Question follow-through · 49820

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what location the 36,347 houses reacquired in January 2025 are.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
1 May 2025
Target answer date
7 May 2025
Answer
7 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what location the 36,347 houses reacquired in January 2025 are.

  2. 7 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 May 2025

    Answer published

    The number of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties by location reacquired from Annington Property Limited in January 2025 are shown in the following table: UK RegionAnnington SFA pre-January 2025East Midlands2,336Eastern4,713London1,597North Eas...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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