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Westerby Group sponsors LOROS garden party

The Westerby Group were delighted to sponsor a summer garden party in support of LOROS. The event took place within the beautiful grounds of Markham House in Thorpe Satchville near Melton Mowbray, on Sunday June 11th, by kind permission of Lady Samworth. One hundred...

Taking Benefits From Your Pension

When you come to take benefits from a pension scheme it is usual to take or receive a tax free cash sum income as follows: A tax free lump sum or Pension Commencement lump sum. This is usually up to 25% of the fund value (this is different for final salary schemes)....

5 Steps of Retirement Planning

Some of the key areas to consider when planning for your retirement: 1. It is retirement planning, and not pension planning Under regimes of old, people were either lucky enough to be in their employer’s Defined Benefit/Final Salary pension scheme, giving them a...

What is a pension pot?

‘Pension pot’ refers to the savings you build up in a certain type of pension known as a ‘defined contribution’ pension scheme. You and your employer (if you are employed) pay into the scheme and this builds up a ‘pot’ of money over time, which you can use to give...

SIPP

Learn about how a Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) allows you to manage and choose your own investments.

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SSAS

Learn about the advantages of a Small Self Administered Scheme (SSAS) to many small to medium-sized businesses.

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Commercial Property

Learn about holding commercial property in a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) or Small Self-Administered Scheme (SSAS).

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