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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...
Feb 8, 20192 min read
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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...
Jan 23, 20191 min read
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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...
Jan 16, 20194 min read
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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...
Jan 14, 20197 min read
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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...
Jan 11, 20192 min read
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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...
Jan 7, 20192 min read
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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...
Dec 17, 20184 min read
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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...
Nov 5, 20183 min read
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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...
Oct 31, 20183 min read
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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...
Oct 19, 20182 min read
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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...
Oct 2, 20183 min read
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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%...
Sep 27, 20181 min read
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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...
Sep 17, 20182 min read
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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...
Sep 11, 20181 min read
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How Much Of A Mortgage Could Your Rent Fund?
Mortgage Brain Ireland has just released a new ‘rent to mortgage’ calculator to help first time buyers determine how much of a mortgage...
Sep 4, 20182 min read
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Applying for a mortgage? Why not try our Mortgage calculator to see what your repayments could be!
This calculator shows you what your monthly repayments would be for a mortgage, depending on the amount you borrow, how long you want the...
Aug 27, 20181 min read
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Can you get a mortgage abroad for a house in Ireland?
I’m currently living and working in Canada - I have been here for the last nine years with my family. While the original plan was always...
Aug 20, 20182 min read
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Central Bank lending rules helping to slow rate of house price inflation
The Central Bank's lending limits are helping to slow down the rate of house price inflation, according to two key reports on the Irish...
Jul 2, 20182 min read
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Irish borrowers opting for fixed rate mortgages
Lending for principal homes increased for the eighth consecutive quarter Irish borrowers are increasingly opting for fixed rate mortgages...
Jun 21, 20181 min read
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Hundreds affected by mistakes in mortgage calculations
Hundreds of homeowners have had their monthly mortgage repayments calculated incorrectly by the largest credit servicing firm in the...
May 18, 20181 min read
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