11 Feb Could the new AIB split mortgage be illegal? In the Sunday Business Post yesterday an article appeared which explained the new AIB split mortgage deal. We sought details of this fr... Continue reading
How does a mortgage holder get a writedown when banks sell their loan? Tonight on RTE's Primetime they are going to cover the dilemma some IBRC mortgage holders (residential mortgage holders from both Irish... Continue reading
06 Feb An unusual mortgage approval That banks are lending enough is evidenced in gross lending contraction, that they simply 'aren't lending' is factually incorrect. We e... Continue reading
06 Feb Details of the new AIB debt write-down scheme The information available at present is limited and the only thing we were able to obtain in terms of hard fact is that people on track... Continue reading
04 Feb The 2,000 Irish evictions you dont’ hear about There may be close to 2,000 evictions that won't be in the papers. There will be no pictures of people being forced from the home their... Continue reading
Boom bust, a good explanatory video Today we were featured on the Sean Moncrieff show on Newstalk and the topic was primarily about housing bubbles. How they happen, who b... Continue reading
16 Jan The Expert Group on Repossessions: condensed themes We tried to put the main themes behind the 60 pages of the report (minus appendices) into a 1,000 word condensed version. To begin wit... Continue reading
15 Jan KBC reactivate the switching market There has been an absence of competition in the switching market for some time. AIB don't even do them while others try to avoid switch... Continue reading
15 Jan Repossession statistics in Ireland, consider the numbers With the new report on repossessions out it is probably a good idea to look at some of the actual statistics. Many commentators mistake... Continue reading
15 Jan Irish Property Buyers Handbook 2014 We were pleased to see a mention in the Irish Times of the Irish Property Buyers Handbook 2014 which is now available. We did a chapter... Continue reading