Natalie Elphicke Ross has been appointed interim chair of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) new Defence Housing Service. Elphicke, a national expert in housing and housing policy, led the development of the new Defence Housing Strategy for the Ministry of Defence last year. As interim chair, she will lead the transition to the new organisation, “ensuring it is ready to deliver for military personnel and their families from day one”, the MoD said.