Mortgage rates to remain low amid Brexit uncertainty
Growth cut: EU's forecasts for eurozone are slashed by a third Borrowers: Irish households to get reprieve on debt repayments Mortgage...
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- Jan 23, 2019
- 1 min
First-time buyers make up bulk of mortgage approvals in November
Mortgage approval rates for November show the majority of lending continues to be for first-time buyers. A total of 4,102 mortgages were...
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- Jan 16, 2019
- 4 min
How to switch your mortgage in Ireland. What to do and what to look out for with your mortgage!
Even though 66pc of the €7.6bn in new mortgages drawn down in 2018 were bought on fixed-rate terms - a huge increase - it still leaves...
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- Jan 14, 2019
- 7 min
Living abroad and keen to buy? Look at non-resident mortgages
Buying in Ireland from overseas requires a hefty deposit and a buoyant salary Sean (35) moved to the Middle East when the boom turned to...
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- Jan 11, 2019
- 2 min
Mortgage interest rates in Ireland are now the second highest in the Eurozone
Mortgage interest rates in this country are no longer the highest in the Eurozone. The latest figures show homeowners continue to pay...
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- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min
New rules making it easier to switch your mortgage kick in from today
NEW RULES WHICH will make it easier for bank customers to get information about savings on their mortgages come into force from today. A...
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- Dec 17, 2018
- 4 min
Mortgage rules will trap 'a lost generation' in rental market, Brokers Ireland claim
Mortgage rules will stay as they are in 2019 after the Central Bank said there was no need to alter the current regulations - prompting...
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- Nov 26, 2018
- 2 min
Home Insurance In Ireland
It’s important to make sure that your home is properly protected by having the right home insurance policy. Here we’ve answered some of...
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- Nov 15, 2018
- 2 min
Economists warn of Brexit’s impact on Irish housing market
The economic fall-out will likely see income levels drop and unemployment rise in Ireland – factors that would dampen property price...
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- Nov 5, 2018
- 3 min
Cork first-time buyers’ event aims to simplify the house buying process
Buying a first home can be a daunting task, but with the right advice it can be simplified a great deal. Lisa O’Brien, best known as a...
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- Oct 31, 2018
- 3 min
Switching mortgage? You may have to repay broker’s commission
Mortgages taken out with a broker and switched within three years could be subject to a financial clawback Banks like us to think they’re...
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- Oct 19, 2018
- 2 min
Finance Ireland to enter mortgage market with Pepper purchase
Pepper is selling its residential loans to concentrate on loan servicing business Finance Ireland is getting into the Irish residential...
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- Oct 16, 2018
- 2 min
Bank of Ireland mortgages to be available through brokers
Proposition is being launched initially with 10 brokers based in the Dublin area Bank of Ireland mortgages will be available through...
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- Oct 10, 2018
- 1 min
Can I apply for a mortgage from a foreign bank for a home in Ireland?
Question: I am looking to buy a house in Ireland (where I currently live) but I find Irish mortgages very expensive, if we compare them...
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- Oct 3, 2018
- 4 min
'I only needed a €100k mortgage for a €480k house but the banks turned me down'
Mortgage market shake-up: Credit unions set to challenge banks and open up market It came as a shock to self-employed driving school...
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- Oct 2, 2018
- 3 min
What you need to know about An Post’s move to mortgages
First-time buyers and mortgage-holders alike should care about the State firm’s plans I can get a mortgage with my stamps now? Well not...
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- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Sharp increase in number of mortgage holders switching
The level of mortgage switching continues to increase sharply - albeit off a low base. Figures for August show that 555 households...
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- Sep 27, 2018
- 1 min
First-time buyers continuing to dominate mortgage market!
Almost half of all mortgages are going to first-time buyers. The new BPFI Mortgage Approvals Report for August shows they make up 47.3%...
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- Sep 17, 2018
- 2 min
One in five will still pay mortgage in retirement
Large numbers of cash-strapped householders expect to be still paying off their mortgages in retirement. A third of people are also...
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- Sep 11, 2018
- 1 min
One third of homeowners don't know difference between mortgage protection and life insurance
ONE-in-five people admits to having no idea how much they are paying for their mortgage protection. Meanwhile, a third of people are...
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