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Improving pension position and savings
Hi everyone I've recently turned 40, and am due to inherit some money, so taking the time to consider my financial matters... Especially pensions, where I know I'm lagging behind a little. I'd appreciate any advice on what to change and where to invest. Job: £46,000 annual salary Pension: Current workplace pension is worth…
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Moved: Housing benefit for pensioner if they sell their house
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Is it wise to buy annuity now and continue to pay into pension pot
Hello, I'm 55 and have a pension pot of £60,000 I was wondering if it would be better to use ALL the pot to buy an annuity now, then use the mothly annuity income to pay into a new pension pot with the view to buying another annuity in the future…. OR take 25% tax free (£15,000) and buy an annuity with the remaining…
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Drawdown - L&G or move elsewhere
I am retired on a comfortable DB pension and get the full state pension later this year. Since retiring I have also run my own consultancy business which I intend to strike off soon and go into full retirement. Excess profits from the business have been invested in a L&G workplace pension which I have had for several…
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Pension Transfer - Cash or Investments
I'm looking into transferring a couple of old persona pensions into a single SIPP and given the current climate what are the pros and cons of transferring cash rather than investments. I am aware that a cash value transfer will be quicker.
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Transfer from HL to II
I am going to initiate my transfer this weekend I have been reading the information about transfers on both of their websites. However I have a couple of questions that I could not see answered in their FAQs. I will be doing an in specie transfer If I hold a OEIC with a different share class to that is available in II, do…
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What to do with a pension that is due to 'pay out' whilst still working?
Hi all, That's probably a badly worded thread title but hopefully I can make myself clearer 😀 Many moons ago, at a former job, I was paying into an Aviva private pension. I left the company nearly 15 years ago and haven't paid a penny into the fund since. From what I can tell, from the latest statement(s), the portfolio is…
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Timescale to move from SIPP to drawdown AC with Hargreaves Lansdown?
Has anyone submitted an application to HL recently to move money from their SIPP account to their drawdown account? I am trying to get an estimate of the timescale it is taking. I made an application on 6th Nov, got a confirmation email saying 20 working days. That has now passed and I have messaged and called them for an…
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Draw down pension before 2027
Dear Pension Experts, I am a 75-year-old widower with no partner. My total estate, including my private pension, is likely to exceed £500,000 when I die. Assuming I live until at least April 2027, it seems to me that my private pension may then become subject to Inheritance Tax (IHT). To reduce the potential IHT liability…
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Transfer Nest pension into NHS pension
Hi, please help - I am 33 and have a Nest pension of 6 years (worth approx £23,000) and from February work for NHS. Should I transfer my Nest pension into NHS pension? Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
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Questions on Private Pension
I’m new on this thread. I have some questions hopefully someone can help me 1. Can someone recommend a company who can trace all my pensions? I used the government sponsored pension tracing but none of my previous employers’ names were shown and I couldn’t remember my pension providers. 2. I’m happy to pay for the tracing…
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Pension emergency tax refund - 30 or 90 days?
I recently paid an extortionate amount of emergency tax on my pension drawdown, with the expectation of being able to receive a refund within 30 days of submitting the form. That is what was said in the confirmation email from HMRC, and it is what is stated on this website and many others. However, when I go into Govt…
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can't find my private pention...Please Help!
Hi, Can anybody help, I opened a private pension years ago (about 2001) with Nationwide, which has since been changed over several times to other companies who had just continued to take out the direct debit. The last I knew it was being taken out by Waystone but then after September 2025 they stopped taking my money and I…
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Advice on Kingfisher pension
I am 58 and have a deferred FS pension with Kingfisher. I was there for 7 years and left in 2007. I have just now taken notice of the statements sent over the years and have now looked online to see the benefit statement. Yes, I should have done this years ago !!The 2020 statement is £2.9K pa and projects around £3.3K pa…
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How to claim back Tax Overpayment on Drawdown via SA
At the end of TY 2025-26 I took a lump sum out of my Pension of £30K, this used up the remainder of the standard rate tax band for the year. I was expecting this money to be fully taxed by the pension provider at 20%, but they taxed it at 40%, resulting in an overpayment of £6000. I know that I can reclaim this tax via my…
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Ignore requests from the state trying to claw back pension overpayments after someone has died
Friends or relatives can ignore requests by the Government to return overpaid state pension payments in the event of the recipient's death, as there is no legal obligation to pay the money back... Read the full story: Ignore requests from the state trying to claw back pension overpayments after someone has died - they have…
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Taxing of State Pension
Not sure whether this is the right forum but I had to get this off my chest. I did my SA Tax Return online and reported the amount of State Pension I had received during the tax year (my pension started during 2023/24). I knew I would owe tax due to bank interest and when I submitted the return the figure owing agreed…
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P45 and Pensions
I am going around in circles with a pension provider. I am trying to withdraw my pot from company A and am in receipt of a small pension from company B a few years ago. I have sent a TTFA certificate from B to A to cover the lump sum already received but my new pension provider (A) are demanding a P45 from the existing…
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Releasing a GMP pension pot
I’m having great difficulty releasing a pension pot with a GMP section 32 buyout attached to it. The amount to buy the annuity is less than £30k but I’m still getting told I need financial advice but can find NO ONE willing to do that as they are not covered by their insurance. Do I still need advice even though the…
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State Pension /Class 3 NI Top-up after retirement...Quietly changed?
Anyone know why this should be the case - is the MSE article I reference below now out of date? The MSE article on this shows the cost of buying the 2021/22 year as £800.80 but the DWP / HMRC (NIC) wanted £923.00 for that year when I approached them. Perversely they only wanted £907.40 for the 2024/25 year, which is what…
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