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  • Post Office Travel Apps reach one million downloads


    The Post Office Travel apps have hit 1 million downloads, as the Post Office makes life even more convenient for customers over the summer holiday season.
    In the last fortnight alone, the Post Office Currency Converter, Travel Money Card and Travel Essentials apps have all been downloaded over 50k times, as customers get into the swing of the summer holiday season.
    When asked what fact

  • Owen Woodley, Managing Director of Post Office Money, comments on the UK House Price Index June 2017

    The House Price Index, June 2017, revealed that average house prices in the UK have increased by 4.9% in the year to June 2017 (down from 5.0% in the year to May 2017). The annual growth rate has slowed since mid-2016 but has remained broadly around 5% during 2017.
    Owen Woodley, Managing Director of Post Office Money, said:
    “A slower rate of house price growth will no doubt be welcomed by fi

  • EAST FINCHLEY POSTMASTER ELLIOT JACOBS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR INTERNATIONAL POST OFFICE DELEGATION

    Visitors from Kazpost, the Kazakhstani Post Office, on week long fact finding visit to the UK Delegation from Kazpost visited East Finchley Post Office, one of three London branches run by Postmaster Elliot Jacobs
    On Tuesday 8th August, a north London Post Office hosted a delegation from Kazpost, the Kazakhstani Post Office, as part of their visit to the UK to understand more about the UK

  • Far East cities are best bargains for a long haul break

    • Bangkok, Tokyo and Beijing are best value in new Long Haul City Costs Barometer • The cost of eating out is lowest in Tokyo and highest in Singapore • Dubai is the cheapest of five cities with flight times of eight hours or less • Cultural sightseeing costs least in Washington DC but most in New York

  • Head East to cut the cost of kids’ holiday ‘must-haves’. Family Holiday Report reveals places where pester power has least impact

    • Pester power costs holidaymakers an average of £184 on trips abroad • Beach barometer names Turkey best-value for beach holiday items - under half the cost in the South of France (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyholidays) • Prices are down in six of the 15 resorts surveyed, despite weaker pound • Costa del Sol is cheapest in the eurozone for kids’ extras, meals and drinks

  • Will Travel: First-time buyers (FTBs) widen their horizons to seek out their dream home

    New Post Office Money research shows FTBs travelling to new areas to find the home for them Southampton, Norwich and Nottingham are the UK’s most affordable cities for FTBs Despite nerves and financial pressure, FTBs still see home-buying as an exciting and joyful step towards independence Futurologists’ insights can help identify potential hotspots of tomorrow

  • Post Office statement: Travel Money Cards

    You may have seen some media reporting around fees related to using pre-paid cards while on your travels abroad. Here's the Post Office's advice on how to best use our Travel Money Card to avoid charges.

  • Parents to spend £468 entertaining their children this summer

    UK parents set to spend £6.2 billion entertaining their children over the summer break Over half of parents (52 per cent) are worried about covering the cost of entertaining their children during the school holidays A third (33 per cent) of parents spent more than they had budgeted for last summer One in three (33 per cent) used a credit card to cover their increased spend last year
    With

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