The first time buyer conundrum, to buy or not to buy? At the moment in Ireland there is a conundrum for first time buyers: should you buy now and potentially over-pay on purpose? It's an u... Continue reading
Property prices and property costs, they are not the same, so do you rent or buy? We have seen a growing trend in our brokerage of people getting mortgage approvals (mainly first time buyers) and not drawing down, thi... Continue reading
PRTB Price Increase explained (by the Private Residential Tenancies Board) found out that the PRTB was going to increase the price it charged to a landlord to register a tenancy and decided to email them asking... Continue reading
Irish Debate – Mortgages with Karl Deeter We were delighted to work with Irish Debate on doing a mortgage show, we have been big fans of theirs for a long time so it is especial... Continue reading
The solution for Section 23 Owners Section 23 properties have had their tax treatment changed, in effect the buyer honoured their side of the contract from the outset and... Continue reading
Our letter to Kevin Cardiff (Dept. of Finance) regarding Section 23 properties We felt compelled to seek an explanation of the change in rules surrounding Section 23 properties in the recent budget. This is effect... Continue reading
How ‘Shared Equity’ in an arrears cases would(n’t) work This piece is a demonstration of the way in which a a bank will opt for ‘shared equity’ with a home owner who is in arrears as means to... Continue reading
‘Plan B’ for arrears There is a strange situation occurring in the Irish property market, arrears are rising rapidly, stock of repossessed homes is on the i... Continue reading