How have Locate Guernsey done in 2018?

Monday 04 February 2019

Locate Guernsey, the States agency responsible for advising and supporting personal and business relocations, has reported "another prosperous year" for relocations to Guernsey.

Its latest figures show a record £1.148m. of benefit was returned to the States purse from 24 relocations in 2018. Just over £800,000 of income was provided by document duty from property purchases with a further £347,000 generated by the 49 new roles relocaters created.

Locate Guernsey stats for the last few years.

Locate Guernsey comes under the Committee for Economic Development, and its President, Deputy Charles Parkinson, said: "This is another positive set of results for Locate Guernsey and the island’s economy. New businesses and individuals arriving on the island are supporting the Open Market, helping to diversify and grow our economy, and enriching our community with knowledge and expertise. 

"As well as the multi-million pound benefit for the States of Guernsey their impact on the economy is wider. Relocaters are also sourcing services from local businessesin our construction, hospitality, financial services and other sectors."

Jo Stoddart, Director of Locate Guernsey, said: "It is thanks to the hard work of all the members of the Locate team since the agency was set up and all of our industry partners that we are reporting another record year. The recent rise in Open Market sales and a positive rush of enquiries for January already suggest that demand is continuing for 2019. More and more businesses and individuals are coming to Guernsey for the fantastic lifestyle benefits and work-life balance that the island offers."