More than 120 service family homes at Woolwich Barracks in south London are being upgraded under the £9 billion Defence Housing Strategy, with the first of the refurbished properties handed over ahead of the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment returning from deployment in Cyprus. Defence Secretary John Healey MP and Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook MP, who is also the local Member of Parliament, toured the newly refurbished homes on 23 April 2026, visiting families already benefiting from upgrades which include new kitchens, bathrooms, flooring and heating systems. The Woolwich tranche is the first visible delivery phase of a national programme…
