Buying before you've started your service career?

Serving personnel often face unique mortgage challenges including frequent postings, SFA occupancy, and irregular income structures. We work with forces-friendly lenders who understand military life and will assess your full package fairly, wherever you are based.

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Forces Mortgage Options
Forces Help to Buy
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The Forces Help to Buy scheme lets serving personnel borrow up to 50% of their annual salary, interest-free, to use as a deposit. This can be used alongside a standard commercial mortgage to help you buy your first home or move when posted to a new location.

Joint Service Housing
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Frequent postings and time in Service Family Accommodation can make the standard mortgage process difficult. We work with specialist lenders who understand the forces lifestyle, will consider your posting history, and won't penalise you for not being registered at a fixed address.

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Mortgages into retirement
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Many high street lenders cap borrowing at 65, but specialist lenders will extend beyond that. They will also consider your armed forces pension as income. Whether you are still serving or have recently left, we can find the right option for your circumstances.

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Moving to a better deal
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When your fixed rate ends, we search the whole market to find you the best remortgage deal. Most lenders offer free valuations and free legal fees through their appointed solicitor for standard remortgages.

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Schemes that can help you buy
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As well as Forces Help to Buy, these additional government schemes may help you get on the property ladder sooner or with a smaller deposit.

Shared Ownership

Buy 25–75% of a property and pay rent on the rest. Increase your share over time as your income grows.

Right to Buy

Council tenants can purchase their home at a discount — which can act as your deposit.

First Homes Scheme

New-build homes sold to local first-time buyers at a minimum 30% discount, preserved on resale.

Bad Credit Options

CCJs, defaults, IVAs — specialist lenders consider all of these. Don't assume you can't apply.

Key worker receiving whole-of-market mortgage advice
Are there specialist mortgage products for armed forces personnel?
What is the Forces Help to Buy scheme?
What happens to my mortgage application if I am deployed?
Will my mortgage interest rate be the same as a civilian's?
Can armed forces personnel with adverse credit get a mortgage?
Why should armed forces personnel use a fee-free mortgage broker?

For full details of the official Forces Help to Buy scheme:

Forces Help to Buy — GOV.UK

Related mortgage advice:

Police Officer Mortgages
Key Worker Mortgages