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  • Post Office Money Travel Insurance flight delay assistance advice

    Earlier this year Post Office Money became the first major high street Travel Insurance provider to offer flight delay assistance cover as part of its Travel Insurance offering.
    With tomorrow expected to be the busiest day for travelling and storm Barbara expected to cause some disruption to travel, Post Office Money Travel Insurance is advising customers who are eligible to register for fligh

  • Post Office customers benefit from one million extra opening hours this festive season

    07.12.16: Post Office customers will benefit from one million extra opening hours this Christmas as it gears up for a busy festive season[i]. Whether collecting online shopping, posting letters and cards to loved ones or withdrawing cash, the Post Office is working hard to make it easier for customers this Christmas.
    This year Post Office is expecting to handle a record number of online purcha

  • Update on Post Office plans for its Crown branch network

    Post Office today shared further plans to work with partners on the provision of its services in communities around the UK.
    Building on announcements earlier this year, the Post Office is seeking to replace or relocate directly-run Crown branches in 20 locations. In these areas, the Post Office will advertise for suitable potential franchise partners and local businesses that have the potential

  • 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

  • MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY, DUBBED “RO-MANIC MONDAY” AS NATION GOES ONLINE FOR VALENTINE’S GIFTS

    Monday 8th February when nation’s online searches for Valentine’s gifts peakMen most generous spending an average of £55 compared to women who are set to spend £25 on averageHalf of men (50 per cent) will buy gifts compared to 37 per cent of women Men most likely to be last minute lovers - one in five (22 per cent) leave it to within a couple of days of 14th to purchase presentsToday has been dub

  • IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS AT 7.00 P.M. ON CHRISTMAS EVE

    Decorating the Christmas tree is top moment to get Brits in the festive mood Receiving Christmas cards guaranteed to spark that first ‘Festive Feeling’ for one in five Brits prefer sipping mulled wine to kissing under the mistletoe Last recommended posting date for First Class mail is Monday 21st December
    21.12.15: With Christmas Day just around the corner, Christmas parties and Secr

  • 12TH DECEMBER DUBBED ‘SEND-BACK SATURDAY’ AS TWO THIRDS OF ONLINE SHOPPERS PLAN TO RETURN ANY UNWANTED PURCHASES PRE-CHRISTMAS

    12TH DECEMBER DUBBED ‘SEND-BACK SATURDAY’ AS TWO THIRDS OF ONLINE SHOPPERS PLAN TO RETURN ANY UNWANTED PURCHASES PRE-CHRISTMAS
    Post Office is braced for ‘Send-back Saturday’ as Brits are set to return a predicted £160million[i] worth of goods this weekend One in ten (9 per cent) shoppers return items to ensure they get money back for Christmas Almost three quarters (72 per cent) of people

  • PAY LESS AS YOU GO With launch of Post Office Mobile

    Post Office enters mobile market with the launch of its first ever Pay As You Go service Gives customers great savings with super low standard rates on calls and texts, along with double top-up credit rewards every 30 daysNationally, available online and via Post Office Mobile's dedicated UK customer service team, with branch network roll out commencing in North WestPost Office Mobile uses EE's ne

  • COST OF STAMP DUTY IS NOW HALF THE AMOUNT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BEFORE GOVERNMENT REFORMS

    Stamp duty on the average UK home is now half the amount it would have been following changes made in the Autumn Statement, falling to £3,653 Under the old system, the average UK home would currently cost £8,192 in stamp duty alone 98.3 per cent of buyers and movers will pay less in stamp duty as a result of December’s reforms Forecasts indicate the cost of stamp duty will continue to rise, but e

  • ​Post Office announces the launch of Post Office Money

    Post Office today announces the launch of its new brand, Post Office Money, which will bring together all of its multi-award winning financial products under one umbrella. This is a significant step to cement the Post Office as one of the UK’s leading financial service challengers and continues its successful joint venture with the Bank of Ireland.

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