Legal & General vs All UK Drawdown Providers

See how Legal & General pension drawdown fees compare against all 21 UK providers. Enter your pot size above for personalised cost calculations.

Legal & General fee structure

Legal & General: 0.25% service charge a year (plus fund charges); direct drawdown uses investment pathway funds

The interactive calculator on this page shows actual annual costs for your pension pot size, including 10-year projections and potential savings from switching providers.

All providers compared

Provider Fee structure
Vanguard 0.15% flat fee (capped at £375 annually)
Interactive Investor Tiered flat monthly fee: Core £5.99/mo, Plus £14.99/mo, Premium £39.99/mo
AJ Bell Youinvest 0.25% on first £250k, 0.10% on next £250k, 0% over £500k
Hargreaves Lansdown 0.35% first £250k, 0.25% £250k–£1m, 0.10% £1m–£2m, 0% over £2m
Fidelity Personal Investing 0.35% up to £250k, 0.20% over £250k
Bestinvest 0.40% up to £250k, 0.20% £250k–£500k, 0.10% £500k–£1m, 0% over £1m
Charles Stanley Direct 0.30% flat platform charge (minimum £60, capped at £600 a year)
PensionBee 0.50%–0.95% (fees halved for pots over £100k)
Aegon ARC SIPP: 0.60% to £30k, 0.55% to £50k, 0.50% to £100k, 0.45% to £250k, 0% above £250k, plus £75/year drawdown fee
Aviva 0.35% a year on the first £500,000, with no charge above £500,000 (drawdown included)
Quilter 0.35% first £50k, 0.25% £50k–£250k, 0.20% £250k–£750k, 0.15% over £750k
Standard Life Tiered: £524 (<£100k), £328 (£100k–£250k), £197 (£250k–£500k), £0 (£500k+) plus £158 drawdown fee
Scottish Widows 0.25% a year, capped at £16.50/month (£198/year) - Share Dealing SIPP
IG £210 flat annual fee
Legal & General 0.25% service charge a year (plus fund charges); direct drawdown uses investment pathway funds
Prudential 0.40%–0.70% annual management charge (tiered)
St James's Place Ongoing: 0.80% advice + 0.35% product (tiered to 0.25%) + fund 0.09-0.69%; initial advice 3%/2%/1% (from Aug 2025)
True Potential 0.40% platform fee plus 0.50% ongoing advice (Central Advice Service)
J.P. Morgan Personal Investing (formerly Nutmeg) Fully Managed: 0.75% on the first £100k then 0.35% above (Fixed Allocation: 0.45% then 0.25%)
Royal London 0.35% annual management charge
Nucleus (formerly James Hay) Nucleus platform: 0.27% to £500k, 0.175% £500k-£1m, 0.05% over £1m, plus £186 + VAT income drawdown charge

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