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Raising the standard

There are early signs that the new Consumer Standard for families living in Service Families Accommodation (SFA) is helping to improve lives. When ...

Green shoots on the home front

BY CAT CALDER, AFF HOUSING SPECIALIST Habitual underinvestment, slow repairs and a lack of accountability have made military housing a long...

Make yourself at home

Army housing is getting a much-needed makeover, with major investment in accommodation and more freedom for families to enhance the spaces they live...

Pet policy change

Animal lovers now only need to tell the Pinnacle National Service Centre that they have a pet rather than asking for written permission to share the...

Huge response to housing call-out

Thousands of serving personnel and families responded to a questionnaire that will be used as evidence to help shape military housing for decades to...

New strategy for military homes

As a result of a deal in January 2025 to buy back 36,000 SFA from Annington, a new Defence Housing Strategy Team was set up to review and propose ch...

Running a business from home update

In January 2025 DIO paused applications from those wishing to run a business from a service home so that it could conduct a review. With the aim of...

Summer moves checklist

Packing up and moving home is probably one of the most stressful things about family life in the army, so AFF Housing Specialist Cat Calder has put ...

Overseas housing pilot

A pilot scheme launched in January last year has helped couples in long-term relationships access SFA in the Falkland Islands and Cyprus. Accommoda...

Brightening up your SFA

Nothing screams SFA on move-in more loudly than bland magnolia paint, oatmeal carpets, if you’re lucky, and questionable curtains. Apart from the u...