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MoD spending £2.5m to rent Scottish homes

The Ministry of Defence is being forced to spend more than £2.5m a year in Scotland to rent private accommodation for service families and single soldiers because no MoD-owned alternatives are available in the areas where personnel are required to work.

The Ministry of Defence is being forced to spend more than £2.5m a year in Scotland to rent private accommodation for service families and single soldiers because no MoD-owned alternatives are available in the areas where personnel are required to work.