ROYAL Mail is hiking the price of first and second class stamps again in just a few weeks. The price of a first-class stamp will go up by 5p, bringing the cost to £1.70, the postal service has ...

Since 2022, Royal Mail has already hiked the cost of a first-class stamp five times from 85p to £1.65. The latest changes will be implemented on April 7. Nick Landon, chief commercial officer at ...

Royal Mail says the price hike came after it carefully considered "balancing affordability with the increasing cost of delivering mail". Nick Landon, chief commercial officer at Royal Mail said ...

Over the same period, the number of addresses has risen, it said, meaning the cost of each delivery "continues to rise", according to chief commercial officer Nick Landon. He added that Royal Mail's ...

Royal Mail said letter volumes have fallen from 20 billion a year in 2005 to 6.7 billion in 2024. It added that over the same period, the number of addresses has risen. This means the cost of each ...