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Post Office turnaround delivers first profit in 16 years as new Government investment ensures services thrive for the future

20 December 2017 09:46

Biggest transformation programme in UK retail history results in Post Office making £13m profit in financial year 2016/17
£370 million Government investment will enable the Post Office to continue to grow and modernise its network and services
Post Office turnaround reducing its reliance on public funds
7,500 branches transformed since 2012, thousands of branches now open for longer and

Better value beckons for family skiers as prices slide downhill in European ski resorts

15 December 2017 23:58

• Prices drop in two-thirds of European family ski resorts surveyed by Post Office Travel Money and Crystal Ski Holidays (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyskiing) • Bansko has regained its position as the cheapest family ski resort • Bardonecchia is best value in Western Europe – almost half the cost in Wengen

POST OFFICE SCOOPS GOLD AND SILVER AT BRITISH TRAVEL AWARDS

1 December 2017 10:15

Post Office has been recognised as the Best Foreign Exchange Provider at the British Travel Awards, building on last year’s silver award, while the business also scooped the second prize for its travel insurance – making it ten gold and silver awards for Post Office travel insurance over the last decade.
The British Travel Awards brings together a range of companies from across the travel indus

Holiday shoppers can bag Christmas gifts in New York for a little as one third the London price

30 November 2017 11:01

• Bargain-hunting Britons can save up to 65 per cent on designer labels and 51 per cent on toys in New York • Four-in-five of 150 Christmas gift surveyed by Post Office Travel Money cost less in New York than in London • Savvy shoppers can buy a Duty Free Dream Dozen family gifts and save 40 per cent

Post Office scores hat trick at Personal Finance Awards

22 November 2017 11:14

Post Office has won the accolades for Best Overall Personal Finance Provider, Best Travel Insurance and Best Variable Rate Mortgage Lender at the prestigious Personal Finance awards 2017.

Rate of Sale: The average UK property takes 96 days to sell

17 November 2017 11:33

• Properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow sell fastest – an average of 41 and 50 days, with Liverpool and Belfast taking the longest time, despite being affordability hotspots for first-time buyers • Nationwide, the time it takes to sell a home is decreasing with properties in Edinburgh and Stoke-on-Trent taking 25 per cent less time to sell since last year

Capitalise on Christmas Shopping bargain breaks

11 November 2017 10:15

• Riga is the best bargain of 10 European cities surveyed for a Christmas Market break (www.postoffice.co.uk/christmasmarkets) • Costs are down year-on-year in five cities with double digit falls in Lille and Munich • Designer goods cost over 22 per cent less in Berlin than in London and savvy shoppers can save almost a third on an Apple iPad or Levis 501s in Riga

Half of UK internet users are not up to speed

24 October 2017 14:49

52% do not know the speed of broadband they currently receive 48% do not remember the broadband speed that was advertised to them when they bought their package Two in five (40%) of those with slow internet connection take no action and wait for any problems to fix itself
Today it is revealed that half of all UK broadband users1 are not up to speed with their internet, and 48% adm

The true scale of the Bank of Mum & Dad

24 October 2017 11:58

Six in ten parents can afford to make a financial contribution to help their children buy their first home however only 5% can pay for the full deposit

61% of parents are also helping their children financially through other means incl. rent-free accommodation and free childcare Parental financial assistance can halve the time it takes for millennial FTBs to save for deposit as most can

Families who do half term holiday homework will bag the best deals

16 October 2017 15:42

Costa del Sol is best for a half term holiday: almost half the cost of Lanzarote
Sterling now stronger than a year ago when it sunk to its lowest level in 2016 - with some of the biggest gains against long haul holiday currencies
Dubai is cheapest for a long haul break: Kenya costs around 50 per cent more
Families hoping to swap the UK autumn weather for a sunshine break abroad at half te

Ski resort prices slide downhill in top European resorts

16 October 2017 15:40

Prices plunge in three-quarters of European ski resorts surveyed for the 11th annual Post Office Travel Money Ski Resort Report
Slovenia’s Kranjska Gora resort emerges as cheapest for the first time
Italy challenges Eastern Europe with four resorts in best value top 10
Biggest price fall of 13 per cent is in Morzine in the French Alps
Price gap widens between Canadian and

‘Land Of The Rising Sun’ Tops Long Haul Holiday Value Chart

16 September 2017 00:15

Big price falls help Tokyo leapfrog Cape Town to rate as best value in the Long Haul Holiday Report for the first time (www.postoffice.co.uk/longhaul) Prices for meals, drinks and other tourist staples are down year-on-year in 40 per cent of destinations surveyed Biggest falls recorded in top Caribbean Islands: Antigua, St Lucia and Jamaica Vietnam and Costa Rica, Post Office 2017 hotlist

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