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Post Office Money launches market-leading BTL mortgage deals

Post Office Money launches market-leading BTL mortgage deals

Post Office Money will launch a new range of competitive buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages on Friday, including four market leading deals designed to offer great rates and keep initial expenses down for the cost-conscious property investor.
Post Office Money’s new BTL mortgage products are designed for those buying their first BTL property, or someone who aspires to own one or two investment propertie

Post Office and UK Banks’ partnership secure access to local banking services

Post Office and UK Banks’ partnership secure access to local banking services

Unrivalled access to banking through the Post Office’s 11,600 branches offering longer hours and Sunday opening 99 per cent of UK personal bank customers and over 75 per cent of business customers can do their day-to-day banking at the Post Office 110 million banking transactions carried out last year - a six per cent increase on the previous year and more than 200 every minute New deal builds u

POST OFFICE MONEY OFFERS TABLE TOPPING RATES

POST OFFICE MONEY OFFERS TABLE TOPPING RATES

Post Office Money bucks the trend by raising the interest rate on its Online Saver to 1.01% gross/AER* variable
Post Office Money continues to provide some of the best savings rates on the market with table topping increases to its Online Saver rate of 1.01% gross/AER* variable. The new rate will be available online to customers from Thursday 5th January 2017.
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40 million set to see in the New Year from the comfort of their home

40 million set to see in the New Year from the comfort of their home

Big Night In’ trend continues with three out of four UK adults (78 per cent) opting to stay home One in six of us (17 per cent) spending the evening alone For those entertaining, damages from house parties will add £71 to cost of the evening 18-34 year olds are set to be the biggest New Year’s Eve spenders
Over three-quarters of UK adults (40 million) expect to welcome 2017 in from the com

Post Office Money Travel Insurance flight delay assistance advice

Post Office Money Travel Insurance flight delay assistance advice

Earlier this year Post Office Money became the first major high street Travel Insurance provider to offer flight delay assistance cover as part of its Travel Insurance offering.
With tomorrow expected to be the busiest day for travelling and storm Barbara expected to cause some disruption to travel, Post Office Money Travel Insurance is advising customers who are eligible to register for fligh

Post Office Money offers storm advice to homeowners across the UK

Post Office Money offers storm advice to homeowners across the UK

As the UK prepares to be battered by storm Barbara, Post Office Money Insurance is putting teams in place to provide help and advice to customers who may be impacted.
Rob Clarkson, Managing Director Post Office Money Insurance said: We hope that Storm Barbara doesn’t cause too much damage, but we are getting ready to assist any customers if they need assistance over the Christmas period. We are

BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY SHOPPERS SET TO SPEND £1.8 BILLION – DESPITE REPORTS OF ‘DISCOUNT FATIGUE’

BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY SHOPPERS SET TO SPEND £1.8 BILLION – DESPITE REPORTS OF ‘DISCOUNT FATIGUE’

Shoppers plan to spend £1.8 billion over Black Friday and Cyber Monday, despite suggestions of ‘discount fatigue’ this shopping season Bargain hunters will spend an average of £152 each during these annual sales events While many will still head to the high street, online shoppers are half as likely to make an impulse purchase
Despite reports of ‘discount fatigue’ among UK shopper, new res

Two iconic brands combine as M&S accepts Post Office One4all gift cards

Two iconic brands combine as M&S accepts Post Office One4all gift cards

Post Office One4all Gift Cards, the UK’s largest multi-retailer gift card, will be accepted at over 800 M&S stores across the UK making it the biggest high street retailer to join the scheme.
With so much to choose at M&S - homeware, clothing and food the Post Office One4all Gift Card will make the perfect present this Christmas, especially as M&S joins with 120 other leading retail

Post Office becomes the first major high street Travel Insurance provider to offer flight delay assistance

Post Office becomes the first major high street Travel Insurance provider to offer flight delay assistance

Post Office has become the first major high street Travel Insurance provider to offer flight delay assistance cover as part of its Travel Insurance offering.
The service will provide customers who experience flight delays of two or more hours with access to 650 lounges in over 300 airports*, allowing them to use their amenities and services while they wait for their flight. The service is free

Rate of Sale: The average UK property takes 91 days to sell

Rate of Sale: The average UK property takes 91 days to sell

Properties in Bristol and Edinburgh sell fastest – an average of 51 and 53 days, respectively Homes in Swansea and Liverpool have the longest wait to be sold, with the typical property taking over 100 days to sell in both of the cities House price hotspots Brighton and London, have seen the sharpest increase in the typical time that properties spend on the market - taking more than 20 per cent l

Pa-rentals: Number of parent landlords on the rise

Pa-rentals: Number of parent landlords on the rise

 
Number of ‘parent landlords’ in the UK likely to increase in the coming years, with 1.4 million current and prospective owners of properties rented by their children One in 10 of those living in their parents’ property are allowed to live there free of charge, with only five per cent charged the rental market rate Parents are unable to let go of their offspring, with a quarter wanting

The cost of a burglary: Victims faced with £2,833 bill from damaged and stolen items

The average cost of damage caused during a break-in is £566… …coupled with an additional £2,267 from the value of stolen items The percentage of burglaries where computers are stolen has risen dramatically over the last decade (17 per cent to 34 per cent)

A burglary will cost the average household £2,833, according to Post Office Home Insurance.
The research, taken from the Off

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