10 Apr Life cover and mortgage arrears I was asked to help form part of a working group on mortgage arrears which has yet to publish their respective papers on various topics... Continue reading
RTE Six One News: Insolvency Service piece by Conor Hunt, 3rd April 2014 We gave a few thoughts on the recent ISI figures. That the case numbers are low is to be expected, firstly, informal negotiations have ... Continue reading
03 Apr Today with Sean O’Rourke: Some of the problems with the Property Market We were asked to discuss some of the problems in the property market with Sean O'Rourke and Philip Farrell of Real Estate Alliance. ... Continue reading
Six One News looks at the problem of Rent Receivers Rent receivers are generally sent in when a landlord is unable to meet the terms of their contract. It doesn't mean they can't pay anyt... Continue reading
24 Mar Devil in the detail in debt write downs (this article appeared in the Sunday Business Post on the 23rd of March) The banks are starting to write down debt. Should we be sur... Continue reading
Midweek TV3: Property special, Colette Fitzpatrick speaks with Jim Power, Angela Keegan and Karl Deeter Colette Fitzpatrick had a panel in to speak about the property market on Midweek, there was Jim Power (economist), Angela Keegan (MD of... Continue reading
06 Mar Getting through the heavy lifting of debt mediation, one result at a time We had another successful outcome with a lender and thought that it might be worth describing in terms of how it came about and how it ... Continue reading
28 Feb RTE The Late Debate, on housing 26th February 2014 The Late Debate had a piece on housing featuring Labour TD Dominic Hannigan, Dr. Mary Murphy from NUIM and Karl Deeter. Continue reading
14 Feb Protection of Residential Mortgage Account Holders Bill 2014 Normally I expect a better outing from Fianna Fail - in particular where Michael McGrath is concerned. Their new bill for protecting mo... Continue reading
11 Feb NAMA can’t ‘opt in’ to regulation Something that has been circulating of late is that if NAMA buy the Irish Nationwide (subsumed into IBRC) loan book that they will foll... Continue reading