'Not able to return home' after storm damage

Trevor Fosse believes it will be 2025 before he can move home

"If there's a major storm, we could have a serious problem again," Trevor Fosse, whose home was damaged a year ago in Storm Ciaran, has said.

He moved into temporary accommodation in Jersey with his wife and dog after his home in Princess Elizabeth Court in St Clement was damaged when a tornado struck the island in November 2023.

"I don't want to bring all my furniture back in, if something goes wrong and it leaks again," Mr Fosse said. "I don't think I'll be back in before Christmas."

Haig Housing Trust, which manages the estate for veterans, said it has met residents and all homes should be ready for them to move back into before the start of December.

Scaffolding remains on homes in Princess Elizabeth Court

Six homes were described as being uninhabitable after Storm Ciaran last year and more than a year on not all have been fixed.

Mr Fosse said he does not want to move back until the roof is tiled.

"They've done a good job in repairing and decorating my ceilings," he said.

"If you look up through the hatch into the attic, you can see the felt and the battoning, so that's why there's so much light coming through.

"There's no slates on the roof at all."

'Understand concerns'

Bill Lindsay from Haig Housing Trust, said “all the homes are watertight and windproof”.

"I do understand that they look like they're not finished… but we've got five other families living in the same properties and we're not getting any complaints from those families," he said.

"We'll see whether or not we can speed up the roofing works in particular.

He added they "understand the concerns of our tenants and the need to get these properties finished".