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  • Nearly half of UK workers have never checked their personal tax account

    46% of UK workers have not used the free online service that can be used to easily track how much tax you’re paying, claim a rebate and even how much your state pension will be Almost a third (29%) would like to have a better understanding and management of their personal tax matters
    Nearly half (46%) of UK workers have never checked their personal tax account (the GOV.UK digital service all

  • ​Holiday costs fall across Europe

    13th annual Post Office Travel Money Holiday Costs Barometer reveals
    the best value summer hotspots (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaycosts)
    Sunny Beach, Bulgaria remains Europe’s best bargain – prices are down 10.7 per cent
    The Algarve is cheapest in the eurozone – less than half the price in Sorrento
    Prices have dropped year-on-year in three-quarters of resorts, with the biggest fall of

  • POST OFFICE RESPONSE TO JUDGMENT IN THE FIRST TRIAL OF GROUP LITIGATION ORDER

    Friday 15th March 2019
    Today, the Honourable Mr Justice Fraser has published his judgment on the first trial of a Group Litigation Order brought against Post Office. The purpose of this trial was to set out how the contracts between Post Office Limited and postmasters should be interpreted. This is the first of four expected trials looking at claims from a number of mainly former postmasters, m

  • ​Capital gains revealed: Post Office names the European cities where sterling will stretch furthest

    Best value city breaks top 10: Vilnius, Belgrade, Warsaw, Istanbul, Bucharest
    Porto, Riga, Bratislava, Moscow and Prague, Porto is the only Western city to break Eastern Europe’s stranglehold in this year’s City Costs Barometer top 10 (www.postoffice.co.uk/citycosts) Emerging cities Vilnius and Belgrade are cheapest by far in 2019 survey of 48 cities Report finds that prices have fallen in tw

  • Post Office CEO Paula Vennells leaving to chair Imperial Health Trust

    Post Office has announced that Group Chief Executive Paula Vennells CBE is to step down to take up the role of Chair of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
    Ms Vennells joined the Post Office in 2007 and became its chief executive on separation from Royal Mail in 2012.
    She has led a dramatic turnaround of the business. Losses of £120m in 2012/13 have been transformed to £35m profit in 2017

  • Post Offices expands International Driving Permit services to 2,500 branches across the UK

    The Post Office has announced that from today (1st February 2019) around 2,500 Post Office branches across the UK can provide International Driving Permits to UK travellers intending to drive abroad.
    There are three versions of International Driving Permits, each supported by a different convention, which cover over 100 countries around the world, with the documents costing £5.50 each.
    Previ

  • ​Holiday Hotlist 2019

    If you’re looking for holiday inspiration for the year ahead look no further as Post Office Travel Money today reveals its Holiday Hotlist for 2019. Together with Airbnb, we’re showcasing some examples of unique accommodation available in each destination to get your imagination fired up.
    The Post Office Travel Money Holiday Hotlist 2019 was selected by considering a number of decision-making f

  • Price falls abroad will help holiday budget stretch further

    13th annual Post Office Holiday Money Report reveals the best 2019 holiday hotspots for bargain hunters (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaymoneyreport)
    Prices plummet by up to 21 per cent in almost half of resorts and cities surveyed for the Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer - biggest falls in Singapore and St Lucia Bulgaria, Turkey and the Algarve are rated best value among 42 destinations So

  • Best bargains for a New Year winter sun holiday abroad

    Post Office Travel Money advises where to get ‘more bang for your buck’
    Cyprus and Canaries top the chart for best value New Year holiday bargains
    Orlando is the cheapest long haul destination – despite the strong dollar
    Bali is the survey’s lowest-priced long haul beach resort and the only place where sterling will stretch further than a year ago
    An overload of too much turkey and

  • Head East for the best value Christmas Markets breaks

    • Riga remains the lowest priced city for a Christmas Markets break - 44 per cent cheaper than Copenhagen, the most expensive of 10 surveyed in Europe • Designer goods cost less in five of the European cities surveyed than in London – Lille offers the biggest savings of over 13 per cent for 10 top gift items while individual items can cost as much as 48 per cent less

  • ​Rate of Sale: UK property takes on average 102 days to sell

    Most sellers get an offer in less than three months, but one in three have experienced an offer fall through within the first three weeks of receiving it Properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow sell fastest – an average of 39 and 48 days, with Blackpool taking the longest time, despite being the UK’s most affordable location for first-time buyers Nationwide, the time it takes to sell a home has in

  • Post Office proud to be 3,000th business to sign the Armed Forces Covenant at special Remembrance service commemorating former employees who fought in the First World War

    Post Office today becomes the 3,000th business to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant; a promise by the nation ensuring that those who serve or who have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly. The Covenant signing, attended by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, took place at a special remembrance service to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.

  • ​Post Office launches digital passport service at more than 700 branches across the UK

    New digital check and send passport service available in 725 branches across the UK Move will create more choice for customers, including digital photographs Her Majesty’s Passport Office approved service Another step in the business’ ongoing transformation: 7,500 branches modernised since 2012, thousands of branches now open for longer, and more than 4,000 branches open seven days

  • Are renters & buyers locking up their savings in the process of moving home?

    Renters need £944 saved to cover a new deposit and spend £525 on moving costs such as rental van fees, childcare and agency fees – their entire savings pot Homebuyers underestimate cost of moving by a third - they need £10,132 saved in addition to their deposit to cover the cost of moving home - but have only budgeted for £6,782 Cost of moving is up 25 per cent for a home buyer and 13 per cent

  • Post Office doubling bill payment network as acquisition of Payzone bill payments gets green light

    Together, the two networks will provide nearly 25,000 locations at which customers can pay their household bills quickly and conveniently. Over-the-counter bill payments are a vital service for many customers to pay a wide range of bills, including phone, gas and electricity. The newly-approved acquisition will give the Post Office the opportunity to compete for more, and bigger,

  • Parents set to spend £594 entertaining their children this summer – a total of £7.8 billion across the UK

    The cost of entertaining kids has increased by 25% in the last year as parents splash out to beat the heat While half of parents (55%) think they have saved enough money to cover the cost of the school holidays – on average they are only saving 53% of the average cost of the summer (£316) One in four parents (25%) will put their saving habits on hold to entertain children over the summer Pos

  • Redefining Retirement: Over half of over 65s do not believe the traditional concept of retirement still exists

    The number of over 65s in work has doubled since records began – as half (46%) now believe modern retirement is about redefining how work fits into your life Only a third of over 65s now survive on the state pension alone (31%) – with one in ten (11%) seeing remortgaging, loans and equity release as sensible options to borrow money One in five workers of pensionable age (18%) have already retir

  • ​Prices fall for families in top European holiday destinations

    Post Office Family Holiday Report reveals price falls in two-thirds of the destinations surveyed (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyhol... strides against the lira make Turkey the best value holiday hotspot this year
    Costa del Sol is cheapest Eurozone resort but prices are down 24 per cent in Corfu
    ‘Pester power’ means kids’ beach items set families back an average of £108 – while spending on meals

  • Post Offices perfectly placed in UK staycation hot spots to offer holiday makers services & more


    With the UK experiencing one of the hottest summers for years (with many seeing their warmest and driest June on record[1]), plenty of destinations across the UK are set to be tourist hot spots this summer.
    From the hustle and bustle of the Big Smoke, to the more remote rolling fields of the countryside, the one thing holiday makers can be certain of - wherever they are in the UK - is tha

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