Locate Guernsey makes 'pretty decent start'
FOURTEEN people and businesses moved to Guernsey in the first half of the year with help from the States agency Locate Guernsey.
The project handled 80 inquiries during that period and, of those converted, it estimated an annual income to the States in tax and document duty on property purchases of nearly £200,000.
Two high net-worth individuals have moved to the island, two businesses have relocated, and a further 10 people have come to Guernsey and brought their business interests with them.
Locate Guernsey believes that local jobs will be created as a result.
Richard Le Tocq, who took on the role as head of Locate Guernsey at the beginning of the year, said that the first six months in post had been 'encouraging' and the agency was on course to meet annual targets.
'A great deal of work has been undertaken to raise the profile of Guernsey as a relocation destination and also to raise the profile of the services of Locate Guernsey,' he said.
'This has included advertisements and editorial in traditional media, significant work on our website and online presence, as well as PR and hosted events, on and off island, to raise awareness,' he said.
'From a standing start in January I'd say this is pretty decent.
'We still have 70 inquiries being run with at the moment and even last week we had three inquiries, and two of those were as a direct result of the uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote.'
