# Mortgage

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# Penny Pinching

Thinking about getting a mortgage? It could take you over six years to save for a deposit

New research shows first-time buyers will rely on a family contribution for a deposit.

23.9k

Sep 1st 2016, 1:47 PM

# Staying Put

Mortgage caps are going nowhere, Central Bank deputy says

House hunters currently have to come up with 20% of a house’s value as a deposit (or 10% for first-time buyers).

22.9k

Jun 19th 2016, 7:00 PM

# slashed

Families one step closer to paying less on their mortgages

A bill passed tonight could result in 300,000 families seeing their mortgage repayments fall.

32.8k

May 18th 2016, 9:50 PM

# sponsored by kbc

6 thoughts everyone has when they're looking for a home

So many feels.

33.2k

Mar 4th 2016, 4:10 PM

# sponsored by CCPC

Could you be saving money on your mortgage?

It’s more likely than you think – here’s how.

25.7k

Oct 14th 2015, 5:32 PM

# Permanent TSB

'We have two young kids, €320 a month is a massive amount to be overcharged by'

A mortgage customer says the compensation he’s been offered is “simply not good enough”.

44.7k

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Aug 5th 2015, 10:45 PM

# Mortgages

Permanent TSB boss: 'I'm sorry, but we inherited these problems'

Jeremy Masding said the bank’s problems stem to before he took the reins.

11.5k

Jul 29th 2015, 8:56 AM

# RIP

'She was inspirational" - a Kerry woman whose life assurance lapsed over arrears of €244 has died

Jackie Crowe came to national notice last year in a TV3 documentary ‘Jackie’s Story: My Life, My Legacy’.

48.7k

Jul 14th 2015, 5:23 PM

# hard fought

The Naas house-repossession story has taken an interesting twist...

And it doesn’t sound like it’s good news for the bank. A High Court judge has given Leeds Building Society until 28 July to prove they are ‘genuinely interested’ in a resolution.

69.2k

Jun 30th 2015, 11:16 PM

# Not all that glitters...

House buyers warned not to be taken in by 'glitzy' offers

The Association of Expert Mortgage Advisors is saying that individuals should look for longer term benefits.

14.0k

Jun 9th 2015, 10:09 AM

# application denied

The Central Bank's new mortgage rules are slowing lending to house-buyers in a MAJOR way

Year on year growth in mortgage lending has slowed to 12%, its lowest in two years.

16.0k

May 29th 2015, 12:00 PM

# buy to lets

What happens to you if your landlord doesn't pay their mortgage?

Things can get tricky if your property falls into the hands of the bank.

26.1k

May 25th 2015, 6:15 AM

# Not happening

It's 'not possible or appropriate' to adjourn all repossession cases

Thomas Byrne hoped the courts might halt all repossession cases in light of the government’s planned reforms.

7.1k

May 19th 2015, 10:41 AM

# 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

# Pay Up

Banks treating people on variable mortgage rates "very badly"

The Health Minister made the comment today.

12.3k

Apr 19th 2015, 2:21 PM

Voices

Pay thy neighbour's mortgage? No thanks

If county councils pay the difference between what people owe on their mortgages and what they can afford to pay the taxpayer foots the bill, writes Aaron McKenna.

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Apr 11th 2015, 8:00 AM

# 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

Voices

Why is speculation on residential homes allowed?

It’s time to face up to the mortgage arrears crisis.

Mar 19th 2015, 1:00 PM

# Bad Loans

Irish sub-prime mortgage arrears are going through the roof

Loans from so-called sub-prime lenders are four times more likely to be in arrears than those from the mainstream banks

17.9k

Mar 17th 2015, 1:37 PM

# Banks

Repossession order over €1.4m struck out, but unlikely to impact majority of cases

The Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation said the case was a unique and unusal one.

11.9k

Feb 19th 2015, 10:34 PM

# Dead Money?

Buying or renting? Which should you be doing?

Daft.ie’s latest report has the figures you need.

26.6k

Feb 16th 2015, 6:30 AM

# Mortgages

TSB customers may be about to get a nice windfall after lender withdraws court bid

Thousands of customers could be affected, following PTSB’s decision to drop a Supreme Court appeal against complaints by mortgage-holders.

15.0k

Feb 6th 2015, 8:02 AM

# In the red

Irish people easily have the worst mortgage debts in the eurozone

CSO figures also revealed that young people are carrying too much debt.

16.2k

Jan 30th 2015, 8:54 AM

# Relief

First-time buyers will be able to borrow 90% of property value up to €220k

New mortgage regulations announced today will mean all other primary dwelling buyers will have to pay 20% of the value themselves.

43.1k

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Jan 27th 2015, 11:04 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you plan to buy your own home?

Are you a lifelong renter or do you want the property ladder?

24.3k

Jan 25th 2015, 9:43 AM

# fine print

Thinking of moving your mortgage? 'Make sure it benefits you more than the bank'

However, it could work in your favour.

8.3k

Jan 13th 2015, 7:30 AM

# mmmffff

Son pays off parents' mortgage as a Christmas surprise

Tears here.

13.8k

Dec 26th 2014, 9:06 AM

# mortgage approvals

'An air of panic is setting in to the property market'

New figures show a spike in the number of mortgage approvals.

18.6k

Dec 19th 2014, 7:22 PM

Voices

Opinion: Despite talk of an improving economy, worrying mortgage arrears on family homes persist

Will the State will put the interests of its people above commercial and provide us with strong consumer protection standards?

Dec 5th 2014, 8:00 AM

David Hall: What New Beginning is doing has been an abysmal failure before

The mortgage debt advocate has slammed the planned mortgage-to-rent scheme.

15.6k

Dec 1st 2014, 10:18 AM

# fraudsters

Seven people sentenced in £1.5m mortgage fraud case

A business man, members of his family and his solicitor were all involved in the scam.

15.4k

Nov 18th 2014, 1:59 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

# Interesting Stuff

Do you have an AIB, EBS or Haven mortgage? Good news*!

*Except tracker mortgage holders.

27.8k

Oct 30th 2014, 3:01 PM

Voices

Opinion: Six things that need to change in Ireland's rental market

The rented sector as we traditionally know it is not keeping pace in terms of quantity or quality.

512

Oct 30th 2014, 8:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: Game over for mortgage affordability?

In many areas property is simply unaffordable, again – yet our political class seems to regard the ‘recovery’ in property prices as only a good thing.

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Sep 28th 2014, 7:30 PM