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 study finds cities in UK and abroad seen as safest for travel
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.
Alice Perkins is to stand down as Chairman of Post Office Ltd after four years overseeing the transformation of one of the UK's most important businesses.
She has decided to announce this now to allow ample time for the recruitment of her successor and a handover period before she stands down in July.
She has overseen the separation of Post Office Ltd from Royal Mail and the formation of the
The Post Office has said that the CWU is being irresponsible in its decision to propose strike action on 12th December in its Admin and Supply Chain network. It has urged the CWU to reconsider the business’s offer of a six per cent pay rise - plus cash payments for colleagues in Supply Chain – over three years.
- Prague is bargain choice for a two-night Christmas Markets break this winter - Riga is lowest-priced in the eurozone and cheaper for Christmas gifts than London
- Designer labels cost up to 73 per cent less in New York - Seventh annual Post Office® Travel Money Christmas Shopping Guide reveals almost one-in-five items surveyed cost over 50 per cent more in London - Sister brands Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister offer richest pickings in New York (www.postoffice.co.uk/christmasshopping2014)
On Sunday The Post Office launches a multi-channel campaign to demonstrate how it can empower the nation to take control of Christmas.
- Maximum Size for Royal Mail’s Small Parcel format to almost double - Festive Price promotion comes into effect at Post Office branches on Monday 20th October means a saving of £1 on Second Class Small Parcels weighing between 1kg and 2kg
- New Drop Off points used to return home shopping via Royal Mail Pre-Paid Returns service - This is in addition to the 11,500 branches already operating this service offering new customers access to the growing need for the service - Almost three quarters (71 per cent¹) of online shoppers say Post Office branches are their preferred returns point
Dozens of street performers in London, Edinburgh and across the UK, took to the streets this weekend to help the Post Office celebrate its Sunday openings by performing the Commodores’ smash hit Easy (like Sunday Morning).
42-year-old performer Jules Maxine from Edinburgh, who took part in the campaign, said: “What is not to love about Sundays, my husband and I used to run a hotel and Sunday w
- Post Office takes significant steps towards commercial sustainability, reducing dependence on the taxpayer
- Despite a fall in revenue and a decline in network subsidy of £10m, operating profit before exceptional items increased £13m to £107m
- Over 2,000 branches transformed offering 50,000 more opening hours at end March 2014 and more than 1,000 open on Sundays
The Post Office has over 11,500 branches across the UK, 97% of these are run with retail partners on an agency or franchise basis. 99.7% of the population live within 3 miles of a Post Office and 93% live within 1 mile. Along with a significant online business, we are the biggest retail network in the UK, with more branches than all the banks and building societies combined.
