17 Sep Can one person in a married couple take out a mortgage? This is a question we regularly get, and it's a tricky answer because it's both 'yes' and 'no'. If the property is a homeloan the answe... Continue reading
01 Sep Morning Ireland airs our idea to help the homeless We were really pleased that Morning Ireland covered our joint idea with Fr. Peter McVerry on a way to help reduce pressure in the rente... Continue reading
31 Aug One of us isn’t a first time buyer, so can we get 90%? Something that comes up with regular frequency is a question about 'being a first time buyer'. The simple version is 'one of us bought ... Continue reading
31 Aug A marginal rate of over 270% How can you have a marginal rate of tax that is an effective 270% against profits? Easy, be a landlord. Although this example is styled... Continue reading
27 Aug RTE Talking Money – AirBnB (making a house pay), 17th August 2015 With Revenue set to receive the names of over 9,000 AirBnB 'hosts' we looked at the implications of this as well as other ways to make ... Continue reading
19 Aug Talking Money: Financial milestones of your 30’s, 10th August 2015 On the 10th of August we looked at the 'financial milestones' you should have reached by the time you are in your 30's. As with many t... Continue reading
19 Aug Talking Money: Downsizing your home, 3rd August 2015 Last week on Drivetime's 'Talking Money' we discussed the idea of 'downsizing' your home and what it means, how to do it, and the thing... Continue reading
19 Aug Two identical first time buyers walk into a bar, one qualifies, the other doesn’t The Central Bank rules on curtailing mortgage lending have had an interesting effect, first is that we are seeing more loans draw down ... Continue reading
11 Aug Fixed rate comparison Ireland When it comes to fixed mortgage rates in Ireland there is a little confusion, the first being about 'whether to fix or not' and secondl... Continue reading
05 Aug RTE Drivetime ‘Talking Money’ – drive an old car to save money? Last week on 'Talking Money' we looked at the idea of buying an old car in order to keep costs down because they get cheaper road tax, ... Continue reading