9th December 2020
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8th December 2020
Nala Coaching – Milspo Network Award Winner
At Forces Family Finance we wanted to feature all the winners of the 2020 Milspo Awards and this year’s Milspo Networking Award Winner based on nominations is Abbie Sorabjee from Nala Coaching! About Abbie "I started out as a process engineer, working in a big corporate company and feeling very disillusioned with the 9-5 lifestyle [...]
24th November 2020
Changes to mortgage payment holidays – Now known as mortgage deferrals
We know that during this difficult time a lot of people have been thinking about mortgage deferrals, so we wanted to make sure that everyone stays fully informed with all the updates to them. Updates The Financial Conduct Authority has now confirmed updated guidance to firms setting out enhanced support that should be available to [...]
24th October 2020
Buying a home in Wales during Lockdown
Now that Wales is in a short lockdown period again, the Welsh government has given details of how it will affect the rentals and sales house moving process. During the 16 day lockdown, that started yesterday at 6pm, the housing market will be severely restricted. All non-essential, non-food businesses must close their premises and visits to properties […]
15th September 2020
What is the contact number for Forces Help to Buy?
For Serving Forces personnel who plan to use Forces Help to Buy the wait for your PIN (Personal Information Note) document to arrive can be a tense time. In the current C19 situation, where many are still working reduced hours or from home, this can prove even more of a challenge as a hard copy […]
24th June 2020
Gillian Jones Designs
As part of Forces Family Friday we like to shout out some veteran and milspouse businesses , and today we are focusing on the amazing Gillian Jones Designs! About Gillian As she mentions on her website, Gillian has had what you could call a “portfolio career” as she accomplished a BEng and PhD in manufacturing engineering [...]
17th June 2020
Important changes to Critical and serious illness cover for the Armed Forces, including reservists
On June 13th 2020 one of the Armed Forces favoured life and serious illness insurer’s, Vitality, announced changes in the way they underwrite and choose to offer cover to those serving for the British Armed forces, which also includes reservists. For some time, they and one other insurer have been the only mainstream insurance companies [...]
5th June 2020
Homeschooling – Helping your child learn
Homeschool is new territory of a lot of people, and it can be difficult to organising and declutter your space to turn your home into an effective learning environment, so we thought we’d share some tips. Set up your space Similarly to working to home, you need to have a separate space in your house [...]
30th May 2020
The Big Support
Times are tough at the moment for a lot of people, and it’s particularly hard to be a small business in a time like this which is why The InDependent Spouse and Small Business Britain teamed up and started a campaign to support these businesses and showcase a different one each day throughout the month of [...]
30th April 2020
5 Top Tips for Working from Home
Due to recent events a lot of us have had to work from home, and at Forces Family Finance we understand how difficult this change can be, so we decided to compile a list of our top tips to help keep you productive at home! 1. Get dressed for work Staying in your pyjamas all […]
1st April 2020
Updates to Forces help to buy Criteria and Mortgage changes
With effect from today there has been a subtle update to eligibility rules for the Forces Help to buy, this is because the existing eligibility criteria differs across the single Services and means that some with extended Phase 2 training are excluded from the scheme for much longer than others. The change to eligibility has [...]
18th March 2020
COVID-19: Guidance and advice for military personnel
Clearly there is a lot of information coming through about the ongoing coronavirus situation which is also constantly changing. At Forces Family Finance we understand the specific issues that you may be concerned about and that effect you directly, so as well as pushing through information related to mortgage, insurance and finance policy, we wanted […]
