21 Jan Rent control, a misguided policy that just won’t go away The idea of rent control is always a compelling one, that by decree you simply say 'the price can't rise' and then it doesn't. That thi... 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 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
10 Dec What do foreign buyers want? The show 'Who's buying Ireland' aired last night and raised some interesting points about the influx of foreign capital into the Irish ... Continue reading
18 Nov Repossessions you don’t even know about (when it’s you that it happens to) We have a client who just found out one of their properties is getting repossessed. The only odd thing about it is that the bank never ... Continue reading
18 Nov Don’t pay the investment mortgage, just pay us Something that is often overlooked when people hear mortgage statistics is the various shenanigans that are going on underneath the hea... Continue reading
TV3 News with Sinead O’Donnell on the surprise ECB rate cut We were asked about the likelihood of banks passing on yesterdays rate cut to standard variable rate mortgage holders, we don't think t... Continue reading
07 Nov Deise AM: Billy and Karl on people paying mortgages into their 70’s We discussed the research that showed people expect to be paying mortgages into their 70's. Continue reading
07 Nov RTE 2fm Colm Hayes Show discussing new AIB and IMHO partnership We were asked to comment on the new AIB and IMHO partnership. There are several aspects to this that we find unsatisfactory, however we... Continue reading