# Arrears

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# Extortion

Man with intellectual disabilities loses control of income after spending money on dating sites

The man’s food and rent bills have fallen into arrears by almost €2,000.

25.5k

Sep 5th 2017, 6:10 AM

# insolvency

'Deal with your debt problems': The number of people seeking insolvency is on the rise

€588 million worth of insolvency applications were made between April and June this year.

15.2k

Aug 2nd 2017, 1:55 PM

# Mortgages

Women being 'forced into homelessness' as former partners refuse to sign arrears deals

Sinn Féin’s Peadar Tóibin raised a number of examples that he said fall outside the remit of processes the government put in place to protect people.

21.4k

Jul 16th 2017, 6:30 AM

# Housing Crisis

Warning for borrowers in arrears: Don't let fear get in the way of saving your home

Experts say anxiety and a lack of information provided to people struggling with debt can lead them to making decisions that will worsen their situation.

23.7k

Jun 18th 2017, 10:00 PM

# Abhaile

Over 4,000 borrowers flock to voucher scheme in bid to save their homes

Figures released to TheJournal.ie demonstrate the “massive” scale of the mortgage arrears problem, according to one expert.

57.3k

Jun 8th 2017, 12:02 AM

# banking on it

Nearly 80,000 families in mortgage arrears but figure is declining

Sinn Féin has called on the Government to release a Central Bank report on how to handle arrears.

5.6k

Dec 13th 2016, 4:03 PM

# Tyrrelstown

"We're very worried" - Resident feels he's being forced out of home by 28% rent increase

Residents of Cruise Park in Tyrrelstown feel they are not being treated fairly by their landlord.

19.9k

Dec 13th 2016, 1:45 PM

# Arrears

Twink told a newspaper her debt-ridden home was for sale, but barristers couldn't find it listed

The bank claims it it is owed about €250,000.

31.8k

Dec 2nd 2016, 2:29 PM

# Water Charges

Irish Water has put out a tender for a debt collection agency

The utility told TheJournal.ie it was a “precautionary measure”, but said domestic customers remain liable for outstanding bills.

38.1k

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Oct 10th 2016, 8:46 AM

# Arrears

New twist in Twink home repossession case

Adele King and her former partner, David Agnew, are facing a bid to repossess the house they once shared.

52.0k

Nov 4th 2015, 2:51 PM

# little help

Greece will accept the troika's bailout terms... but says it hasn't capitulated

Germany is still demanding the country go through with its planned referendum.

42.3k

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Jul 1st 2015, 12:25 PM

# Debt

There's some 'good news' for Ulster Bank mortgage holders in arrears

Those who qualify for social housing can sell their homes and not be pursued for the outstanding debt.

11.5k

Apr 27th 2015, 8:40 AM

# smooth talker

'We'll cut them again in a month or two' - AIB chief on mortgage rates

David Duffy was in front of the Oireachtas Finance Committee today, although it didn’t seem like too much of an ordeal for him…

13.5k

Apr 22nd 2015, 5:06 PM

# radical thinking

Can't pay your mortgage? Your council should do it for you...

Whatever action the government takes on Ireland’s housing debt crisis will be the ‘biggest political decision since Irish Water’ according to a householders’ group.

20.3k

Apr 8th 2015, 12:02 PM

# Repossessions

'The banks weren't showing compassion, they were waiting for an increase in property prices'

It has been predicted that the number of home repossessions will grow significantly.

15.4k

Mar 9th 2015, 9:11 AM

# Mortgages

300,000 people who owe €2.5 billion have asked for help

MABS has been busy.

13.6k

Feb 16th 2015, 5:15 PM

# Prime Numbers

Tayto crisps, Mary Lou McDonald, and U2: The week in numbers

Plus: How many homeowners are more than two years behind with their mortgage repayments?

13.2k

Dec 6th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Arrears

Almost 400 AIB repossessions stopped in last year

The Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation said the scheme these agreements were made through will be expanded to run another 12 months, due to its success in the last year.

6.6k

Nov 4th 2014, 10:00 AM

# debt problem

Ireland has a €12.5 billion problem mortgage mountain to climb

The headline number of arrears has fallen, but ultra long term problem loans continue to climb.

9.8k

Sep 2nd 2014, 11:32 AM

# BACKLOG

Long-term arrears would take 33 years to clear at current rate

Progress in solving mortgage arrears is slow, with industry experts criticising the solutions deployed.

10.2k

Jul 10th 2014, 3:39 PM

# Kick in the arrears

We could be repaying our mortgages into retirement - the verdict on the arrears crisis

The Finance Committee’s report on mortgage arrears is in – here’s what they say.

8.3k

Jul 9th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Not good enough

Finance Committee tells Central Bank: legal letters to crisis mortgages aren't 'sustainable'

A draft copy of the committee’s report on mortgage arrears seen by TheJournal.ie contains strong words for the Central Bank.

6.3k

Jul 8th 2014, 1:18 PM

# Arrears

'The entire system is rubbish': Just 40 houses bought through mortgage-to-rent scheme

David Hall, Director of the Irish Mortgage Holders’ Organisation, said it is “sickening” that it’s cheaper for banks to repossess a house than it is to participate in the scheme.

11.8k

Jun 28th 2014, 7:45 AM

# Arrears

Buy-to-let mortgages have been "left to fester"

At the current rate, it will take 44 years to clear the buy-to-let arrears backlog.

13.2k

Jun 12th 2014, 2:41 PM

# Mortgage Arrears

PTSB has reduced problem mortgages to one-tenth of peak levels

The bank has urged struggling customers to get in touch, with the prospect of legal action also on the table.

6.5k

May 21st 2014, 9:23 AM

# Insurance

Updated: Terminal cancer patient has arrangement in place with AIB over mortgage arrears

Senator Deirdre Clune is calling for the Central Bank to keep track of the number of people falling into arrears on mortgage-related insurance.

22.2k

Apr 10th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Arrears

The government has sold thousands of mortgage owners 'down the river' - Donnelly

Independent TD Stephen Donnelly accused the government of failing to take the welfare of “tens of thousands of men, women and children” into account when selling mortgage loans to US hedge funds.

10.7k

Apr 9th 2014, 1:18 PM

# Crossed Wires

Eircom error will leave 30,000 paying big bills

Eircom says it failed to process direct debits.

21.1k

Apr 4th 2014, 7:26 AM

# Questions and Answers

They're back: Bank executives to face TDs on mortgage restructuring

The last time bank executives provided updates to the Finance Committee they were criticised for not being direct enough.

5.4k

Apr 1st 2014, 11:45 AM

# Financial Results

Losses down but still no profitability at Permanent TSB

The bank says the next step is to exit state ownership.

5.2k

Mar 26th 2014, 12:57 PM

# Arrears

News of 100 mortgage write-downs shows crisis 'akin to Russian roulette'

“One bank’s sustainable solution could be another bank’s unsustainable mortgage leading to repossession proceedings,” Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath said today.

14.4k

Mar 19th 2014, 6:58 PM

# Arrears

Concern that banks are only tackling "easy" mortgage arrears cases

The new figures show that 168 properties were taken into possession by lenders in the last quarter of 2013.

7.5k

Mar 4th 2014, 4:41 PM

# rates

No decision made on who will collect commercial water charges under Irish Water

In 2013, water charges that went uncollected amounted to €16,502,532 in Dublin alone.

8.4k

Feb 24th 2014, 7:30 AM

# Arrears

€20m fund to assist distressed local authority mortgage holders

The new fund will move people onto the mortgage to rent scheme for those who have unsustainable mortgages.

6.6k

Feb 11th 2014, 2:24 PM

# Arrears

Over 120 AIB mortgage holders get long term solution under new initiative

The partnership deal between AIB and the IMHO has been hailed a success by the two groups.

8.8k

Feb 3rd 2014, 7:27 AM

# Arrears

Dublin council blames tenants for drop in rent collection

Dublin City Council now has arrears of over €20 million as a result of residents not paying rent, and says there is a “culture of under-declaration of income”.

10.0k

Jan 23rd 2014, 6:30 AM

# Repossession

Report on repossessions wants changes, but no legislative reform

An expert group on repossessions found that case management standards of different lenders varies greatly, “with some operating at sub-optimal level”.

5.2k

Jan 14th 2014, 10:21 PM