14 Apr Mortgage Affordability in Ireland – What Is It? How Does It Work? A quick practical guide to how lenders assess repayment capacity before approving a mortgage application. Understanding Mortgage Af... Continue reading
10 Apr What does a mortgage broker actually do? Why use a mortgage broker? A lot of people ask me what a mortgage broker actually does for you. And while it is a straightforward enough answer there are many par... Continue reading
07 Apr Some thoughts for first time buyers from Stephen Hughes, Director at Irish Mortgage Brokers Karl: I'm talking to Stephen Hughes, a director with Irish Mortgage Brokers, about first-time buyers. Stephen, I wanted to ask you, can... Continue reading
07 Apr This blog is almost 20 years old! I don't think anybody in Ireland has ever spent as many years focusing on continuous coverage of mortgages and financial brokering than... Continue reading
07 Apr Irish Intermediary Insider: a brief on the Irish mortgage and life broker market. What, me worry? Inflation just jumped to 3.6% — up from 2.5% the month before, driven largely by energy costs that are running 12.3% h... Continue reading
07 Apr When it comes to mortgages, Britain may be admitting what the Irish won’t. Loan to income rules are cooked. There’s a funny thing about mortgage regulation: everybody pretends it’s about prudence, right up until prudence starts looking a lot l... Continue reading
06 Apr Mortgage broker Dublin: why using one can make more sense than going it alone If you are looking for a mortgage broker in Dublin, the first thing worth saying is this: getting a mortgage is not nearly as simple as... Continue reading
02 Apr PTsb mortgages – why getting a home loan from Permanent TSB is best done through a broker. It is quite common for home loan lenders or mortgage providers to distribute their loans through different ‘channels’ (or routes to mar... Continue reading
02 Apr Why Every Irish Consumer Needs a Broker. And why most people don’t realise it until they’ve already paid too much There’s a very Irish way of doing financial things, and it usually goes like this: you walk into your bank, they offer you a mortgage, ... Continue reading
Mortgage protection cover in Ireland, what is it, how do I get it? If you're buying a home in Ireland, you're going to hear the words "mortgage protection" a lot. Your solicitor will mention it. Your ba... Continue reading