{"id":24777,"date":"2016-09-03T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/take-500-out-of-your-retirement-pot-to-buy-expert-pensions-advice\/"},"modified":"2016-09-03T14:45:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T07:45:42","slug":"take-500-out-of-your-retirement-pot-to-buy-expert-pensions-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/take-500-out-of-your-retirement-pot-to-buy-expert-pensions-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Take \u00a3500 out of your retirement pot to buy expert pensions advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nNew government scheme offers a tax-free allowance to pay for a professional and personalised financial reportPeople will soon be able to take up to \u00a3500 out of their pension pots tax-free, as long as they spend it on financial advice. The government this week unveiled details of the \u201cpensions advice allowance\u201d that will be available to millions of people well in advance of their retirement.It is possible that people as young as 45 could be eligible for the scheme, which will be in addition to the normal 25% tax-free lump sum you can take out of your pot from age 55. We look at what is proposed and what sort of advice \u00a3500 can buy. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2016\/sep\/03\/pensions-allowance-buy-advice-financial-report\" target=\"_blank\">Take \u00a3500 out of your retirement pot to buy expert pensions advice<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; New government scheme offers a tax-free allowance to pay for a professional and personalised financial&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-6rD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6764,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pensions-isa-could-be-in-budget-despite-criticism-treasury-indicates\/","url_meta":{"origin":24777,"position":0},"title":"Pensions ISA could be in budget despite criticism, Treasury indicates","date":"March 4, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Controversial policy that could see people take entire pension pot tax free is said to be among those considered by chancellorRadical options for reforming Britain\u2019s pension system at the 16 March budget are still on the table, Treasury sources have indicated, despite public criticism of plans from the pensions\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":87173,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pensions-is-it-right-to-charge-45-55-tax-on-incomes-above-26000-patrick-collinson\/","url_meta":{"origin":24777,"position":1},"title":"Pensions: is it right to charge 45-55% tax on incomes above \u00a326,000? | Patrick Collinson","date":"May 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r High earners get 40% relief, lower earners 20%, so the poor get much less tax relief than the well-offThis is going to be a difficult column to write. I\u2019m about to make a plea for tax changes on behalf of people with \u00a31m-plus pensions. Why? Because our tax system\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9830,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/over-50s-risk-pension-scams-as-they-shun-expert-advice\/","url_meta":{"origin":24777,"position":2},"title":"Over-50s risk pension scams as they shun expert advice","date":"April 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Survey points to threat of fraud as those near retirement refuse to seek expert guidance, revealing that almost nine in 10 people miss common warning signs of a pensions scamConcerns are growing that those reaching retirement are leaving themselves open to fraud, as well as the risk of running\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8232,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pension-expert-calls-for-tax-free-isas-to-be-made-lifetime-savings-accounts\/","url_meta":{"origin":24777,"position":3},"title":"Pension expert calls for tax-free Isas to be made lifetime savings accounts","date":"August 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Savings proposal suggests the Treasury could contribute 50p for every pound saved, up to an annual allowance of \u00a38,000Tax-free Isas should be transformed into \"lifetime\" savings accounts topped up with Treasury cash, according to a leading pensions expert.Michael Johnson, a research fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies thinktank,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16064,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/savers-paying-up-to-10-to-cash-in-pension-pots\/","url_meta":{"origin":24777,"position":4},"title":"Savers &#039;paying up to 10%&#039; to cash in pension pots","date":"June 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Citizens Advice says 41% of people who want to access their cash are charged a fee, and those with smallest pots hit hardestAbout 160,000 people have had to pay fees to access their pensions since new freedoms were introduced, with some seeing more than 10% of their retirement pot\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1032,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/most-british-savers-fully-cashed-out-pension-pots-on-retirement-after-rule-changes\/","url_meta":{"origin":24777,"position":5},"title":"Most British savers fully cashed out pension pots on retirement after rule changes","date":"January 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Financial Conduct Authority study finds 68% of pensions accessed between July and September were cashed out, raising concerns over investment decisionsMost British savers retiring between July and September last year fully cashed out their pension pots after rule changes, the financial markets regulator said, feeding concern they are not\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24777"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24777\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}