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Urgent warning to Brits ahead of making pension mistake: People have been warned against taking the maximum tax free lump sum from their pension pot - ...
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Can you move your pension to dodge inheritance tax? Fraudsters say so: Criminals exploit confusion or anxiety over new IHT rules by offering a ‘safe haven’ for ...
theguardian.com/money/2026/may/10/pension-scams-inheritance-tax-loopholes-iht-rules-savings

6 pension mistakes to avoid in 2026: How to keep your retirement planning on track, whatever stage you're at
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How millions of pensioners across the UK are sitting on a secret £2.92trillion stash… and how to unlock YOUR share
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Paying inheritance tax on pensions: Pensions are currently exempt from inheritance tax, but from April 2027 that will no longer be the case
which.co.uk/money/pensions-and-retirement/accessing-your-pensions/will-my-pension-be-subject-to-inheritance-tax-aYugS5j0MX2J

How Labour’s policies are forcing people to make bad decisions: Savers and high earners could be left even worse off by trying to avoid punishing tax raids
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Four reasons to take tax-free pension cash before Budget - and when to think again
inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/pensions-and-retirement/four-reasons-take-tax-free-pension-cash-budget-3979522

State pensioners told to follow little-known rule that could boost pot by seven years
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Surge in people making ‘risky’ move of withdrawing pension cash ahead of Budget: There has been a marked rise in people looking to take money from their pensions ...
inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/pensions-and-retirement/surge-people-risky-pension-budget-3976013

UK pension savers urged not to withdraw cash due to budget ‘fear and rumour’: Financial experts express alarm after jump in sums people taking out of retirement ...
theguardian.com/money/2025/sep/20/uk-pension-savers-withdraw-cash-budget-tax

Tax-free pension lump sum could be slashed to fill Labour’s black hole: The Chancellor is reportedly eyeing a cut to the amount of money pensioners are able to ...
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Retirees pull billions from pensions as fears grow that Reeves will raid pots: Many appear to be acting now to avoid saddling their families with a 40 per cent ...
inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/pensions-and-retirement/retirees-billions-pensions-fears-reeves-raid-pots-budget-3841549

Splashing the cash: how wealthy retirees are avoiding ‘inheritance tax raid’: Wave of spending is triggered by Rachel Reeves’s removal of IHT exemption on ...
theguardian.com/money/2025/mar/22/older-people-splashing-pension-lump-sums-to-avoid-inheritance-tax-raid

UK pensions tax changes to bring in ‘more than £40bn’ before 2045: Longer-term estimates predict the measures could bring in £3bn a year by 2043
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Brits face 'double whammy tax hit' after Budget move: The decision by Rachel Reeves to make pension pots subject to inheritance will see the bereaved losing as ...
manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/brits-face-double-whammy-tax-30288802

All the ways Rachel Reeves’s Budget will hurt pensioners: Yet again we see the dangers of constantly meddling with pension rules
inews.co.uk/opinion/all-ways-rachel-reeves-budget-hurt-pensioners-3352080

Reeves could raise £10bn a year by reducing pension tax relief, report says: Exclusive: Fabian Society says tax breaks cost £66bn and are skewed towards ...
theguardian.com/money/article/2024/aug/26/rachel-reeves-raise-10bn-peducing-pension-tax-relief-fabian-society

Should you pay inheritance tax on pensions?: Unlike other savings, the money held in a pension pot can be passed on to your beneficiaries free of IHT ...
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Paid articlePaywallUK households face being slapped with 'death tax' with 'loophole' closed: Inheritance tax is currently not charged on pensions but shutting down the tax loophole ...
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The 10 most common pension mistakes – and how to fix them: As it becomes more important to plan your retirement, experts reveal the top mistakes people make with ...
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