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  • POST OFFICE MONEY LAUNCHES MARKET-LEADING MORTGAGE DEALS

    Post Office Money has today launched a new range of competitive mortgage rates in both its residential and buy to let mortgage ranges, as it continues its bid to become one of the UK’s leading financial services providers.
    The new mortgage range launch includes two market leading buy to let deals:
    70% LTV 2.45% two-year fixed rate mortgage (£1,995) 75% LTV 3.69% five-year fixed rate mortg

  • Big Apple Takes A Bite Out Of London Prices So Shoppers Can Save Hundreds On Christmas Gifts

    Big Apple Takes A Bite Out Of London Prices So Shoppers Can Save Hundreds On Christmas Gifts Christmas Shopping Stateside shaves up to 63 per cent off London gift prices US designer fashion and jeans bring best savings but top toys are a bargain too But beware British brands which can be almost twice the price in New York US shop prices are far cheaper than in Dubai, Barcelona and Paris too

  • IN THE MARKET FOR A POUNDSTRETCHING EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS SHOPPING BREAK

    Post Office® Travel Money survey of 12 cities shows Budapest and Prague are Christmas Markets best buys this winter Vienna has proved the most expensive Brussels is cheapest in the eurozone for a Christmas Market break Most designer goods cheaper than in London for the first time As sterling strengthens against European currencies, shoppers can get up to 13.7 per cent more cash to spend than a

  • POST OFFICE MONEY REVEALS 2.5 MILLION ADULTS CAN’T READ A ROADMAP

    • 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***

  • Post Office Money comments on the findings of the Competition and Markets Authority Review into the personal current accounts market

    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

  • International “Spare room” trade worth £32 billion a year

    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

  • MEDIA ALERT: POST OFFICE MONEY OFFERS MARKET-LEADING 27 MONTH 0% PURCHASE PERIOD ON ITS MATCHED CREDIT CARD

    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

  • UK’S SAVINGS POTENTIAL INCREASES - BUT 13 MILLION ADULTS SAVED NOTHING OVER THE LAST YEAR

    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 LAUNCHES NEW MORTGAGE DEALS

    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

  • WINTER SUN SHINES ON FAR EAST HOLIDAY RESORTS

    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

  • HOMEOWNERSHIP A DISTANT DREAM FOR NINE MILLION RENTERS

    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

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