A tale of two speeds The harmonized OECD unemployment rate is 8% but the Eurozone rate (much of which is included in the OECD figures) is higher at 12%. Th... Continue reading
Overindebted property investors – a fix without insolvency using Section 69 There are a lot of property investors who will see the ramp up of repossessions or insolvency of their current situation result in larg... Continue reading
Actual repossessions versus perceived repossessions If you were to read the headlines and not delve into the figures you'd be forgiven for thinking banks are either taking back houses who... Continue reading
Banks starting to set targest for ‘going legal’ (Original article appeared in the Irish Sun) For thousands of property investors the time has finally come to assume the position, AIB... Continue reading
A Buy To Let survey We are doing an online survey for people who bought investment properties in the past, the survey is here. If you can answer it please... Continue reading
A critique of the new Central Bank and CCMA measures This article appeared in the Sunday Business Post on the 17th of March 2013 A senior banker described the new rules introduced by the G... Continue reading
Repossessions in numbers: Ireland vs the UK When we hear that 'we have a low level of repossessions' it is comparatively true. It may be devastating for the people affected (as ar... Continue reading
Are repossessions good or evil? There tends to be two views on repossessing family homes, the first is that it is wrong, that doing this is committing an act which is ... Continue reading
Continuing slowdown in growth of arrears is welcome, says IBF Below is a statement from the Irish Bankers Federation regarding today's arrears figures. Continuing slowdown in growth of arrears is ... Continue reading