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  • Post Office is ‘on the ball’ for the World Cup: Russian rubles available at all branches

    Football fans set to benefit from sterling’s strength against the ruble: 15 per cent up on June 2017 and 68 per cent up compared with five years ago
    The weak ruble means prices for food are drink are half that in France, which hosted Euro 2016, and 40 per cent lower than in Brazil, the last World Cup host
    Football fans planning trips to the World Cup are set to get far more ‘bang for their b

  • ​One in five feel left behind by digital revolution

    ●More than half struggle to use smart home devices (53%) and a fifth struggle with everyday devices including smartphones (17%) and apps (21%)
    ●Three quarters (73%) would like support to improve tech skills
    ●Post Office Broadband joins forces with Google Digital Garage to launch Digital Drop-ins across the country to help close skills gap and boost the nation’s digital confidence

    As

  • All Inclusive holidays may not be such a bargain

    - Extra spending by holidaymakers on All Inclusive packages reaches record high

    - Four-in-five families pay £139 for hotel extras on top of their paid-for package

    - Nine-in-ten fork out £292 extra on food and drink in local shops and restaurants

    - The extra spending means All Inclusive holidays are far more expensive than going B&B and eating out in resort restaurants in

  • Revealed: The new parent worries that can take you by surprise


    First-time parents disclose the unexpected worries arising in the early weeks and months of parenthood, including: developing a ‘fear of flying’, ‘gorillas escaping from the zoo’, ‘navigating public transport’ and ‘being left alone with the baby’ Parenting bloggers share their personal experiences and advice on how they tackled their biggest worries at the time All parents of children u

  • ​Sterling recovery means cash bonus for holidaymakers – but currency sales suggest long haul destinations may win out

    Holidaymakers visiting most overseas destinations this year are likely to benefit from a big cash bonus because of sterling’s strong recovery in recent months. However, when it comes to choosing a destination, Post OfficeTravel Money analysis of currency sales for its January-March 2018 Holiday Money Index suggests UK tourists may be looking further afield than Europe. Sales of long haul holiday

  • Wallet-watchers will get more for their money in Turkey and Bulgaria – while Eurozone resorts costa a lot more

    12thannual Post Office Travel Money Holiday Costs Barometerreveals the
    best value European hotspots (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidayco... Beach, Bulgaria is best value for a bargain break for the fifth year running
    Sterling’s surge against Turkish lira results in a 20 per cent price plunge in Marmaris
    Algarve is cheapest in the Eurozone and 44 per cent cheaper than Sorrento, the most expensi

  • Post Office launches mortgages in response to the needs of modern millennial buyers


    New mortgages will help young people realise their dreams of owning their own home, without having to rely on financial help from their families First start mortgage; designed to boost the borrowing power of first time buyers through the support of a sponsor
    Post Office Family Link ™ mortgage;
     mortgage; helps families to provide support for young people who are trying to save

  • Clean sweep for Eastern Europe as Post Office reveals best value cities for a pound-stretching break

    10 cheapest cities: Krakow, Vilnius, Riga, Warsaw, Budapest, Moscow, Prague, Athens, Lisbon and Lille • Krakow is best value as Eastern European capitals take top seven places in the 10th annual City Costs Barometer (www.postoffice.co.uk/citycosts) • High hotel prices make Amsterdam most expensive • Moscow is highest top 10 entrant – one of seven cities where prices have fallen

  • 1 in 3 Brits have been injured while skiing….and it hurts even more because they don’t have insurance!

    More than one third (36%) of British skiers have sustained an injury on the slopes, and risk costly medical bills as almost half (48%) admit to having no insurance.* Almost one fifth (19%) have even sustained serious injuries including broken bones, fractured bones, pulled ligaments or tendons, sprains and concussions whilst 19% got away with cuts and bruises.
    Whilst it is no secret that skii

  • The Illusory promise: 1 in 6 FTBs are funding their home purchase from a parental loan yet 87% have no proper agreement in place.

    Parents are loaning an average of £24,347 to help their children get on the property ladder compared to an average of £29,132 for those who gift the money
    Majority of parents do not formalise an agreement with their house buying children and are failing to provide a deed of gift or letter of intent which could put them at risk legally.
    Only one in five millennial buyers agree a monthly repa

  • 46 days – how long the average UK family could maintain their lifestyle if they lost their main income How long could you maintain life as you know it?

    UK breadwinners hope to leave a lump sum of £100,000 behind for their families – but a large amount do not have life insurance (47%) Post Office’s research identifies a number of ‘at risk’ groups – including millennials and retail workers Lack of understanding of and faith in insurance products found to be fuelling the nation’s lack of financial planning – Post Office spokesperson Rob Clarkson

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