Industry not in favour of using pension savings for house deposits

PP survey finds most do not agree with allowing early access to pension funds to help buy a house

Holly Roach
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Industry not in favour of using pension savings for house deposits

The industry is not in favour of allowing savers to access pension funds early to help with purchasing a house, a Professional Pensions survey has found.

This comes after Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi mooted the idea of allowing savers early access to their pension funds to help prospective homeowners with a deposit and he...

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