The Crown Land Unit

The amnesty ordinance allows the owner of an expired Registered Residential Conditional Purchase Lease to acquire the Freehold without the payment of rent arrears or mesne profit. Where the applicant is unable to obtain funds to buy the freehold and the purchase price is over $75,000, freehold title may be obtained by installments (subject to certain conditions). An Application to purchase the freehold under Option 2 will require an inspection survey and will be subject to a current valuationof the land and rent level determined by the Government’s Valuation Office on the basis of an arms length sale between a willing seller and purchaser.

• The Applicant must reside in the Islands and occupy the property as their primary residence at the time the application is made.

• The freehold purchase price exceeds $75,000 and the applicant provides evidence that he has no realistic prospects of being able to afford to buy the freehold title.

• This option is implemented under the Purchase of Land (Extended Payment Agreements) Ordinance.

• No building erected on the parcel has encroached upon the adjacent parcel. If the lessee has commenced development a survey will be conducted to verify that the development is within the parcel boundaries.

This option also applies to the Executor or Administrators of the Estate provided that the property was being used as the primary residence of the deceased.

Application forms may be collected from the offices of the Crown Land Unit. Download Form

Complete an application form and pay a non-refundable application fee of $100.00

• The applicant is required to submit the following documents

• Utility bill in the name of the lessee showing proof of primary residence

• Letter from financial institution showing that the lessee does not qualify for a charge/mortgage

• If the application is being submitted by the Executor or the Administrator of the Estate, submit the following:

• Grant of Letters of Administration or Probate

• Utility bill registered in the name of the deceased for the leased property.

Approved applicants will be given 6 months to pay the necessary fees and return the signed documents to the Crown Land Unit. Failing which the application will be considered abandoned.

These options are valid for 2 years from June 1, 2023, after this time the normal Crown land rules apply

Registered Residential CPL holders may be able to Convert to a long lease subject to certain requirements. A long lease provides the individual with the security to remain on the land for the duration of the lease and allow that person to continue enjoying the benefit of any house that they have built on the land. Ownership of the Freehold remains with the Crown. An application to request a Long Lease will require an inspection survey and will be subject to a current valuation of the land and rent level determined by the Government's Valuation Office on the basis of an arms length sale between a willing seller and purchaser.

• The Applicant resides in the Islands and occupies the property as their primary residence at the time the application is made.

• The lessee is over the age of sixty (60) years or suffers from a debilitating illness.

This option also applies to the Executor or Administrators of the Estate provided that the property was being used as the primary residence of the deceased.

Application forms may be collected from the offices of the Crown Land Unit. Download Form
Complete an application form and pay a non-refundable application fee of $100.00

• The applicant is required to submit the following documents

• Utility bill in the name of the lessee showing proof of primary residence

• Letter from financial institution showing that the lessee does not qualify for a charge/mortgage

• Medical Certificate showing that the lessee is no longer fit for work

• Government issued identification card showing that lessee is over the age of sixty (60) years

• If the application is being submitted by the Executor or the Administrator of the Estate, submit the following:

• Grant of Letters of Administration or Probate.

• Utility bill registered in the name of the deceased for the leased property.

Approved applicants will be given 6 months to pay the necessary fees and return the signed documents to the Crown Land Unit. Failing which the application will be considered abandoned.
These options are valid for 2 years from June 1, 2023, after this time the normal Crown land rules apply

Registered Residential CPL holders may not be able to afford the cost of the entire parcel held under a CPL, but may be able to afford to acquire part of the parcel. This option allows for the reconfiguration of the parcel to either reduce the size (subject to Planning requirements) or in exceptional circumstances exchange the parcel. This would be agreed before exercising one of the 3 other Options available under the Crown Land Amnesty Ordinance

• The Applicant resides in the Islands and occupies the property as their primary residence at the time the application is made; (there are no conditions applied to this option save that the applicant has to exercise one of the other options to regularize tenure).

• The applicant provides evidence that they would be able to afford a reconfigured parcel or in the case of requesting an exchange provide evidence that the parcel allocated is defective in some way, such as excessive subsidence or flooding.

This option also applies to the Executor or Administrators of the Estate provided that the property was being used as the primary residence of the deceased.

Application forms may be collected from the offices of the Crown Land Unit. Download Form

Complete an application form and pay a non-refundable application fee of $100.00

• The applicant is required to submit the following documents

• Utility bill in the name of the lessee showing proof of primary residence

• Letter from financial institution showing that the lessee does not qualify for a charge/mortgage

• If the application is being submitted by the Executor or the Administrator of the Estate, submit the following:

• Grant of Letters of Administration or Probate

• Utility bill registered in the name of the deceased for the leased property.

Approved applicants will be given 6 months to pay the necessary fees and return the signed documents to the Crown Land Unit. Failing which the application will be considered abandoned.

These options are valid for 2 years from June 1, 2023, after this time the normal Crown land rules apply