Editing Guernsey (section)

===Housing restrictions===
Guernsey undertakes a population management mechanism using restrictions over who may work in the island through control of which properties people may live in. The housing market is split between "local market" properties and a set number of "open market" properties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guernsey's Two Tier Housing Market |url=http://www.gov.gg/twotierhousingmarket |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419235752/http://www.gov.gg/twotierhousingmarket |archive-date=19 April 2015 |publisher=States of Guernsey}}</ref> Anyone may live in an open market property, but local market properties can only be lived in by those who qualify – either through being born in Guernsey (to at least one local parent), by obtaining a housing licence, or by virtue of sharing a property with someone who does qualify (living ''en famille''). Consequently, "open market'" properties are much more expensive both to buy and to rent. Housing licences are for fixed periods, often only valid for 4 years and only as long as the individual remains employed by a specified Guernsey employer. The licence will specify the type of accommodation and be specific to the address the person lives in,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where can licence holders live |url=http://www.gov.gg/live |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501145835/http://www.gov.gg/live |archive-date=1 May 2015 |publisher=States of Guernsey}}</ref> and is often subject to a police record check. These restrictions apply equally regardless of whether the property is owned or rented, and only apply to occupation of the property. Thus, a person whose housing licence expires may continue to own a Guernsey property, but will no longer be able to live in it. There are no restrictions on who may own a property.

[[File:Guernsey July 2010 92.jpg|thumb|Coast of Guernsey]]
There are a number of routes to qualifying as a "local" for housing purposes. Generally, it is sufficient to be born to at least one Guernsey parent and to live in the island for ten years in a twenty-year period. In a similar way a partner (married or otherwise) of a local can acquire local status. Multiple problems arise following early separation of couples, especially if they have young children or if a local partner dies; in these situations, personal circumstances and compassion can add weight to requests for local status. Once "local" status has been achieved it remains in place for life. Even a lengthy period of residence outside Guernsey does not invalidate "local" housing status.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is a Qualified Resident? |url=http://www.gov.gg/qualifiedresident |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414221632/http://www.gov.gg/qualifiedresident |archive-date=14 April 2015 |publisher=States of Guernsey}}</ref>

Although Guernsey's inhabitants are full [[British nationality law|British citizens]],<ref>{{cite legislation UK | type = act | year = 1981| chapter = 61| act = British Nationality Act 1981}}</ref> prior to the [[United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union|UK's withdrawal from the EU]], an endorsement restricted the right of establishment in other European Union states was placed in the passport of British citizens connected solely with the Channel Islands and [[Isle of Man]]. If it was classified with "Islander Status", the British passport was endorsed as follows: 'The holder is not entitled to benefit from EU provisions relating to employment or establishment'. Those who had a parent or grandparent born in the United Kingdom itself (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), or had lived in the United Kingdom for 5 years, were not subject to this restriction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is Islander status? |url=http://www.gov.gg/article/2822/What-is-Islander-status |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007233859/http://www.gov.gg/article/2822/What-is-Islander-status |archive-date=7 October 2013 |publisher=States of Guernsey}}</ref>