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• Getting financial advice

  Information on choosing a qualified financial adviser, how much advice will cost, a checklist of things to think about before seeing an adviser and how to make a complaint.

• Pensions - income drawdown

  What income drawdown (pension withdrawal) means, how it works and who it's suitable

• Debt and money

  Get advice on dealing with debt, bailiffs, bankruptcy, pensions, tax and more.

• Preparing your finances for retirement

  When you can start getting your pension, checklist of things to do leading up to your retirement, getting help with Pension Wise, and what to do if you've lost track of a pension

• What you can do with your pension pot

  What options you have for accessing the money in you personal or workplace pension pot

• Problems with selling your home - delayed completion and lease options contracts

  Information about 'exchange with delayed completion' and 'lease options' contracts, covering what they are, the risks involved and other options that may be available to people trying to sell their home

• Income protection insurance

  Information on income protection insurance, factors to consider before taking out income protection insurance and how to work out the level of cover you need

• How much pension you'll need

  Advice on planning for financial commitments in retirement and saving for a pension.

• If you want to sell your home and rent it back

  Check the risks of using sale and rent back schemes and the rules firms must follow

• Check if a financial service has followed the rules

  Check what rules financial services need to follow, including banks, mortgage lenders and creditors, and how you can complain.