PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Married Quarters (3 June 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of properties in the Married Quarters Estate (i) nationally and (ii) in Greater London are unoccupied; and what rent is paid annually for those properties.

Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)

As at 6 June 2016, there are 10,187 void properties across the UK, 7,680 of which are owned by Annington Homes Ltd, out of a total stock of 49,699. This gives a proportion of 20.5% of properties void nationally.

If the 7,680 properties owned by Annington Homes Ltd remained void for the whole year, then the Ministry of Defence (MOD) would pay £32.8 million in maintenance and rent.

In Greater London (within the M25 corridor), there are 328 void properties out of a total of 2,245, which gives a proportion of 14.6%.

If the 314 properties owned by Annington Homes Ltd in Greater London remained void for the whole year then the MOD would pay £1.3 million.

Departmental policy is for 10% of properties to be void, and we will reduce the existing 20% to 10% from a combination of disposals, demolitions, leasing and housing of Service personnel returning from Germany.

Answered by:
Sir Julian Brazier (Conservative)
8 June 2016