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The unused pension allowance: quantify it, then refer it
1 July 2026

The unused pension allowance: quantify it, then refer it

Unused pension allowance is one of the clearest triggers a tax adviser sees. You can measure it precisely; you should not be the …

Pensions & retirementReferral fees
The remortgage review as a referral checkpoint (pensions, wills, protection)
19 June 2026

The remortgage review as a referral checkpoint (pensions, wills, protection)

Every remortgage is a scheduled conversation with an engaged client. Used well, it is a recurring checkpoint for the referrals yo…

Pensions & retirementPractice growth
The pension nobody reviews: the signs any professional can see
16 June 2026

The pension nobody reviews: the signs any professional can see

Most people have a pension they have not thought about in years. Here is how to recognise the client for whom that neglect has be…

Pensions & retirementPractice growth
Pension scams: the warning signs that repeat every time
13 June 2026

Pension scams: the warning signs that repeat every time

Pension fraud costs victims their retirements, not just their savings. The pattern is depressingly consistent — which makes it le…

CompliancePensions & retirement
The tax adviser's guide to pension and retirement referrals
9 June 2026

The tax adviser's guide to pension and retirement referrals

Pension questions reach tax advisers before they reach financial planners. This guide covers where the advice boundary sits, the …

Referral feesPensions & retirement
The pension nobody reviews: the referral moment accountants miss
7 June 2026

The pension nobody reviews: the referral moment accountants miss

Accountants see the contributions but rarely the pension itself. Here is how to recognise the review that never happens and refer…

Pensions & retirementReferral fees
The annual allowance question — and where accountants should send it
29 May 2026

The annual allowance question — and where accountants should send it

Annual allowance questions look like tax queries but reach into regulated advice. Here is how to handle the handover cleanly.

Pensions & retirementReferral fees
The retirement runway conversation accountants should start
21 May 2026

The retirement runway conversation accountants should start

Accountants see clients approaching retirement long before they act. Here is how to open the conversation and hand it to a regula…

Pensions & retirementReferral fees
The retirement runway: spotting the client who needs advice now
12 May 2026

The retirement runway: spotting the client who needs advice now

The years approaching retirement are when the right guidance counts for most. Here is how to spot the client on that runway and h…

Pensions & retirementPractice growth
Referring the business owner who's about to retire
7 May 2026

Referring the business owner who's about to retire

When a business owner starts talking about stepping back, the clock is running on decisions only a specialist can help with. Your…

Pensions & retirementReferral fees
Refer what you don't write: the broker's guide to pensions and investments referrals
24 April 2026

Refer what you don't write: the broker's guide to pensions and investments referrals

Mortgage clients routinely raise pensions and investments in the same breath as their mortgage. Here is how to handle those momen…

Referral feesPensions & retirement
Pension sharing orders: why to introduce advice early
11 April 2026

Pension sharing orders: why to introduce advice early

A pension sharing order can shape a client's retirement more than any other line in the settlement. Introducing regulated advice …

Practice growthPensions & retirement
Pension sharing orders: why family solicitors should introduce advice early
2 March 2026

Pension sharing orders: why family solicitors should introduce advice early

Pension sharing orders routinely stall at valuation and implementation because regulated advice arrives too late. Family solicito…

Practice growthPensions & retirement
Clients approaching retirement: the accountant's referral checklist
8 February 2026

Clients approaching retirement: the accountant's referral checklist

Clients close to retirement generate several distinct advice needs at once. Here is a practical checklist for spotting and referr…

Pensions & retirementReferral fees
Auto-enrolment questions that are really advice referrals
24 January 2026

Auto-enrolment questions that are really advice referrals

Auto-enrolment starts as compliance but quickly raises advice questions. Here is how accountants can spot and refer them.

Referral feesPensions & retirement
The annual-allowance trap: a referral trigger hiding in plain sight
23 January 2026

The annual-allowance trap: a referral trigger hiding in plain sight

Certain pension pitfalls hide behind a high income or a good year. Here is how to spot the client who might be exposed and why it…

Pensions & retirementCompliance