However, there is a long way to go. One area we require help on in England is Military Family Housing. Simply stated, there is not enough military family housing to go around. Many of the homes are up to 500ft 2 less than the space authorized with a shortage of 200ft 2 as the average. Seventy five percent of our three, four and five bedroom homes have just one bathroom, while 69 percent have never had a kitchen or bathroom upgrade.
Rental properties are even worse.
People live in substandard houses because their rent cap won't cover a bigger property. Landlords know what we make and charge accordingly. We are just currently initiating construction of 518 new homes, but that will still leave a shortage of over 950 homes. Housing is only part of the equation. The move itself and living in the overseas area present their own problems.