Minister: Let people use pensions to buy houses

James Phillips
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Savers should be able to use their nest eggs to buy a home, according to pensions minister Richard Harrington.

The MP (pictured), who was promoted to the role in July as part of Theresa May's reshuffle, said property was often used to save for the future and pensions should therefore be a way of funding hom...

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