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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

UK holidaymakers’ appetite for overseas travel remains buoyant despite sterling fall

UK holidaymakers’ appetite for overseas travel remains buoyant despite sterling fall

UK holidaymakers’ appetite for overseas travel remains buoyant despite sterling fall

Fast on the heels of reports that sterling has slumped to a 31-year low against the US dollar comes news that purchases of foreign currency by UK holidaymakers are increasing rather than decreasing – suggesting a sustained appetite for overseas travel.In its latest Holiday Money Index, which surveys movemen

MAJORITY OF POST OFFICE BRANCHES WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY FURTHER INDUSTRIAL ACTION


Vast majority of Post Office branches are not involved in dispute Post Office disappointed by CWU call for strike In September’s strike over 98% of the network remained open Changes mean Post Office services are safeguarded for the future
The Post Office has reassured its customers that the vast majority of its network of 11,600 branches will remain unaffected by industrial action c

Families can save £000s on half term holidays by swapping destinations

Families can save £000s on half term holidays by swapping destinations

 Saturday 15 October 2016
European half term breaks could cost families £1,570 but that could more than double to almost £3,600 depending on resort choice Savings of over £4,000 to be made on family long haul trips Costa del Sol is the best bet for a budget half term holiday Swap the Canaries for Thailand as prices in Phuket beat those in Lanzarote
Families hoping to swap the UK

Post Office response to CWU and Unite comments on further industrial action

Post Office response to CWU and Unite comments on further industrial action

Mark Davies, Communications and Corporate Affairs Director at Post Office, said:
“We are disappointed that our unions are again talking about strikes when we continue to try to reach a constructive way forward through talks at Acas. We can reassure our customers that, if strikes go ahead, the vast majority of people working at Post Office branches would not be involved and almost all of our net

Skiers urged to head east where the pistes cost least

Skiers urged to head east where the pistes cost least



Bansko, Bulgaria is best value of 20 European ski resorts for the seventh year running Local price freeze makes Italian resorts cheapest in Europe’s ‘Big Four’ski countries Canada’s Banff trounces its competitors in the USA for transatlantic ski value

Cash-conscious skiers can avoid the slippery slope of higher prices for their annual downhill trip by heading to ski resorts in

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

PC PARENTS: Two thirds of parents admit they turn to the internet for help with kids homework

PC PARENTS: Two thirds of parents admit they turn to the internet for help with kids homework



Parents spend more than two hours a week helping with homework online Families across the UK now spend 38 per cent more time surfing the home internet than five years ago Sites like Urban Dictionary help over a quarter of baffled parents understand their children
A new study by Post Office Broadband reveals the true extent to which modern day parents rely on the internet. From h

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

Post Office Money opens up longer term low rates with fee-free 7-year fixed rate

Post Office Money opens up longer term low rates with fee-free 7-year fixed rate

New seven-year fee free fixed rate, 75% LTV at 2.59% Market leading new rates at 85% LTV New rates feature cashback aimed at helping first-time buyers and reduced Help to Buy and Buy to Let rates
Post Office Money Mortgages has today launched a new range of competitive mortgages, including its first ever seven-year fixed rate. The move follows demand from customers for longer term val

Forever renters: More than eight million expect to never own their own home

8.5 million UK renters (40 per cent) say they will never be able to afford their own home Aspiring first time buyers expect to be 34 before they can afford to get on the property ladder Third of prospective homebuyers (30 per cent) see the deposit as the biggest barrier to homeownership UK adults expect to spend eight years saving for a deposit The recent Help to Buy ISA news will be a blow for

Cape Town leads the field in Long Haul Holiday Report

Cape Town leads the field in Long Haul Holiday Report

Cape Town overtakes Bali to top Long Haul Holiday Report best value resort chart for the first time (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul) Tokyo remains third cheapest but closes the gap on Cape Town and Bali Local price cuts in 40 cent of resorts cushions the impact of the weaker pound Mexico and Peru lead Latin-American charge as Cancun and Lima hit top 10
After three years at the top of the

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