Military housing: what will be delivered this Parliament?

Reports that £800 million of planned military housing investment has been postponed raise an immediate question for Service families: what improvements can they now expect during this Parliament?

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Defence Housing: Service famiies to have 'greater say' over their homes'

The Ministry of Defence has announced a further package of reforms intended to give Service families a greater say in the management of their homes.

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Check out the website of the Armed Forces Commissioner

The new Armed Forces Commissioner website brings together information about the Commissioner’s role and the help which the office can provide.

What does it mean for our serving members and their families? What does it mean for BAFF itself?

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Sunday Times highlights continuing concerns over Service housing

A report in The Sunday Times highlights continuing concerns about the condition of some Service Family Accommodation (SFA), linking the experiences of military families to the Government's decision to defer part of its planned investment in defence housing.

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MOD lost billions over Annington deal - but did a good job of ending it

A report just released by the National Audit Office says that the Ministry of Defence lost the taxpayer around £14.5 billion over the life of the Annington Homes deal, compared to where we would be if the 1996 deal had never happened.

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Thoughts on the 15th anniversary of the end of Op Telic in Iraq

Today, 22nd May 2026, is the fifteenth anniversary of the official end of Operation Telic, the formal name for UK operations in Iraq that began with the 2003 invasion and subsequent removal of the dictator.

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The Renters' Rights Act: Unintended consequences?

The Renters' Rights Act 2025 is intended to implement Labour Party manifesto commitments to 'overhaul the regulation of our country’s insecure and unjust private rented sector'

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Armed Forces Bill to establish new Defence Housing Service

The Government proposes, in the Armed Forces Bill currently before Parliament, to establish a new standalone corporate body to be called the Defence Housing Service.

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