Is Pension Release really a sensible option?

Much has been talked about pension release schemes over the last few years but is unlocking tax free cash from pension really a good idea? Changes in Pension legislation introduced in April 2006 made it easier for people to take up to a 25% tax free lump sum from...

New Pension Release Information

Well I have been warbling about pension release for ages now and have sourced a new information place for all issues related to pension unlocking and such like at Pension Release Information Naturally don’t believe everything you read. Releasing cash from your...

Pension Release Eligibility

Pension Regulators have recently changed the way in which pension release applications will be handled, In particular the eligibility for pension unlocking. From April 2010 ( that is under two years away), the age at which you can apply for pension release will go up...

Pension Unlocking

I keep hearing about people needing cash now, needing to purchase something now.. there is of course, if you are over 50 and have funds tied up in a pension scheme to which you no longer contribute, the option of Pension Release. I have had many arguments in the past...

Personal Pension Release

Personal Pension Release is the term given to the process of unlocking or withdrawing funds perviously locked in a Personal Pension Scheme. The process is open to those over the age of 50 who have either Personal Pension Plans, Stakeholder Pensions or even an “old...