningful insight into the site’s history. A visit certainly would have been an eye-opener for the person who once called to ask to speak to the matron!

For Paul, the fortifications are endlessly absorbing. ‘Some are very interesting to look at, others are very mundane but my interest is how they function, the internals and the equipment rather than what they look like. You’ve got to remember, most of the time the idea was to make them disappear, so you wouldn’t see what you do today, they would have been covered in camouflage netting and maybe sprayed in camouflage colours so they would have blended into the landscape.’

Their significance is an important legacy for Guernsey, and visitors aren’t always aware of the Bailiwick’s history before they arrive. ‘We get people who have never heard of us being occupied, and German tourists who get a terrible shock, because they weren’t taught it at school and it sort of escaped them. It’s a real mixture,’ says Paul. Those who lived through the Occupation were obviously denied access to the fortifications at the time, but as time goes by it becomes even more imperative to keep their memories alive. ‘We’re getting beyond the point of living memory now, but we’ve got a story to tell and it should be promoted, so people will come to see it.’

Paul plays down his voluntary work, which he fits around his day job as a project manager for the housing department. ‘It keeps one out of mischief,’ he shrugs. He enjoys the sense of satisfaction of seeing a project finished as well as the reaction visitors have when they see the result. ‘It’s an acquired taste, you can’t just turn up and lean on a spade, we get stuck in. People think we’re digging up German helmets every weekend but we’re not, that’s a really rare occasion.’ Glamorous it isn’t, but the island owes a lot to the hard graft and professionalism of Paul and his fellow members of Festung Guernsey.

www.festungguernsey.org.gg

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Whether you have a bright idea, have developed a business plan or have already launched your business, the Startup Guernsey team is here to provide good advice – and a lot more besides.

Although the Startup Guernsey brand was established in 2014, help for entrepreneurs has been available since long before then. THE NEW As CEO Jennifer Strachan explains: ‘We’re over 25 years old BRAND and we are the Guernsey Enterprise Agency. We started out very much focused on manufacturing and those who were exporting, REFLECTED but we’ve really changed with the times. We are still the GEA but we trade as Startup Guernsey; the rebranding came about as THE the island was focusing on embracing digital, and the new brand ASSISTANCE reflected the assistance we offer in getting things right at the start of a business, and supporting local entrepreneurs to think big, as WE OFFER well as welcoming entrepreneurs from off-island.’ IN GETTING It was whilst helping a local family office with their angel THINGS investments that Jennifer discovered a passion for supporting growing companies: ‘There’s something exciting about doubling RIGHT AT THE your money with a company you have invested in at the start. You START OF A know the management team and you see the struggles they’ve gone through, and when they get that contract or that product BUSINESS launch that really gives them traction it’s much more fulfilling than investing your money in an index tracker where it’s neither here nor there how the individual companies are doing.’ This enthusiasm meant that Jennifer was perfectly suited to moving from NED to part-time CEO of Startup Guernsey.

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The key to the agency’s success is its people: pitch events, sponsored by Barclays Eagle Labs, Chairman Carl Symes, Lead Adviser Tony Brassell where companies will apply for five spots to pitch and Jennifer herself, backed up by a range of to an audience of angels and other interested marketing support from Claire Allen and the parties, to really just talk about their company Digital Greenhouse team, and a host of mentors and what particular investment they’re looking for. and advisers. ‘The core team can’t be all things It’s like a mini version of Dragons’ Den, but we’re to all people, so what we pride ourselves on very nice, we’re not dragons at all!’ is not only being able to answer the questions we know the answers to, but more importantly This ability to make contact with relevant people pointing people in the direction of the whole is undoubtedly one of Guernsey’s strengths. As network of Guernsey that can support them,’ Jennifer explains: ‘If you have an idea, particularly says Jennifer. It’s a case of trying to fill the gaps in areas like finance or fintech, you can get easy that entrepreneurs inevitably have, whether that’s access to the regulator’s key team, to key teams technical knowledge, accounting, marketing or at one of our local big four accounting firms, who creative expertise. can put you in touch with their key person in fintech in London, so all those things can happen Jennifer outlines the core business advice within the space of a week, because everybody service offered to entrepreneurs at any stage knows each other and people will get excited of their journey: ‘We sit down with a new client about a good idea and want to support it.’ for an hour’s one-to-one meeting and just talk through where they are at and what support There are many startup success stories on they need - whether it’s just an idea they want the island, most famously Healthspan and help to flesh out, help with a business plan, or a Specsavers, both set up by people who moved growing business which needs support in its next to Guernsey and still had the entrepreneurial steps.’ The Startup Guernsey advice service is bug. That means there’s a wealth of experience confidential and provided free of charge, thanks and advice available on franchising. ‘We’ve to grant funding from the States of Guernsey. got a couple of very interesting startups who are looking to franchise their operations, so Being an entrepreneur can be a lonely business, they’re test-bedding here, with the intention of so meeting like-minded people is a big advantage developing a platform and branding that’s easy to of getting in touch with Startup Guernsey. ‘I think replicate in other jurisdictions,’ says Jennifer. there’s nothing better for local entrepreneurs than to speak to others who may be a little bit further Startup Guernsey also has great support along the journey. Being an entrepreneur is tough, from its sponsors to put on events; Guernsey so you need moral support as well as a lot of Post, for example, sponsors a monthly new WE'RE ALL different skills.’ entrepreneurs’ breakfast. ‘If you’re exporting, to be able to sit down and have that informal chat WORKING Startup Guernsey not only provides networking with somebody from Guernsey Post, that’s really TOGETHER opportunities, but is also part of a bigger valuable. Accountants and lawyers also come network itself. The agency is based at the Digital along, so it’s a place where those who want TO CREATE Greenhouse, a vibrant hub for entrepreneurs to give back to the community are welcome, A VIBRANT created by the States of Guernsey, as is one of and we always encourage people coming in Barclays’ Eagle Labs, a programme of supporting from off-island, as it’s a great way for them to ECOSYSTEM TO businesses that are developing in the digital come and join in the conversation, and decide SUPPORT ALL THE space. The Chamber of Commerce, the Guernsey whatever way they want to get involved.’ Events Registry and Locate Guernsey are all situated are all on the agency’s website and on social ENTREPRENEURS just across the road, all of which are part of the media, and Startup Guernsey is gearing up for HERE island’s thriving business ecosystem. a student entrepreneurial programme as well as its celebration of entrepreneurship, Global Inevitably raising money is one of the challenges Entrepreneurship Week. faced by entrepreneurs, and Jennifer assures that Startup Guernsey has the right connections: Digital expertise is increasingly important, and ‘We’re very fortunate in that we have a well- courses addressing issues such as cloud services connected finance community here; there are for accounting and the use of social media people who are angel investing, so what we’ve are always popular. ‘Social media needs to be done for the past couple of years is hold angel embraced within the top levels of a firm, it’s not

p56 - SUMMER 2019 | OPEN MARKET PROPERTIES | SWOFFERS just throwing in a couple of casual tweets now and then,’ advises Jennifer. ‘These platforms are very powerful and when you do it right it can really make a difference in terms of getting across the identity of the firm, cutting through the competition and really providing that message. Guernsey is fortunate to have excellent social media experts, such as our last workshop provider Stef Haigh from All Things Social, who are willing to help new businesses get their social media strategy right.’

Startup Guernsey collaborates with Locate Guernsey to support entrepreneurs seeking to move to Guernsey. ‘We point all off-island approaches to Locate Guernsey which will help with the wide range of logistical issues involved in moving a business here. Once someone has committed to moving, we would meet them if they needed advice on their new or growing business, or if they were interested in joining our panel of mentors to support other new businesses. If they seek business advice, they would join our free advisory service and we would meet them to discuss their goals. This might be setting up a new startup in Guernsey or talking through moving a business that’s operating in another jurisdiction that they want to move here - it could be any of these scenarios. Once you’re on-island you’re on-island, and we’re all working together to create a vibrant ecosystem to support all the entrepreneurs here.’

Guernsey has a great history of being nimble and adopting new industries: it has already changed its focus from agriculture into finance, and there is a huge amount of innovation going on in finance itself. Jennifer is confident that anyone with passion for what they do can reach for the skies. ‘Whatever your reason for being here, whether it’s regulatory, structural or just where you want to live your life, it’s fascinating that you can have that fantastic quality of life and still run an international business at the same time.’ www.startup.gg

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