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A leading pensions provider has joined forces with a property developer to build a new retirement village in Buckinghamshire worth around £80million. This is Money can reveal the Royal London Pension Property Fund has agreed to provide funds for Audley Group’s Wycliffe Park development, a 25-acre site at Horsleys Green in Buckinghamshire. Audley will be … Read more
I am a carer for my husband who has had three strokes. I wasn’t aware that I could claim my state pension, but when I did many thousands of pounds were deducted from the backpayment. I am still a carer looking after my husband, but am no longer entitled to a carer’s allowance because I … Read more
Robert Blake: ‘I went in with my eyes open. I was really aware there was a potential problem. I didn’t go there blind’ A self-employed saver snared by the baffling state pension top-ups system has won a £540 refund and received an apology. Robert Blake, 62, had grilled government staff on whether filling a four-year gap … Read more
Many people who rushed to make wills in the pandemic named executors without consulting them first, according to lawyers. Executors are typically trusted friends or relatives who are tasked with sorting out a will after someone’s death, including doing the administration and distributing assets to beneficiaries. But three out of four people writing wills don’t … Read more
I wonder if you could help me with a situation that has come to light. Twenty years ago, I divorced my husband who was during the proceedings declared bankrupt. The divorce dragged on for quite some time and during that time my husband made no effort to pay the mortgage on the marital home, which … Read more
Savers in ill health who move pensions have less cause to fear inheritance tax after Supreme Court ruling Many savers have transferred out of safe and generous final salary pensions This can bring inheritance benefits, but there is a tax risk if you die soon after Supreme Court ruling is good news for savers, says … Read more
Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This is Money’s agony uncle and we’ve compiled 12 of his best and most popular answers to readers. Some are on topics people write in about week after week, while others are a little more off beat. Steve, who is now a partner at pensions consultant LCP, says: ‘We’ve picked … Read more
Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb has taken up the cause of many readers since he became This is Money’s agony uncle. And sometimes his efforts to help one individual have turned into a much bigger fight to ensure untold numbers of other people – who might not necessarily read pension columns – are dealt with … Read more
What baffles people most about pensions? STEVE WEBB answers his 200th reader question… and reveals what it’s like to be our agony uncle By Steve Webb For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:11 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 07:11 BST, 18 August 2020 Got a question? Find out how to ask former Pensions Minister Steve Webb about … Read more
State pension scandal: Women have bombarded the DWP asking for their payments to be checked (Stock image) A 73-year-old woman who was battling to win more than a decade’s worth of underpaid state pension has been handed £9,800 in a shock blunder by the Government. Kathleen Brennan will not be asked to return the money … Read more