Armed Forces
When Does Forces Help to Buy Finish? It’s Permanent!
Since the Forces Help to Buy Scheme was introduced back in 2014 we have helped hundreds of families use the scheme to buy homes. The Forces Help to Buy Scheme was due to finish after a couple of extensions, but just before Christmas in 2022 it was announced that the scheme is becoming an enduring […]
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022
This year marks the Platinum jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. The 6th of February marks 70 years of her service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth. She is also the first British Monarch to reach this milestone! As a nation we will enjoy a 4 day bank holiday, [...]
2021 Milspo Business Award Winners
We were absolutely thrilled to sponsor the Milspo Business Awards again in 2021. We have supported Milspo from the very beginning, and know of the value that Military Spouses, Partners and Other Halves bring to the business world. Nadine is a Military Spouse, and we always strive to support spouses as much as we can! […]
Supporting the Unsung Hero – Milspo Advocate Award Winner
At Forces Family Finance we wanted to feature all the winners of the 2020 Milspo Awards and this year’s Advocate Award Winner is Sarah Walker from Supporting the Unsung Hero! About Supporting the Unsung Hero ‘Supporting the Unsung Hero’ (SUH) is an award winning, business start-up programme delivered by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce. Since 2013, SUH [...]
Scrumptious Bakes by Emma – Milspo Ad Astra Award Winner
At Forces Family Finance we wanted to feature all the winners of the 2020 Milspo Awards and this year’s Ad Astra Award Winner is Emma from Scrumptious Bakes! In the beginning “I started my business in June 2018, 16 months into recovery from a life-changing injury. In January 2017, I damaged both sacroiliac joints, my pelvis, my [...]
Gillian Jones Designs – Milspo COVID-19 Award Winner
At Forces Family Finance we wanted to feature all the winners of the 2020 Milspo Awards and this year’s Milspo COVID-19 Award Winner is Gillian from Gillian Jones Designs! About Gillian Gillian has had what you could call a “portfolio career” as she accomplished a BEng and PhD in manufacturing engineering from the University of Nottingham, started [...]
The Military Matchmaker – Milspo Collaboration Award Winner
At Forces Family Finance we wanted to feature all the winners of the 2020 Milspo Awards and this year’s Milspo Collaboration Award Winner is Carrie Moss from The Military Matchmaker! About Carrie Carrie is a military wife and a Mum of 3, an X-Forces Midlands Ambassador and a Milspo Business Network Ambassador, who is predominantly known as [...]
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 [...]
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 […]
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 [...]
Important changes to Critical and serious illness cover for the UK Armed Forces, including reservists
On 13 June 2020, Vitality, one of the UK Armed Forces’ preferred life and serious illness insurers, announced changes to how they underwrite and offer cover to serving personnel and reservists. For some time, Vitality and one other mainstream insurer have been among the few able to offer comprehensive critical/serious illness cover without operational exclusions. [...]
