Post Office to offer in-store mortgages

The Post Office is soon to offer its customers mortgage deals in store under new plans unveiled on Thursday.

The PO, which is currently making every effort to become a top 10 lender, will make available seven mortgage specialists during the early stages of a pilot scheme. Eventually the provider's bigger branches will be included in the scheme, with the PO targeting a three-figure number of specialists.

Although it has offered mortgages since 2009, this will be the first time it has offered the service in store.

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The idea is that its mortgage customers will be able to view details about their mortgage on screen, including how much they owe and repayments.

The provider will continue to offer its online and phone services. It also said it will "sharpen up" its product range in the coming months.

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