JSP 464 - Ministry of Defence

As at 13 Jul 12
10A - 1
ANNEX A TO
CHAPTER 10
MOD’s POLICY STATEMENT FOR THE LEASING OF TEMPORARILY SURPLUS SFA
TO CIVILIANS
MOD supports the leasing of temporarily surplus SFA to eligible civilians in accordance
with wider Government policies on empty homes where it is practical to do so.
Temporarily surplus SFA may be provided to civilian Key Workers at Eligibility Priority 7,
and to other Non-Crown Employees at Eligibility Priority 8. Pepperpotting Non-Crown
Employees in houses amongst the Service population is to be avoided; however, to assist
operational flexibility, the HASC may, in consultation with the Local Service Commander,
permit exceptions to the pepper potting rule on a location and case by case basis. The
preferred approach is for the HASC, in consultation with the Services at the local level, to
identify discrete groups of temporarily surplus houses which may be block leased to the
appropriate authority, with priority given to Key Workers. This does not exclude the
possibility of the HASC entering into individual tenancies (under the Assured Shorthold
Tenancy Scheme or similar leases) on the understanding that these tenancies apply only
to SFA identified as suitable for leasing to civilians, that all parties are aware of the
sensitivity of the co-habitation issue and there are robust arrangements (as far as the law
permits) for the termination of the lease when the SFA is required for Service occupation.
Charges should be set at market rates in accordance with Government Accounting Rules.