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Royal London: Pension reviews

Name: Pension
Rating: 3.13 (118 reviews)

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3.13

Based on 118 reviews, last reviewed 4th Sep 2026

200% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

50% decrease in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

22%

71%

Latest highest rating:

5

Excellent communication and performance, very happy... Excellent communication and performance, very happy with product and services.Annualised rate of return is competitive Reviewed on: 4th September 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

I trusted this company with my pension, shocking!! I have 2 pensions with these, one set up by my company and the other that I opted out of SERPS with. I moved home a few years ago and didn’t get stat... Read more Reviewed on: 23rd July 2026

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Royal London offers personal and workplace pensions through financial advisers.

Your money is invested which means the value can go down as well as up and you may not get back what you put in. Royal London’s online service makes it easy for you to track your pension and make changes to your plan.

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Royal London Pension reviews (118)

They have been easy to deal with, no nonsense paperw...

They have been easy to deal with, no nonsense paperwork and a good app Reviewed on: 27th April 2026

Been fantastic in managing my pension, super returns...

Been fantastic in managing my pension, super returns over the years. Reviewed on: 18th April 2026

Royal London has forgotten customer experience - try...

Royal London has forgotten customer experience - trying calling their customer services on the phone, it speaks for itself. Reviewed on: 27th February 2026

Deeply frustrating

My experience with Royal London has been utterly shocking. For months, I was unable to access my pension portfolio due to an unresolved IT issue that they seemed completely incapable of fixing. This wasn’t a minor inconvenience — it prevented me from making essential changes to my pension, and the lack of urgency or competence in addressing it was astonishing. Communication was equally painful. Every time I called, I had to start from scratch, re‑explaining the same issue to yet another person who had no awareness of the previous conversations. There was no continuity, no ownership, and certainly no sign of an efficient internal process. Their complaints process was even worse. Instead of taking responsibility or offering meaningful solutions, they dragged things out to the point where I had no choice but to escalate the matter to the ombudsman. That alone says everything about how poorly they handle customer concerns. Now i finally have access online, the portal feels extremely outdated and slow. Fund options are narrow, performance tracking is practically nonexistent, and the overall user experience feels decades behind other providers. As a result, I transfer the funds out of my company pension at regular intervals just to manage it properly on other pension platforms. Overall, Royal London has demonstrated a lack of technical capability, poor communication, ineffective complaint handling, and an online system that simply isn’t fit for purpose. I would strongly advise anyone considering them to look elsewhere. Reviewed on: 9th February 2026

Caring and helpful

Positive very helpful. Easy to talk too Reviewed on: 23rd January 2026

My pension pot is rapidly diminishing.

My pension pot is rapidly diminishing. I have been trying now for 10 months to get to my pension pot from Royal London while there is something still left in it. They won't reply to my financial advisor. When he rings they just put him on hold for sometimes over an hour and then promise to ring him back, which they never do. They are using every excuse possible to not let me have access to my pension. I have noticed on this review site and various others that they are treating other people the same way, which I find very worrying. I think it is time that they are investigated by the financial ombudsman because there seems to be something very suspicious about how this company is operating. Reviewed on: 19th October 2025

Royal London are helpful and provide good value.

Royal London are helpful and provide good value. Reviewed on: 7th September 2025

Cannot get my cash out

I have been trying to cash in my pension pot with them for four months. Just goes round in circles. They clearly don't like paying out. VERY DISTURBING Reviewed on: 3rd July 2025

Good company with positive returns

Good company with positive returns and clear and frequent communications with updates on market conditions and policy status Reviewed on: 13th June 2025

Very good and great company

Very good company very happy staff very friendly Reviewed on: 3rd June 2025

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