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# Residential mortgages in Jersey

A residential mortgage in Jersey is used to buy or remortgage a home you will live in on the island. Lenders assess income, outgoings, deposit, and credit history in a broadly similar way to mainland lenders, but with two important Jersey-specific layers: your residential status and the property’s tenure.

A residential mortgage in Jersey is used to buy or remortgage a home you will live in on the island. Lenders assess income, outgoings, deposit, and credit history in a broadly similar way to mainland lenders, but with two important Jersey-specific layers: your residential status and the property’s tenure.

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A loan secured against property in Jersey under the island’s property law and the lender’s applicable requirements.

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## Residential mortgages in Jersey

A residential mortgage in Jersey is used to buy or remortgage a home you will live in on the island. Lenders assess income, outgoings, deposit, and credit history in a broadly similar way to mainland lenders, but with two important Jersey-specific layers: your residential status and the property’s tenure.

Your residential status under the Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2013, Entitled, Licensed, Entitled for Work, or Registered, determines which properties you can buy and occupy. Entitled and Licensed individuals can generally purchase qualified residential property, while Registered and Entitled for Work individuals face significant restrictions on buying and occupying property in Jersey. Lenders will confirm your status early in the application, because it directly affects the security they are lending against.

Property tenure also matters. Jersey homes are held as freehold, flying freehold, or share transfer, and lender appetite differs between the three. Share transfer apartments in particular are financed differently from freehold houses, because the buyer acquires shares in a property-holding company rather than the land itself.

We help residential borrowers in Jersey structure applications around status, tenure, income currency, and deposit so the case is placed with a lender whose criteria genuinely fit.

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Published: 2026-08-18

Last reviewed: 2026-08-18

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