Pensioner loses £35k for not buying annuity before 75

The Telegraph reports Virgin deducted £35,000 in tax - as required by law - when the pensioner failed to move his cash to an annuity company before the deadline. A pensions ombudsman report stated Mr K Finn saw his pension post go from £49,169 to £14,760. Finn challenged the decision with an appeal to the Pensions Ombudsman's office but was unsuccessful. The law has since been changed, meaning people do not have to buy an annuity at 75. Virgin wrote to Finn repeatedly in the run up to his 75th birthday telling him he had to take action. However, the Telegraph reports Finn was ...