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
17 Oct Compare Mortgage Rates of Irish Lenders The ECB will continue to raise the interest charges over 2% by the end of the year 2022. In 2023 it will be up to over 3%. If you are a... Continue reading
20 Sep Mortgage switching 2022 Last year of the people approved for a mortgage about half of those are first-time buyers. The slowing in the numbers approved for a ho... Continue reading
21 Apr Mortgage lenders in Ireland There are ten mortgage lenders in Ireland. AIB, Bank of Ireland, EBS, Finance Ireland, Haven, ICS/Dilosk, KBC, PTsb, Ulster Bank and Cr... Continue reading
26 Mar If you need mortgage assistance during the covid 19 pandemic Below is a list of numbers for the banks where you can speak to representatives who will be able to assist you with any concerns you ha... Continue reading
26 Jun ICS Building Society RIP 1864 – 2014 After 150 years the Irish Civil Service building society (known as ICS and a subsidiary of Bank of Ireland) is set to close. The letter... Continue reading
27 Nov Don’t be late! Banks announcing cut off dates for mortgage cheques Every year Santa brings a few unlucky kids some coal, the banks have a similar deal for people who are late with their paperwork and it... Continue reading
23 Oct RTE Drivetime: What it’s like to be inside a debtors meeting We were asked to talk to Drive Time on RTE radio about a borrower meeting we were at with a bank. This meeting was typical of the ones ... Continue reading
12 Sep Lickety split-mortgages: are they really a solution? #splitfail The calls for 'more split mortgages' are commonplace, what is often lacking is a deeper understanding of the flaws inherent. For instan... Continue reading
ICS to be sold and currently ceasing mortgage offerings. We have just found out that the EC have approved Bank of Ireland in keeping New Ireland assurance but that ICS must be sold and they ar... Continue reading