Archives for: Mortgages


Budget Highlights 2012 – Mortgage Interest Relief

Posted by in Mortgages | December 8, 2011

To support first time buyers who acquired property between 2004 and 2008 there is an increase in the rate of mortgage interest relief to 30% Mortgage interest relief will no longer be available to house purchasers who purchase after the end of 2012 and will be fully abolished from 2018 For those who buy a [...]

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What are we to believe?

Posted by in Mortgages | July 2, 2009

Everyday we are bombarded with endless statistics regarding the state of the property market and it seems that all this information is pointing in one direction – down! Being involved in the property industry myself, this is disappointing, as it does not reflect the whole truth about the marketplace. The real situation is far more [...]

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Challenge Facing First Time Buyers – A real solution appears!

Posted by in Mortgages,Rent to buy | March 9, 2009

While first time buyers may have the disposable income to afford mortgage payments, mounting difficulties are facing buyers in securing finance from lenders with some financial institutions looking for up to €60,000 deposit on mortgages, making it near on impossible to get on the property ladder for the first time. Regardless of how much developers [...]

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A novel mortgage idea!

Posted by in Mortgages | February 18, 2009

A novel new mortgage product offering up to 95% LTV and protection of price decreases of up to 15% has recently been launched by Ulster Bank…..

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