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Post Office launches new issue of table topping online savings accounts

Post Office launches new issue of table topping online savings accounts

- Three new Online Bonds
- Best Buy rates for one and two year terms
- Very competitive 2.20% AER* for the three year Online Bond
The Post Office has today launched a new issue of its Online Bonds. Three new accounts feature market leading rates and are available to customers immediately.
The Online Bonds offer Best Buy rates for one and two year terms, with a very competitive 2.20% AE

Scots are big spenders on holiday - splashing more cash  than other UK tourists

Scots are big spenders on holiday - splashing more cash than other UK tourists



- Post Office® Scottish Family Holiday Report 2013 finds that Scots spend 27 per cent more while on holiday than other UK tourists
- Budget-watchers will find cheapest prices in Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach for the third year running


As Scottish schools prepare to break up for the summer, research for the third annual Post Office Scottish Family Holiday Report has found that Sc

Post Office to lend £2.5bn as mortgage demand grows

Post Office to lend £2.5bn as mortgage demand grows

- Post Office intends to lend £2.5bn to mortgage borrowers by year end
- Fifty mortgage specialists in place by end of June
- The Post Office has today launched a major assault on the mortgage market with its intention to lend £2.5bn by the end of the year.
Post Office will increase the amount it lends in response to unprecedented demand from movers, first-time buyers and those looking to

Revellers put expensive gadgets at risk

Revellers put expensive gadgets at risk



- Over 16 million will be attending a UK festival or event this summer
- Tech-dependent festival goers will take an average £524 worth of gadgets
- One in four have lost possessions or been a victim of theft


As the festival and summer events season gets underway, research from Post Office has revealed that festival goers will pack their rucksacks with an average £524 w

Post Office launches 'Get Connected' to the internet campaign

Post Office launches 'Get Connected' to the internet campaign

- Supporting the 16 million people in the UK who have either never used the internet or have limited internet skills and knowledge
- First time UK's 5,000 courses and access points joined up and made available as a walk in service
- 11,800 branches can issue details of nearest internet support

The Post Office is committed to supporting the 16 million people without internet skills or

Post Office reduces mortgage rates to best ever deals

Post Office reduces mortgage rates to best ever deals

- Table-topping rate reductions on fixed rate products

The Post Office will offer customers its best ever mortgage range as it cuts rates on many products, three of which are now the best in market.
The two year fixed rate products which top the best buy tables come without an arrangement fee. There’s also good news for second-time buyers and those looking to remortgage with a new fixed

Spanish resorts Costa lot less for families self-catering on their summer break

Spanish resorts Costa lot less for families self-catering on their summer break

- Shopping costs are cheapest in Spain as Costa Blanca beats the Algarve to best value slot for families self-catering on holiday
- Self-caterers could pay double the Spain price in Eastern Med supermarkets
- 49 per cent of parents go self-catering to cut holiday costs - but over 1-in-5 admit busting their budget by over £100
- They could save up to 36 per cent shopping at supermarkets ra