{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/pensions-to-fund-home-deposits/","result":{"data":{"ghostPost":{"id":"Ghost__Post__5f86c2b2e7817500391fdf9e","title":"Raid your pension to buy a home?","slug":"pensions-to-fund-home-deposits","featured":false,"feature_image":"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2020/10/Multiply-minute-7.png","excerpt":"First-time buyers could use pension savings to buy a house, according to a government pensions minister.","custom_excerpt":"First-time buyers could use pension savings to buy a house, according to a government pensions minister.","created_at_pretty":"14 October, 2020","published_at_pretty":"14 October, 2020","updated_at_pretty":"14 October, 2020","created_at":"2020-10-14T09:19:46.000+00:00","published_at":"2020-10-14T09:26:22.000+00:00","updated_at":"2020-10-14T09:42:02.000+00:00","meta_title":null,"meta_description":null,"og_description":null,"og_image":null,"og_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"twitter_image":null,"twitter_title":null,"authors":[{"name":"Annie Mellor","slug":"annie","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null}],"primary_author":{"name":"Annie Mellor","slug":"annie","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null},"primary_tag":null,"tags":[{"name":"#feed","slug":"hash-feed","description":null,"feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"internal"},{"name":"multiply-minute","slug":"multiply-minute","description":"The 1-minute read to get the money news you need with expert adviser commentary","feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"public"}],"plaintext":"The 1-minute read to get the money news you need with expert adviser commentary.\n\nPension raid?\nFirst-time buyers could use pension savings to buy a house\n[https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2020/10/12/industry-warns-on-pension-plans-eyed-by-minister/]\n, according to government pensions minister Guy Opperman. He’s considering\nchanging the workplace pension scheme, to allow savers to borrow from themselves\nto put down a deposit on their first home. But pensions experts have warned it\ncould leave people worse off in retirement.\n\n\nFor 2 days only\nCoventry has launched 2 new 90% fixed-rate mortgages\n[https://www.ftadviser.com/mortgages/2020/10/13/coventry-to-launch-90-ltv-mortgages-for-two-days/] \nthis morning - but they’re only available until tomorrow night at 8pm. This\nyear, it’s become more common for lenders to drop in and out of the market with\noptions for buyers with smaller deposits.\n\nAsos quadruples profits\nOnline fashion group Asos has added 3 million new customers in the past year and\nits pre-tax profits are up 329% [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54535775].\nIt’s one of the few retailers to have done well out of lockdown, with shoppers\nbuying more everyday items that they’re less likely to return.\n\nIkea “Buy Back”\nGot an unwanted Billy bookcase languishing in a corner somewhere? Ikea wants it.\nThe furniture giant is offering vouchers for up to 50%\n[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54531619] of the original price, which you\ncan spend in its stores. The “Buy Back” scheme will launch on Black Friday. Ikea\nplans to resell the second-hand furniture at a discount, and recycle any items\nthat can’t be resold.","html":"<p>The 1-minute read to get the money news you need with expert adviser commentary.</p><h3 id=\"pension-raid\">Pension raid?</h3><p>First-time buyers could <a href=\"https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2020/10/12/industry-warns-on-pension-plans-eyed-by-minister/\">use pension savings to buy a house</a>, according to government pensions minister Guy Opperman. He’s considering changing the workplace pension scheme, to allow savers to borrow from themselves to put down a deposit on their first home. But pensions experts have warned it could leave people worse off in retirement.<br></p><figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img src=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2020/10/image-5.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1752\" height=\"1235\" srcset=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w600/2020/10/image-5.png 600w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1000/2020/10/image-5.png 1000w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1600/2020/10/image-5.png 1600w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2020/10/image-5.png 1752w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\"></figure><h3 id=\"for-2-days-only\">For 2 days only</h3><p>Coventry has launched 2 <a href=\"https://www.ftadviser.com/mortgages/2020/10/13/coventry-to-launch-90-ltv-mortgages-for-two-days/\">new 90% fixed-rate mortgages</a> this morning - but they’re only available until tomorrow night at 8pm. This year, it’s become more common for lenders to drop in and out of the market with options for buyers with smaller deposits.</p><figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img src=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2020/10/image-6.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1752\" height=\"927\" srcset=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w600/2020/10/image-6.png 600w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1000/2020/10/image-6.png 1000w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1600/2020/10/image-6.png 1600w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2020/10/image-6.png 1752w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\"></figure><h3 id=\"asos-quadruples-profits\">Asos quadruples profits</h3><p>Online fashion group Asos has added 3 million new customers in the past year and its <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54535775\">pre-tax profits are up 329%</a>. It’s one of the few retailers to have done well out of lockdown, with shoppers buying more everyday items that they’re less likely to return.</p><h3 id=\"ikea-buy-back-\">Ikea “Buy Back”</h3><p>Got an unwanted Billy bookcase languishing in a corner somewhere? Ikea wants it. The furniture giant is offering <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54531619\">vouchers for up to 50%</a> of the original price, which you can spend in its stores. The “Buy Back” scheme will launch on Black Friday. Ikea plans to resell the second-hand furniture at a discount, and recycle any items that can’t be resold.</p>","url":"https://multiply.ghost.io/pensions-to-fund-home-deposits/","uuid":"de852d18-afaa-46c2-aa3d-7123b7c439e1","page":null,"codeinjection_foot":null,"codeinjection_head":null,"codeinjection_styles":null,"comment_id":"5f86c2b2e7817500391fdf9e"}},"pageContext":{"slug":"pensions-to-fund-home-deposits"}},"staticQueryHashes":["176528973","2358152166","2561578252","2731221146","4145280475"]}