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
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
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
01 Nov Central Bank: solving the mortgage crisis by making it worse Yesterday was the proposed deadline for debt mediation firms to make their submissions to the Central Bank. The guidelines had only com... Continue reading
24 Oct Lisney: What next for housing in Dublin? November 12th 8:30-11:30 a.m. Lisney will be hosting a conference called 'what next for housing in Dublin' on the 12th of November, places are limited to c.400 ppl a... Continue reading
22 Oct PTsb – catching us off guard with well thought out new offerings If you weren't in the industry since before 2008 you could be for thinking that we only see bad banking decisions and negativity on a o... Continue reading
22 Oct What happens when you are in banks for a meeting… We often find ourselves (usually to our detriment) involved with meetings where a person brings us along to meet with the bank. Somethi... Continue reading
07 Oct The Mortgage Restructuring Arrangement Bill 2013, a brief look under the hood This is a piece of legislation currently at Bill stage, I can't help but think they didn't get anybody involved in the actual mortgage ... Continue reading