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© The Irish Times |
17 Oct '18 |
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Bank of Ireland mortgages to be available through brokers
Bank of Ireland’s intention to re-enter the broker market offering “increased choice for consumers” acquiring a mortgage through the broker channel was announced to the market in February. - Subscribe |
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16 Oct '18 |
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Pre-let Lennox building at South Richmond in Dublin 2 on the market for €25.5m
A pre-let Dublin 2 building due for completion in January and due to produce a rent roll of about €1.383 million is on the market through Knight Frank for €25.5 million. This price level wou - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Oct '18 |
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Why the Government’s affordable loan scheme was flawed from the start
Not only does a Rebuilding Ireland Homeloan applicant’s mortgage protection look pricey, it also diminishes the borrower’s ability to repay their loan, and thus the amount for which they might be - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
16 Oct '18 |
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First-time buyers in Ireland paying multiples more for mortgage than European average
“Ireland continued to have the highest average interest rate across the euro area on all new mortgages agreed in August, at 3.15pc,” the Central Bank said in its latest statistical release. - Subscribe |
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03 Oct '18 |
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Mortgages of 34 years ‘insanely long’
Michael Dowling: “I would suggest the main reason is affordability in relation to monthly repayments. Borrowers can make adjustments at any stage to the monthly repayments to reduce the term and wit - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
03 Oct '18 |
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First-time buyers now 34 before they save up for home they will pay off in retirement
According to the Central Bank report 'Household Credit Market Report 2018', First-time buyers are now 34 years on average when they get the keys to their own home. This is up from around 31 back in 20 - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
03 Oct '18 |
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Irish lender Dilosk to enter owner-occupier mortgage market
Fergal McGrath, chief executive and co-founder of Dilosk: “I think if one looks at the mortgage market across Europe, the non-bank sector is certainly gaining ground and competing against the more t - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
01 Oct '18 |
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Mortgage market shake-up: Credit unions set to challenge banks and open up market
He is the first credit union member in the country to be granted a mortgage under a new standardised offering being rolled out across the State by the Irish League of Credit Unions. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
27 Sep '18 |
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Mortgage approvals for first-time buyers dip as switching activity rises
According to data from Banking & Payments Federation Ireland, a total of 4,185 mortgages got the thumbs-up last month, down 0.9 per cent versus the 4,222 applications that were approved in July. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
11 Sep '18 |
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Sinead Ryan's financial tips for getting on the ladder
Savill's Director of Research, Dr John McCartney: "It may prevent more people becoming owner occupiers, but the problem with that is they don't just evaporate; they still need to live somewhere and th - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
11 Sep '18 |
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'As a first time buyer you have to annoy and pester people really' - how one couple secured a mortgage exception
It is hard to get one. You require extra documentation, and you have to have good savings behind you, and be able to prove that you are saving above what will be needed to pay the mortgage for maybe a - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
11 Sep '18 |
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The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan (RIHL) explained
The aim of this scheme is to make it easier for first-time buyers who earn too much to qualify for social housing, but too little to get a sufficient mortgage from a bank to buy their own home. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
25 Jul '18 |
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Mortgage lending on track to grow 20pc in 2018
First-time buyers remain the single largest segment by volume (48.69pc) and by value (48.8pc).
Mortgage activity on new property grew significantly faster than activity on secondhand property, acc - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
21 Jun '18 |
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Ex-BoSI chief eyes return to mortgage lending
Mark Duffy, who led the ill-fated Bank of Scotland (Ireland) (BoSI) for 10 years, is canvassing investor support for a new home-loan venture as he attempts to enter a highly-competitive sector that is - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
11 Jun '18 |
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Most tenants rent ‘as they cannot get mortgage or social housing’
The “tenant sentiment survey” from the housing charity Threshold finds the majority (71 per cent) are renting because they cannot get a mortgage to buy a home or cannot get social housing because - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
31 May '18 |
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April sees jump in number of mortgage approvals
There had been a fall in approvals in March, which was blamed on the weather, but the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland figures show a 14pc rise in April.
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© The Irish Times |
30 May '18 |
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Now buyers can borrow to purchase property at auction
Putative property buyers are now able to borrow to finance up to 70 per cent of their auction purchase, as ICS Mortgages expands its buy-to-let offering ahead of Ireland’s largest ever property auct - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
30 May '18 |
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Cullaun Capital enters property market to finance housing
Cullaun Capital is a joint venture between three property and financial services executives based in Ireland and TPG Sixth Street Partners (TSSP), a global credit investment firm with more than $20 bi - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 May '18 |
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Would-be first-time buyer left frustrated by experience with BoI
“I went on the property search and at long last went sale agreed on a property in January. However when I went to BOI to get the mortgage they told me I needed to be reapproved because approval all - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
18 May '18 |
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10,000 borrowers should lose homes, says expert
“It is absolutely essential that if you want to protect the vast majority of responsible borrowers you’ve got to allow the banks deal with the very small percentage – about 2 per cent, 10,000 or - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
01 May '18 |
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21 years to save for a deposit in Dublin as housing crisis deepens
Research carried out by Prosperous Financial has found that Dubliners earning the average wage (€36,919 a year) are left with just €127.24 per month after covering rent and living expenses. This i - Subscribe |
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