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  • Start of Post Office historical shortfall scheme postponed

    Post Office said today (23 March 2020) that because of the current Covid-19 outbreak, today’s planned launch of a scheme to independently assess applications from current and former postmasters who believe they have experienced shortfalls related to previous versions of its computer system Horizon is being postponed.

  • Overseas destinations that will give ‘more bang for your buck’

    Post Office reveals what sterling’s current value means for holidaymakers
    Sterling is stronger year-on-year against 80 per cent of the top 40 holiday currencies and will stretch further in all 40 destinations compared with last summer
    The pound’s biggest gains are against the Chilean peso and Turkish lira
    City break tourists visiting Budapest will get 10 per cent more for their pounds

  • Holiday forecast looks brighter as prices fall abroad

    Post Office Travel Money Holiday Money Report reveals 2020’s best value hotspots (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidaymo... reveals falling prices in over three-quarters of resorts and cities worldwide
    15 per cent year-on-year price fall makes Sunny Beach, Bulgaria cheapest for tourists
    Japan powers past South Africa to become best value for long haul travellers
    Chile, Japan, Poland and Tobago a

  • Best bargains for a New Year winter sun holiday

    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

  • Post Office response to Group Litigation Judgment

    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.

  • Post Office and Payzone networks to become exclusive bill payments provider for British Gas

    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

  • Head to the Baltic or Balkans for a bargain Christmas Market break

    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

  • First-time buyers (FTBs) saving for their dream starter-home deposit in just 3.6 years

    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

  • Post Office launches two new credit cards in partnership with Capital One

    ● 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 increases Postmaster remuneration by 10 per cent

    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

    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

  • Rate of Sale: UK property takes almost two weeks longer to sell than last year

    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 reports third consecutive year of trading profit for 12 months ending 31 March 2019

    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

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