Clean sweep for Eastern Europe in 2016 City Costs Barometer: Warsaw heads cities that fill eight of the best value top ten (www.postoffice.co.uk/citycosts)
Lisbon is Western Europe’s cheapest city – overtaking Athens
Prices are up in 80 per cent of cities: biggest rise of 28 per cent in Dublin
Meals and drinks are lowest-priced in Prague
UK tourists planning city breaks in Europe this sprin
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 2.34% t
70 per cent increase in average value of payments sent abroad for wedding-related expenses
73 per cent of travel agents report increase in demand for weddings located on a beach, with Cyprus, the Caribbean and Greece amongst the top destinations
Couples concerned about foreign exchange costs can plan ahead and fix rates up to a year in advance
Apparently life’s a beach when you get ma
Three quarters (74 per cent) of millennials plan to post digital dedications this Mother’s Day Physical cards still reign supreme in mum’s eyes One in six (14 per cent) admit posting cyber celebrations because they love getting likes and shares by others
02.03.16: New research from Post Office has revealed that almost three quarters of millennials (74 per cent) plan to send their mu
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
Two out of five UK workers (38 per cent) earned less than the average UK property gained in value over the last 12 months House prices increased by an average of £18,119 over the last year – 69 per cent of the average wage (£26,426) UK workers only caught up to their house’s ‘earnings’ by 4th September last year However, annual property earnings have fell by £5,800 compared with the previo
Post Office Money launches market leading new mortgage rates, including fee-free options
Post Office Money has today launched a new range of market-leading fixed rate mortgages, as it continues its bid to become one of the UK’s leading financial services providers.
The new range includes two market-leading deals:
3 year fixed 2.24% 85% LTV (£1,495)
3 year fixed 2.68% 90% L
Pound plunges to a 13-month low against the euro but lower resort prices cushion the blow
Sterling is stronger than a year ago in top long haul holiday destinations
UK tourists will have 18 per cent more pesos to spend in family favourite Mexico
But Japanese yen has surged in value for the first time in over two years – UK visitors will get 11.6 per cent fewer yen for their pounds
The pou
Over a quarter of 55 and overs are more adventurous on holiday than when younger
27 per cent have taken part in action sports like canoeing, trekking and snowboarding and a third plan to do so on future holidays
Most of all, Golden Boldies have the cycling bug: over 1-in-10 have cycled on recent holidays and 15 per cent will do so on their next trip abroad
Boldies’ bucket list is surprisi
Instant decision personal loans from Post Office Money
Rates from 4.4 per cent APR* on loans from £1,000 to £25,000
Competitive rates mark Post Office Money's intention to become one of the leading financial services providers by 2020
Post Office Money has today launched its lowest ever personal loan rates, including 4.4 per cent APR (representative) on loans between £7,500 and £15,
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
Two-thirds (66 per cent) of people say their savings habits is impacted by their parents
Nine million (18 per cent) think their parents were bad savers
..and eight per cent hold them responsible for having a negative impact on their own savings
Savings begins at home: Post Office Money encourages families to talk to their children about the importance of saving
Two-thirds of the UK (66 per
