- Children forced to share a bedroom in a fifth of households - this is due to lack of space in one in ten UK homes - Adults have a smaller bedroom than children in a third of households - Aspiring movers can expect to wait four years before moving to a bigger house, but almost a third doubt they’ll ever be able to do so
- Powerful pound helps prices plunge in most top European family resorts - Sunny Beach, Bulgaria and Costa del Sol are again cheapest for families - Biggest falls of over 26 per cent come where restaurants have cut meal costs says new Family Holiday Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyholidays2014) - Resort spending rises 16.5 per cent and two-in-five bust the budget by £242
- The pre-paid Money Card offers customers a convenient way of managing their money without going over budget - The flexibility of Post Office’s Money Card means it can be used on the high street, online, and at ATMs - Customers can set their spending limit according to their budget - Two card options available, Pay As You Go or Pay Monthly
- Holiday car hire costs least in Cyprus, Malta and Turkey
- Majorca is most expensive in the eurozone – costing £200 more than Cyprus
- Under half of UK holidaymakers cover themselves against high excess charges for car damage; over three-quarters fail to insure against tyre or window damage
- Failure to do so could cost over £1,000 in excess charges
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- Post Office takes significant steps towards commercial sustainability, reducing dependence on the taxpayer
- Despite a fall in revenue and a decline in network subsidy of £10m, operating profit before exceptional items increased £13m to £107m
- Over 2,000 branches transformed offering 50,000 more opening hours at end March 2014 and more than 1,000 open on Sundays
- Post Office displays, commemorating the First World War, will travel to branches across the UK, starting today
- Venues include Oldham and Birmingham, home to two VC recipients
- Exhibition pays tribute to local communities whose bravery will never be forgotten – 75,000 GPO workers fought in the War and 8,500 were killed
- Remembers crucial role of women who took
- Drop & Go postage service offers discount on Royal Mail Medium parcels
- Drop & Go is a free, fast-track counter service available at more than 11,000 Post Office branches
- Customers can send Medium Parcels for the price of a Small Parcel during the promotional period
- Set to save start-ups and small businesses time and money
- Service available in more than 11,
- Post Office current account will be available in 239 branches across the UK by the end of September
- Customers can service their accounts in over 11,500 branches, online or at one of the 40 mobile Post Office vans
- Accounts can be opened with a minimum balance of £20
- Customers will receive a £100 One4All gift card when they switch to a Post Office current account
- Almost one-third of All Inclusive tourists paid extra for spa treatments costing £253m
- But fewer holidaymakers on European trips will pay extra for food, drinks and web access
- Post Office® All Inclusive Holiday Report found that at least 80 per cent of European All Inclusive resorts excluded branded drinks, bottles of wine, mini-bars and a la carte dining
- B&B pac
- Savers fall short as one in five (20 per cent) miss their savings goals
- Average goal is £1,500 but most save over £500 less
- Men twice as likely as women (22 per cent vs. 10 per cent) to count on a bonus to meet their savings target*
- Cost of living cited as number one reason savers miss their target
- UK savers awaits the launch of the NISA on July 1st
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- As resort prices fall across Europe, Scots slash holiday spending by 30 per cent
- Scots rate Turkey and Portugal best value - but Bulgaria is cheaper
- Prices are down in 11 of 12 resorts surveyed – by 32 per cent in Sorrento, Italy
As Scotland’s schools break up for the summer, the Post Office Travel Money® Scottish Family Holiday Report reveals that European reso
- Over the six week period, parents will spend £492 entertaining their children – a 26 per cent increase on last year
- On top of this, an average £119 will be spent on petrol and a further £106 on childcare
- Summer worries: almost two thirds (58 per cent) of parents worry about the cost of entertaining their children
- One in 10 would miss bill payments in order to cover cos
