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  • The Illusory promise: 1 in 6 FTBs are funding their home purchase from a parental loan yet 87% have no proper agreement in place.

    Parents are loaning an average of £24,347 to help their children get on the property ladder compared to an average of £29,132 for those who gift the money
    Majority of parents do not formalise an agreement with their house buying children and are failing to provide a deed of gift or letter of intent which could put them at risk legally.
    Only one in five millennial buyers agree a monthly repa

  • 46 days – how long the average UK family could maintain their lifestyle if they lost their main income How long could you maintain life as you know it?

    UK breadwinners hope to leave a lump sum of £100,000 behind for their families – but a large amount do not have life insurance (47%) Post Office’s research identifies a number of ‘at risk’ groups – including millennials and retail workers Lack of understanding of and faith in insurance products found to be fuelling the nation’s lack of financial planning – Post Office spokesperson Rob Clarkson

  • Choose rates for gain: Holidaymakers can cash in by swapping to destinations where sterling is surging in value


    Post Office reveals what the value of sterling means for holidaymakers
    Sterling now stronger year-on-year against 80 per cent of holiday currencies Biggest gains of up to 16.7 per cent against long haul currencies ‘Dollar destinations’ – USA, Caribbean and Middle Eastern resorts – are 11.5-12 per cent weaker against sterling and down five per cent in the past three months Position is

  • £1.6 billion a year spent on impulsive purchases via social media

    A quarter make impulse purchases on social media on a monthly basis, spending an average of £318 per user per year 65% had regrets about their purchases One in seven confess to ‘financial upgrading’ – buying something more expensive than they had planned Despite this, nearly half say social media has no impact upon their spending habits More than half fell short of their

  • Post Office scoops Diversity and Inclusion award at Employee Engagement Awards

    26 January 2018
    Post Office was delighted to be announced as the winner of the Diversity and Inclusion at last night’s (25th January) Employee Engagement Awards.
    The awards, in association with People Insight, are the first and only global awards dedicated to employee engagement. They span 18 categories, covering areas such as unsung heroes to reward and recognition.
    In 2017, Post Office

  • Post Office branches out in central London to meet growing demand for services

    • New branch the first of 25 set to open in central London over next 12 months • Open 24 hours as part of a new convenience store, bringing flexibility to customers for mails, banking and online shopping • Expanding in central London to supplement existing Post Office branches and serve growing customer demand

  • Worldwide barometer reveals price falls in holiday hotspots

    Post Office Holiday Money Report identifies destinations where the holiday purse will stretch furthest in 2018 (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaymoneyreport) • Sunny Beach, Bulgaria tops chart of 42 destinations for the first time • Japan is runner up and cheapest for long haul holidaymakers • Cape Town, South Africa and Porec, Croatia enter best value top 10

  • Alwen Lyons, former Company Secretary at the Post Office, to receive royal recognition for her contribution to the Post Office


    It was announced in the New Year’s Honours List that Alwen Lyons, former Company Secretary at the Post Office, is to receive the OBE in recognition of her commitment and contribution throughout a remarkable career spanning 33 years. 
    Alwen has held a number of key roles during her many years with the Post Office, culminating in her becoming the inaugural Company Secretary for Post Office

  • Post Office turnaround delivers first profit in 16 years as new Government investment ensures services thrive for the future

    Biggest transformation programme in UK retail history results in Post Office making £13m profit in financial year 2016/17
    £370 million Government investment will enable the Post Office to continue to grow and modernise its network and services
    Post Office turnaround reducing its reliance on public funds
    7,500 branches transformed since 2012, thousands of branches now open for longer and

  • POST OFFICE SCOOPS GOLD AND SILVER AT BRITISH TRAVEL AWARDS

    Post Office has been recognised as the Best Foreign Exchange Provider at the British Travel Awards, building on last year’s silver award, while the business also scooped the second prize for its travel insurance – making it ten gold and silver awards for Post Office travel insurance over the last decade.
    The British Travel Awards brings together a range of companies from across the travel indus

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