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Can you only buy a drawdown from pension money?
Tight_Fart
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A friend of mine is 59, no pension and about to divorce with no assets apart from their house.
He's expecting to rent as he won't have enough funds to buy. (£100-150k)
Could he put his money into a drawdown pot?
He's expecting to rent as he won't have enough funds to buy. (£100-150k)
Could he put his money into a drawdown pot?
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He can put it in a savings or investment account and draw it whenever he wants.
He cannot put it into a pension (at least not all at once) due to contribution limits.0 -
You can draw an income from most tax wrappers. ISAs, onshore/offshore bonds, unwrapped etc.I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.0
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Although even with ISA's there are annual limits on contributions.0
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£100k-150k should be easy enough to avoid tax for most people using a combination of pension, ISA and unwrapped. Obviously, circumstances will dictate what is best and we dont know those circumstances.I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.0
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