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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

The Dog Days of Summer: August is the most popular month to insure a new pooch

The Dog Days of Summer: August is the most popular month to insure a new pooch

August seems to be the most popular month for people to purchase a new puppy, according to Post Office Pet Insurance data.*
Sales data shows that people are six per cent more likely to take out pet insurance on a new puppy in August than in an average month, indicating that people are getting their new dog over the summer holidays.
There is also a big difference between July and August, wit

Post Office launches talking cash machines

The Post Office is introducing talking cash machines for blind and partially-sighted customers as part of an upgrade to its ATM network. The upgrade will take place over the next six to nine months.
The speech enabled machines will allow customers to plug earphones into the machines and be verbally guided through their transactions. They will input their PIN and select the service they require

UK sports fans spent over £20 billion last year

UK sports fans spent over £20 billion last year

Football fans spend the most on their hobby – an average of £276 per supporter over the past 12 months, with the biggest spenders forking out up to £5,000 Tickets, food and drink, satellite TV packages and travel are most popular pulls on sports fans’ purse strings
Being a sports fan cost UK adults over £20 billion in the last year, according to new research from Post Office Money Credit C

Football fans travelling by car can get to Euro Championships from just £47 each

Football fans travelling by car can get to Euro Championships from just £47 each

On the ball’ football fans can slash their transport costs to as little as £47 by travelling together to group matches by car Four in a car can get to every group match for the price of ONE flight ONE way But motorway tolls could cost £ hundreds extra

Football fans travelling to the Euro 2016 championships to support their national teams can save hundreds of pounds by pooling resources a

Post Office Money launches more market-leading mortgage deals

Post Office Money launches more market-leading mortgage deals

Market-leading fixed rated in two, three and five-year terms and at 75%, 80% and 90% LTV Market-leading Help to Buy mortgages offer £400 cashback on completion and a free valuation
Post Office Money has today launched a new range of competitive mortgages,with market leading rates across two, three and five-year terms as well as market-leading Help to Buy products – which have the added

Cost of moving home nearly double what buyers expect it to be

Cost of moving home nearly double what buyers expect it to be

Cost of moving home nearly double what buyers expect it to be
Homebuyers spending average £13,219 on moving home,* compared to the £7,496 they expect The cost of moving has increased by 65 per cent over the last decade, though costs have fallen 19 per cent in last year due to stamp duty reforms
The combined ‘additional costs’ of moving home, such as estate agent fees and conveyancing

More than a third of homes sold last year were in areas unaffordable for first-time buyers

More than a third of homes sold last year were in areas unaffordable for first-time buyers

More than a third (36 per cent) of all properties sold last year were in areas where the average home was unaffordable for first-time buyers Average property prices equivalent to more than five times the average income of first-time buyers Tale of two cities: Brighton and Southampton at different ends of the affordability spectrum despite being separated by just 70 miles
Soaring house price

Post Office Money Launches Competitive Mortgage Deals

Post Office Money Launches Competitive Mortgage Deals

Post Office Money has today enhanced its already competitive mortgage range by announcing new fee-free mortgage deals, including the lowest Help to Buy two-year fixed rate mortgage in the market for a product without an arrangement fee.*
The new range of mortgage deals includes:
80% LTV 2.28% two-year fixed rate mortgage** 80% LTV 3.03% five-year fixed rate mortgage ** 85%

Post Office Money Launches Competitive Mortgage Deals

Post Office Money Launches Competitive Mortgage Deals

Post Office Money has today enhanced its already competitive mortgage range by announcing new fee-free mortgage deals, including the lowest Help to Buy two-year fixed rate mortgage in the market for a product without an arrangement fee.*

The new range of mortgage deals includes:
80% LTV 2.28% two-year fixed rate mortgage** 80% LTV 3.03% five-year fixed rate mortgage ** 85% LTV 2.3

UK parents spent £18billion supporting their adult children last year

UK parents spent £18billion supporting their adult children last year

The UK’s parents and grandparents have spent £18billion in the last year supporting their adult children* and grandchildren Nearly one in five (18 per cent) parents and grandparents fully support the lifestyles of their offspring 17 per cent who provide financial support say they helped to pay off their child or grandchild’s debt A third of total savings pots are put aside specifically for t

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