# Homeowners

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# Household charge

In pictures: TDs take to the streets to urge boycott of household charge

Homeowners are expected to have arrangements in place to pay the €100 flat charge by next month.

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Feb 15th 2012, 6:44 PM

# NAMA

Nama to claw back €500million in assets

The agency expects to recover assets which debtors tried to put beyond its reach, its chairman Frank Daly has said.

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Feb 10th 2012, 8:58 AM

# Mortgage Debt

First mortgage-to-rent scheme for homeowners piloted

Mortgage holders will give up their properties and become tenants under the programme designed to help people in debt.

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Feb 7th 2012, 6:59 PM

# Homeowners

Proposed legislation would allow judges to refuse home repossessions

Independent TD Stephen Donnelly says he expects his Family Home Protection Bill to be defeated in the Dáil but he hopes it can influence the personal insolvency legislation published by the government last week.

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Feb 3rd 2012, 8:16 AM

# Defence at home

New law 'not a licence to kill', says minister

A new law giving homeowners the right to protect their family and property from intruders using ‘reasonable force’.

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Jan 13th 2012, 8:43 AM

# ECB

ECB holds main eurozone interest rate at 1 per cent

The decision follows two successive months of cutting the bank’s main interest rate which was a welcome boost for mortgage holders.

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Jan 12th 2012, 1:08 PM

# Mortgages

Explainer: Changes to mortgage interest relief

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has introduced changes to the mortgage interest relief available to buyers and home owners as part of next year’s Budget – but what does it mean?

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Dec 8th 2011, 11:23 AM

# Stimulus

Bank of Ireland to make €1.5 billion available for mortgages

The move comes one day after Finance Minister Michael Noonan announced a range of measures in the Budget encouraging people to buy homes.

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Dec 7th 2011, 4:02 PM

# Mortgages

Mortgage holders to unite in fight for reform

New Beginning is spearheading an intiative to bring together groups and individuals concerned about mortgage defaulting in Ireland – with a spokesperson saying it will bring power in numbers.

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Nov 21st 2011, 9:45 AM

# Mortgages

More than 100,000 households now in mortgage difficulties

New figures from the Central Bank show the number of mortgages in arrears has risen significantly.

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Nov 18th 2011, 10:58 AM

# AIB

AIB will not pass ECB interest rate cut to customers

The bank says it hasn’t passed on the ECB’s past two rate increases to customers and, similarly, would not be passing on the recent cut.

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Nov 9th 2011, 5:13 PM

Voices

Column: I’ve got two young children, and I could soon lose my house

James McKay told TheJournal.ie how he cannot meet his mortgage payments because his bank is not cooperating.

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Oct 24th 2011, 7:30 AM

# Mortgages

Noonan: Mortgage measures will help families 'break shackles' of debt

The finance minister has defended proposals in the government’s Keane report on mortgage debt.

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Oct 18th 2011, 9:28 PM

# Mortgages

'Designed to protect the banks': Mortgage group slates debt relief report

The government’s much-touted plan for homeowners “gives no solutions”, according to David Hall of New Beginning.

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Oct 12th 2011, 9:09 PM

# Debt forgiveness

Report rules out blanket debt forgiveness on mortgages

Under proposals contained in the report, struggling homeowners would give up their houses but be allowed to rent them back from State bodies or local authorities.

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Oct 12th 2011, 1:28 PM

# Mortgages

Mortgage relief as ECB expected to avoid hiking interest rates

European Central Bank officials will meet in Frankfurt today to make a decision that will affect Irish homeowners.

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Sep 8th 2011, 10:49 AM

Voices

Column: Families are being failed by our mortgage system

With 60 people a day begging for help with their debts, we must take action now, writes David Hall of New Beginning.

Sep 1st 2011, 7:31 PM

# Mortgage Relief

Are Labour ministers split over mortgage debt relief for homeowners?

The party denies it but that appears to be at odds with the differing lines ministers gave on the much talked about issue yesterday.

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Aug 25th 2011, 7:37 AM

# Mortgages

EBS to raise mortgage rates

EBS is to hike its variable mortgage rate from October.

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Aug 19th 2011, 5:42 PM

# Mortgages

Couple's €200k mortgage write-off 'wasn't unusual' - insider

Irish mortgage lenders are secretly agreeing huge reductions when borrowers cannot repay, an industry source tells TheJournal.ie.

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Jul 11th 2011, 4:45 PM

# Mortgages

Mortgage holders facing rate hike beyond ECB rise

Meanwhile, thousands of mortgage holders in arrears are being refunded charges incorrectly applied to their accounts, according to the Central Bank.

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Jul 3rd 2011, 3:39 PM

# Arrears

Jump in Irish mortgage arrears - Moody's

Some 60,000 homeowners are now three or more months behind on their repayments.

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Jun 15th 2011, 8:16 PM

# Homeowners

Government asked to respond to the "mortgage arrears crisis"

Worries for 80,000 homeowners after yesterday’s interest rate increase by the European Central Bank.

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Apr 8th 2011, 12:36 PM

# Mortgages

What will the ECB's interest rate hike mean for your mortgage?

Our at-a-glance guide will tell you how much the ECB’s 0.25 per cent rate increase will add to your monthly repayment.

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Apr 7th 2011, 8:45 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: The fallout from the Moriarty report continues; an 8,000 page file on Anglo goes to the DPP and there are calls for a class action suit against the state and its banks by beleaguered homeowners.

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Mar 23rd 2011, 8:16 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you support a scheme to help struggling homeowners?

As new figures reveal that mortgage holders owe a total of €8.6 billion in arrears, what do you think should be done? Do you support plans to help them?

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Mar 1st 2011, 8:54 AM

# Property

House prices down 35% from peak

But could this be the end of the decline?

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Jul 29th 2010, 11:31 AM