If you are moving to another Service Family Accommodation you book your pre-move out and move out appointment via the e-1132 system. If you are moving out of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) entirely, get in touch with our Home Services team to arrange your pre-move out appointment. If you are moving out of Service Family Accommodation or moving overseas, you can book your pre-move out appointment up to 2 months  before your move out date, but you should give at least 30 days notice before your move out date. This gives time for you to make any changes required to meet the move out standard.

The pre-move out appointment will take around 1 hour to complete and is there to help you understand exactly what you need to do to avoid any charges at move out. It also gives us an idea of what your home needs to get it ready for the next family.

Your Housing Officer will come to your home and do a full review of it with you. They will advise of any steps you need to take to bring your home up to the move out standard. They will help you during this busy time for you and your family and will

• Identify any furniture supplied by the MOD that needs to be removed
• Talk to you about the cleanliness standard that is required when you move out
• Confirm your official move out date and time
• Thoroughly check your home with you and ask you to sign the Pre-Move Out Form to confirm you understand their recommendations to help bring your home to move out standards (link). Type of things checked include
  • The condition of
    • Baths, toilets and sinks
    • Fencing, paths and patios
    • Cooker and kitchen units
    • Electricity consumer unit
    • Floor coverings
    • Curtains and blinds
  • Whether all fans and focal point fires are working
  • Whether any double-glazing units need replacing
  • Any decorating requirements, confirming the date of the last internal decoration
  • Any work that will need to take place in the garden

At this appointment your Housing Officer will give you an indication of what it will cost you if your home does not meet the move out standard in the areas identified when you come to leave.

If for any reason you need to change your pre-move out appointment, please use the e-1132 system. If for any reason you can’t access this system please contact our Home Services Team (link to contacts page) as soon as possible.

Don’t worry, if you can’t be there as the licenced serving person (for example, you are deployed), please contact Home Services on [email protected]. We will then liaise with the Local Service Commander to make appropriate arrangements.

The move out appointment will take around 1 hour to complete and is there for you to hand over responsibility for your home.

Your Housing Officer  will visit your home, check through everything with you and formally take over responsibility of the home. They will:

Check the condition of your home

Your Housing Officer will have copies of all the forms for your home with them, such as the Move In Form and the 14 Day Observation Form you completed together at move in. They will use this information and the pre-move out data to help when they check the condition of your home against the move out standards (link). Anything that does not meet the required standard will lead to you being charged but this will have been discussed in detail with you at the pre-move out so should never come as a surprise.

Capture your utility meter readings

Your Housing Officer will record all utility meter numbers, suppliers and meter readings on the Move Out form. If your home is fitted with oil-fired central heating supplied from an individual oil tank they will take the oil fuel reading. Don’t forget you are responsible for letting your utility suppliers know that you are moving out, and supplying them with them the final meter readings so you aren’t incorrectly charged. Unfortunately, we cannot do this for you.

Record your new address

To help us get in touch with you if necessary once you have moved on, we will record your new address details. This is regardless of whether you are moving into another Service Family Accommodation or not.

Furniture

During your move out appointment, your Housing Officer will check that all MOD-supplied furniture items have been removed from the house.

Keys

So that the home remains safe once you leave and we are able to get it ready for the next family, your Housing Officer (link) will take all of the keys from you. They will record how many you have for each lock and ensure these are kept safe until another family moves in. At the end of the appointment, you will be asked to sign the Move Out Form and the Repairs Charge Sheet (if applicable). You will be given a printed copy of the Move Out Form and the Repairs Charge Sheet for your records.

If for any reason you need to change your move out appointment, please use the e-1132 system. If for any reason you can’t access this system please contact our Home Services Team as soon as possible.

Don’t worry, if you can’t be there as the licenced Serving person, you can officially nominate someone to attend on your behalf. Typically, this is either a spouse/civil partner/partner or another Serving person. To nominate a proxy to attend and act on your behalf please complete the relevant section on the e-1132 system. Please be aware, if you nominate a proxy, they will be required to show identification at the appointment they attend on your behalf. If for any reason you need to change your move out date, please use the e-1132 system. If for any reason you can’t access this system please contact our Home Services Team as soon as possible.