- £228m wasted by 1.5m+ UK expats transferring money via UK banks- Annual losses of £000s when bank charges are added to exchange rates- Expat confidence remains low as living costs rise by an average of over eight per cent year-on-year- House values still falling in Europe: by over 25 per cent for a quarter of UK homeowners in Spain
UK citizens living abroad are already facing falling
- Post Office continues to reduce mortgage rates across a range of fixed products- Lowest two-year fixed rate deal is now 1.63%- Post Office continues to offer customers some of the most competitive deals on the market with its latest raft of new mortgage rates.
The rate on its two-year fixed rate mortgage (60% LTVThis stands for Loan to Value. It’s the amount of mortgage expressed as a percent
- Vietnam tops the list of long haul success stories for summer 2013- Destinations ‘Down Under’ complete the top three Fastest Growing Currencies- South Africa benefits from weak rand while Dubai scores in Middle East- Russian ruble is sole European entry in Post Office® Travel Money top ten- Sterling at five-year high against Turkish lira but currency sales have fallen
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- Jo Swinson today visits Uddingston Post Office near Glasgow to mark the milestone of 1,000 branch modernisations in the Network Transformation scheme*- Post Office transforming thousands of branches as part of £1.34billion investment programme- Customers across the UK are benefiting from improved branches and longer opening hours- Post Office also signs a seven-year extension to provide Passport
- Post Office seeks views on public purpose
The Post Office has been providing essential services to communities from tiny villages to large cities for almost 400 years. With around 11,700 branches, the Post Office operates the largest retail network in the UK and 99.7% of the population is within three miles of a Post Office branch. Every week around 18 million customers visit a Post office br
- Post Office® provides fast-track pre-paid postage service at over 11,000 branches across the whole of the UK- Special discount available to new and existing Drop & Go customers- Discount of 20 per cent when sending selected small and medium inland parcels from 2-15 September*
The Post Office’s new Drop & Go pre-paid postage service is now available at over 11,000 branches across the U
- Introduction of scheme part of Post Office’s commitments following findings of interim report into Horizon system- Post Office committed to addressing concerns raised by sub-postmasters by reviewing their cases
The Post Office has today announced the introduction of an independent mediation scheme to address the concerns raised by some sub-postmasters regarding cases which they feel require f
- One in four consumers call 0845 numbers from their mobile- One in ten wrongly believes that calls to 0845 numbers are included in their monthly free minutes- A quarter blame high call rate numbers for unexpectedly high monthly bills
A new study released today by Post Office HomePhone and Broadband, reveals that consumers are spending £1.3billion pounds* each year by making calls to 0845 and 0
- One in four workers say their finances have had a negative effect on their health- 15 per cent run out of money on a monthly basis and rely on credit cards, overdraft and savings to see them through- 17 per cent stop checking their current account at some point during the month
At the end of the month, many of us have just been paid and are feeling flush, however within three weeks five milli
- Over three million prefer me-cations to holidaying with partners, friends or family- New study finds men more likely to travel solo than women- One in five UK citizens in their forties and fifties opt to go it alone
In sickness and in health, for better or for worse, ‘til death do us part, it appears nothing can tear a couple apart... except perhaps a holiday, according to a recent study for
- 75 per cent of adults aged 18-64 now plan "have a go" active holidays- Rally car driving heads list of 27 activities UK adults want to try on holiday - and is the top choice for over 55s too- High-adrenaline sports like water skiing, white water rafting, paragliding and snowboarding have greatest appeal- People are prepared to pay up to £126 to try sky diving
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- The strikes are called in Crown branches which make up only three per cent of Post Office's around 11,800 branch network- 97 per cent of branches will be unaffected- Post Office will continue plans to transform Crown Network to keep its branches on high streets across UK- 70 branches proposed to be partnered with retailers will provide a new modern branch with same Post Office products and servi
