diff --git a/src/utils/periodToString.ts b/src/utils/periodToString.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a7fd2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/periodToString.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import pluralise from './pluralise'
+
+const periodToString = (years: number, months: number): string => {
+  let text = ''
+
+  if (years > 0) text += `${years} ${pluralise('year', years)}`
+  if (years > 0 && months > 0) text += ' and '
+  if (months > 0) text += `${months} ${pluralise('month', months)}`
+
+  return text
+}
+
+export default periodToString
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diff --git a/src/utils/utils.ts b/src/utils/utils.ts
index 37568ce..f0d9d36 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import cast from './cast'
 import dateHelpers from './dateHelpers'
 import formatDate from './formatDate'
 import numberToCurrency from './numberToCurrency'
+import periodToString from './periodToString'
 import pluralise from './pluralise'
 
 export default {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ export default {
   cast: cast,
   formatDate: formatDate,
   dateHelpers: dateHelpers,
+  periodToString: periodToString,
   pluralise: pluralise,
   numberToCurrency: numberToCurrency
 }
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diff --git a/test/utils/periodToString.test.ts b/test/utils/periodToString.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27aee10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/periodToString.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import periodToString from '../../src/utils/periodToString'
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+
+describe('periodToString', () => {
+  it('returns \'3 years\' when the years are 3 and the months are 0', () => {
+    const result = periodToString(3, 0)
+
+    expect(result).to.equal('3 years')
+  })
+
+  it('returns \'3 months\' when the years are 0 and the months are 3', () => {
+    const result = periodToString(0, 3)
+
+    expect(result).to.equal('3 months')
+  })
+
+  it('returns \'1 year and 1 month\' when the years are 1 and the months are 1', () => {
+    const result = periodToString(1, 1)
+
+    expect(result).to.equal('1 year and 1 month')
+  })
+
+  it('returns \'3 years and 3 months\' when the years are 3 and the months are 3', () => {
+    const result = periodToString(3, 3)
+
+    expect(result).to.equal('3 years and 3 months')
+  })
+})