Overseas destinations that will give ‘more bang for your buck’
UK tourists taking a New Year break will get up to 11 per cent more cash year-on-year
Cyprus and Canary Isles top the chart for best value New Year holiday bargains
Orlando and Dubai are cheapest long haul destinations
Mauritius and Jamaica lead destinations where sterling is strongest – but their prices are highest among
Friday (20 December) is set to be busiest day of the year for cash withdrawals at the Post Office. At the same point last year, Friday 21 December 2018, Post Office branches handled 400,000 cash withdrawals in a single day.
The Group Litigation (Bates v Post Office) was concluded on 11 December 2019 when the parties reached a comprehensive resolution in full and final settlement of this litigation, following several days of mediation.
The Parties to the Group Litigation in Bates v Post Office are pleased to report that they have reached a comprehensive resolution to their long-running litigation in the High Court.
• Bulgarian resorts take the top two places in the Ski Resort report – with Borovets beating Bansko to the top spot (www.postoffice.co.uk/skireport2019) • Italy’s Bardonecchia is the best value Eurozone resort • Barometer prices have risen year-on-year in over 80 per cent of resorts surveyed
Six in ten people (59%) across the UK who celebrate Christmas are likely to use cash instead of card when purchasing gifts, treats or socialising this Christmas, new research from the Post Office has found. This figure rises to two thirds (66 per cent) of people in rural areas.
New long-term bill payment contract signed with British Gas
All British Gas customers can pay bills and top up prepaid meters at any Post Office and Payzone location from 1 January 2020
The contract win will drive footfall to Post Office and Payzone retailers
A new, exclusive long-term contract has been awarded to Payzone Bill Payments Limited, part of Post Office Grou
Riga is cheapest of 13 European cities surveyed for a Christmas Markets break (www.postoffice.co.uk/christmasmarkets) for the third year running
Runner-up Zagreb has narrowly beaten Tallinn, where prices are down 13 per cent
Lille is best value in Western Europe, thanks to a 17 per cent year-on-year price fall
Post Office research found that two-night breaks cost less this year in seven o
Post Office Money research reveals average time to save for a deposit has decreased year over year FTB households save a combined £843 a month towards a deposit, on average; 21% of the total FTB household income Majority of FTBs will also receive some financial support, only 29% save solo One in three FTBs work overtime to supplement their deposit savings, while 14% will take on an additional j
The Post Office is delighted to announce that Zarin Patel will join the Board of Post Office Limited at its November 2019 meeting. Further details will follow.
● New credit cards available from today in partnership with Capital One
● Classic Card can offer 0% interest purchase and Balance Transfer rates for up to 18 months
● Travel Card offers no foreign exchange fees when you spend abroad
Post Office has today announced the launch of two new credit cards with its partner Capital One - which are available online at https://www.postoffice.co.uk/c
Post Office announces outcome of six-month review increasing postmaster remuneration by £37 million Changes comprises of a £20m increase during 2020/21 and £17m per annum already announced in August 2019 Move is part of major drive to instil a new, open, and mutually reinforcing commercial partnership between Post Office and postmasters, to deliver for customers and communities across the UK
Holiday Money Index reveals strong demand for Caribbean and South American currencies as winter sun season gets underway
Post Office Travel Money’s latest Holiday Money Index covering foreign currency sales from 1st January to 30th September 2019 confirms a strong appetite for overseas travel even though ongoing volatility in currency markets is having a daily impact on the value of sterling as
Nationwide, the average time it takes to sell a home has increased by nearly two weeks in the last year, to 114 days Homes in Oxford, one of the least affordable cities in the UK, take the longest to sell, staying on the market for an average of nearly five months (152 days) Aberdeen is the second slowest-selling city (151 days), despite Scotland’s quick legal process which helped Edinburgh and
Post Office increases year on year trading profit in 2018/19 to £60 million. A £25 million increase on the previous financial year.
A 2% increase in turnover to £972 million. Up from £956 million in 2017/18
The Post Office has reported that its trading profit for 2018/19 was £60 million, an increase of £25 million compared with the previous financial year. This was its third consecutive
• Bulgaria’s Bansko is cheapest for family skiing out of 25 ski resorts surveyed • Italy trumps Austria, France and Switzerland to take four of the top five places in the Family Ski Resort Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyskiing) • Prices have fallen in six of the most popular European resorts – but families can expect to pay over 10 per cent more in Grindelwald and Kranjska Gora
Over two-fifths (44%) of UK drivers are unaware that driving licences must be renewed every 10 years
Over half (51%) don’t know when their driving licence expires, despite serious consequences for driving with an out-of-date licence
Almost three million people possess an out-of-date licence
Over two-fifths of UK drivers (44%) don’t know their driving licences must be renewed every 10
130 MILLION CASH WITHDRAWALS, DEPOSITS AND BALANCE ENQUIRIES UNDERTAKEN BY CUSTOMERS OF UK BANKS AT POST OFFICE BRANCHES LAST YEAR OVER 11,500 POST OFFICE BRANCHES PROVIDE A LIFELINE TO CASH WITHDRAWALS FOR MORE VULNERABLE CUSTOMERS AND THOSE LIVING IN URBAN DEPRIVED AND RURAL AREAS NEW AGREEMENT ENSURES THAT THE RIGHT PAYMENT LEVELS ARE IN PLACE FOR POSTMASTERS PROVIDING THESE ESSENTIAL SERV
Relationship extended from 2023 to at least 2026
Renewed partnership will focus on retail savings, residential mortgages and loans
New arrangement enables Post Office to engage with new partners and expand its financial services offer
The Post Office has announced that it has refreshed its long term financial services partnership with Bank of Ireland (through Bank of Ireland (UK) plc).
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Budapest is cheapest of 18 cultural capitals for the second year running with Prague and Warsaw offering next best value
Costs fall in five of the 18 cities, led by Moscow (down 30%) and Berlin (down 17%)
Dublin remains best value in the Eurozone - under half the cost in Milan and Madrid
London culture costs a third less than New York
The low cost of world-class culture has made a trio
