• Over seven million* adults have never used a roadmap, of which 2.5 million** wouldn’t know how to use one if they tried • Only a quarter of people in their twenties (28 per cent) prioritise checking the road worthiness of their car before taking a long journey • Over eight million adults don’t know which county Big Ben is in***
Nick Kennett, Director of Financial Services, Post Office Money comments on the findings of the Competition and Markets Authority Review into the personal current accounts market:
“Today’s report from the CMA is disappointing and misses the opportunity of making significant change to the current account market. After months of investigation it merely highlights problems that we have known for s
One in five Brits has sold items to an online international buyer for a profit in the past year and one in ten has purchased from an overseas seller for commercial purposes
Online importers and exporters expect substantial increases in trade in the next 12 months
Most items imported from Asia, while European Union countries are our top export partner
The boom in home-based businesses is hi
Post Office Money has announced an interest-free purchase period of 27 months for its Matched Credit Card – making it the best in the market for purchases.
The Matched Credit Card offers customers:
0% on purchases for the first 27 months.*
0% on balance transfers for 16 months. 2.98% fee applies and balance transfers must be made within 3 months of account opening
No cash fee to buy t
Tourist Essentials Costa Lot Less On The Spanish Mainland
Amount UK households have available to save (‘potential savings’) has increased by £124 in the last year – to £4,784* …but 13 million adults (26 per cent)** saved nothing over the last 12 months Eight million adults (17 per cent) have never saved at all Forecasts indicate the average amount available to save is expected to rise by 17 per cent by 2020 to £5,591 but many UK households are unlikel
Post Office Money has today launched a new range of competitive mortgage rates, as it continues its bid to become one of the UK’s leading financial services providers.
The new range of mortgage deals includes:
60% LTV 1.45% two-year fixed rate mortgage (£995)
60% LTV 1.15% two-year fixed rate mortgage (£1,995)
75% LTV 1.85% two-year fixed rate mortgage (no fee)
75% LTV 2.58% five-year f
Strength of sterling helps prices in long haul hotspots plummet by up to 41 per cent
Bali retains its best value rating for the third year running in the Post Office Travel Money Long Haul Holiday Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul)
Price of meals, drinks and other tourist staples fall in half of the 33 destinations surveyed – by 41 per cent in Penang
Tokyo has third cheapest tourist item
Nine million UK renters (45 per cent) say they will never be able to afford their own home
UK adults expect to be 36 years old before they take their first steps on the property ladder - compared with 35 last year
Over two million renters (11 per cent) don’t want to buy a property
People expect to spend eight and a half years saving for a deposit
There are 20 million people
Summer success for Destinations ‘Down Under’ as New Zealand dollar tops list of Post Office Travel Money Fastest Growing Currencies for June-August Strong pound and falling prices make Japan an affordable holiday option Winter sun success looms for Peru and Costa Rica after currency sales boom Eastern Europe set to score for autumn breaks as sales surge for Czech and Hungarian currencies Sterlin
Opening of Bergh Apton branch set in Green Pastures - a garden centre, farm shop and restaurant - hits 3,000 mark Post Office set to be UK’s largest retail network open on Sundays within a year Branches now open from early morning until late in the evening – some with 24/7 opening Sunday shopping comes of age – 21 years this weekend since shops first opened their doors on Sunday Post Office branc
Dublin leapfrogs Eastern European capitals to rate cheapest for a highbrow break
Prices rise 12.5 per cent in London – still the most expensive European cultural capital surveyed
Transatlantic travellers will pay most of all – New York cultural attractions cost over £200 more than London
Growing numbers of UK tourists are turning into culture vultures when they head off on trips abroad,
