The first 46 of 138 new homes being built for UK military personnel and their families in Cyprus have been completed.
The properties at Dhekelia Station, in the Eastern Sovereign Base Area, are expected to be occupied by Service families shortly.
The homes are part of the £48m APOLLO programme, a 10-year investment plan aimed at modernising the British Forces Cyprus estate and strengthening the resilience of key UK defence infrastructure.
A contract for the development was awarded to the Lagan Iacovou Joint Venture in 2023. The full project will provide 138 three- and four-bedroom homes.
The first phase has now been formally handed over to Dhekelia Station Commander Lieutenant Colonel Tim Wildish.
The homes have been designed specifically for Cyprus, including measures intended to improve their resistance to earthquakes. The island is located in an area at risk of seismic activity.
They also include cooling systems to help families cope with high summer temperatures, as well as solar panels, air-source heat pumps and electric vehicle charging points.
Simon Oxley, project manager at the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), said the arrival of the first families would be a "significant milestone" for those involved.
He said the new properties would provide modern and energy-efficient accommodation for military personnel and their families for years to come.
Tracey Fuoco, deputy head of infrastructure delivery at Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, said the handover reflected the "hard work of the whole project team".
Luke Carolan, project director for the Lagan Iacovou joint venture, said the company was proud to be delivering homes for British Forces personnel and their families.
The APOLLO programme is expected to modernise parts of the British Forces Cyprus and Sovereign Base Areas estate over the next decade.
The work includes improvements to operational infrastructure and Service Family Accommodation at Episkopi, Akrotiri, Dhekelia and Ayios Nikolaos.
