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 launched, it included a series of commitments and set a dead...
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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 longstanding source of frustration for many soldiers and Army fa...
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 in. But how far will you go to make your house feel like a ...
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 their service quarter with a furry friend
Permission only need...
Safeguard against property fraud
Homeowners in the military are being encouraged to sign up to a HM Land Registry scheme that alerts them if fraudsters attempt to take ownership of their property.
Property Alert is a free service that allow...
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 come.
Commissioned by a review panel set up under the new ...
Home away from home
For members of the armed forces and their loved ones, the European Support Group (ESG) helps provide safe, comfortable homes overseas.
Tracy Webb, Senior Housing Manager, explains more…
WHAT IS ESG?
ESG i...
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 changes to improve the current stock, build new quarters and i...
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 together a checklist to help you get through your SFA move a...