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Wednesday 28 October 2020
Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin has said the establishment of a non-judicial court would help to support families at risk of repossession.
Edmund Honohan has said there are many similarities to be drawn with the Apple case being taken.
The Bill aims to broaden the matters a judge needs to take into account when considering repossessions.
Edmund Honohan said this has led to situations where banks are being granted possession orders for property or land that is not even mortgaged.
The numbers are down on recent years but there still has been almost 300 cases initiated in the High Court.
The bank claims it it is owed about €250,000.
The Courts Service in Limerick has instigated the procedure to try and stem the tide of large-scale protests at the courts.
The bank claims it is owed €250,000 including €18,000 arrears.
Eamon Shield has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Repossessions of residential properties in Ireland for the first nine months of 2015 were up a whopping 80% from all of 2014 put together.
A video shows gardaí attempting to remove protesters from the County Registrar’s Court in Castlebar.
“I’d love to see the bill for the legal fees.”
The campaigner is not impressed by the government’s housing plans.
Residents say about 30 people live at the abandoned property.
It has been predicted that the number of home repossessions will grow significantly.
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‘Angry’ was the word of choice in the Seanad today.
Banks have been accused of only helping the ‘low-hanging fruit’ of people who are a few months overdue.
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A new report from Fitch also says that price rises in Dublin are fleeting.
Officials from Permanent TSB told the Oireachtas finance committee that 85 per cent of customers offered a split-mortgage had agreed to the deal.
The former garda’s revelations about penalty-point terminations in 2012 are now the subject of an official inquiry.
A new report says that 40 per cent of mortgages will begin to re-perform next year.
Fitch Ratings said that the rate is to rise following the introduction of the Personal Insolvency Act, amongst other changes.
The banks are not looking at the long-term resolutions strategies for homeowners in debt; the only available strategies are limited to those that that suit bank recovery, writes Julie Sadlier.
Representatives from Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus will meet the Transport committee ahead of the possibility of further strike action.
The Taoiseach also faced questions about the role of public interest directors at Irish banks.
Fianna Fáil want limits on how often – and how – financial institutions can contact indebted mortgage holders while CAP reform debate is sure to rile the agricultural community.
Legislation clearing the way for banks to repossess more homes will get its first airing in the Dáil this evening.
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Figures from the Courts Service show that the number of repossessions has fallen 46 per cent in two years.
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Figures produced by the Central Bank show that 9.2 per cent of all mortgages are in arrears of 90 days or more.
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LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
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