New digital check and send passport service available in 725 branches across the UK Move will create more choice for customers, including digital photographs Her Majesty’s Passport Office approved service Another step in the business’ ongoing transformation: 7,500 branches modernised since 2012, thousands of branches now open for longer, and more than 4,000 branches open seven days
Renters need £944 saved to cover a new deposit and spend £525 on moving costs such as rental van fees, childcare and agency fees – their entire savings pot Homebuyers underestimate cost of moving by a third - they need £10,132 saved in addition to their deposit to cover the cost of moving home - but have only budgeted for £6,782 Cost of moving is up 25 per cent for a home buyer and 13 per cent
Together, the two networks will provide nearly 25,000 locations at which customers can pay their household bills quickly and conveniently. Over-the-counter bill payments are a vital service for many customers to pay a wide range of bills, including phone, gas and electricity. The newly-approved acquisition will give the Post Office the opportunity to compete for more, and bigger,
The cost of entertaining kids has increased by 25% in the last year as parents splash out to beat the heat While half of parents (55%) think they have saved enough money to cover the cost of the school holidays – on average they are only saving 53% of the average cost of the summer (£316) One in four parents (25%) will put their saving habits on hold to entertain children over the summer Pos
The number of over 65s in work has doubled since records began – as half (46%) now believe modern retirement is about redefining how work fits into your life Only a third of over 65s now survive on the state pension alone (31%) – with one in ten (11%) seeing remortgaging, loans and equity release as sensible options to borrow money One in five workers of pensionable age (18%) have already retir
Post Office Family Holiday Report reveals price falls in two-thirds of the destinations surveyed (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyhol... strides against the lira make Turkey the best value holiday hotspot this year
Costa del Sol is cheapest Eurozone resort but prices are down 24 per cent in Corfu
‘Pester power’ means kids’ beach items set families back an average of £108 – while spending on meals
With the UK experiencing one of the hottest summers for years (with many seeing their warmest and driest June on record[1]), plenty of destinations across the UK are set to be tourist hot spots this summer.
From the hustle and bustle of the Big Smoke, to the more remote rolling fields of the countryside, the one thing holiday makers can be certain of - wherever they are in the UK - is t
Over three-quarters of families are now taking steps to avoid holiday rip offs after 72 per cent got caught out on their last holiday abroad
Holidaymakers’ savings tips include taking food from the breakfast buffet
Biggest gripes: charges for paying on plastic; entry to attractions; excursion costs and meal and drink prices on flights and in resorts
As families prepare to j
Three Post Office rainbow vans will be out and about across the UK this summer
The vans help to mark the first year the Post Office will take part in the LGBT+ community’s Pride celebrations
Post Office has found a unique way to celebrate Pride this year, with some special rainbow vans hitting the roads over the summer, as the business prepares to take part in the annual celebratio
Over-the-counter bill payments are a vital service for many customers to pay a wide range of bills, including phone, gas and electricity. Together, the two networks will provide nearly 25,000 locations at which customers can pay their household bills quickly and conveniently.
Rising cost of crude oil pushes up pump prices in European motoring holiday destinations (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaymotoring)
A litre of unleaded petrol will cost 16p more than last year in France, the most popular holiday motoring destination. Diesel has risen by even more: 21p
Filling the tank costs least in Andorra: 95p for diesel and £1.08 for unleaded
Diesel drivers will pay up to
Nearly seven out of 10 people aged over 50 (68%) say the traditional concept of retirement is no more – as they reveal their midlife motivations and ambitions
‘Midlife Tribes’ emerging in our changing society include ‘Elderpreneurs’, ‘Fitness Finders ’ and ‘New Horizonians’ with adventure, community and romance as top priorities for many as they embark on the next chapter of their lives
