Cracks are beginning to show in the new pension freedoms, hailed by the Chancellor as a ‘pensions revolution’. About 160,000 people have had to pay fees to access their pensions since these freedoms were introduced in April 2015, with some seeing more than 10 per cent of their retirement pot swallowed up by charges.
Helen Nugent
Fears over pension freedoms, rent rises and financial advice
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