Mortgages

Mortgage holders vent anger at PTSB rates

Angry mortgage holders have attacked PTSB at its annual general meeting for their higher-than-average interest rates with some protesting that they felt like "prisoners" in their own homes.

Updated: 19:33, Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Limits could be imposed on consumer loans

Consumers are to be limited in their borrowings under sweeping reforms designed to avert a second financial crisis being considered by the Central Bank.

19:43, Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Mortgage rates in Ireland cheaper than eurozone

Irish mortgage rates are lower than the average for the euro zone, but short term loans are more expensive, according to new statistics from the Central Bank.

20 May 2012
NAMA: read list of negative equity homes for sale

Where are the NAMA properties being offered with negative equity mortgages? There are only 115 properties in Dublin, Cork and Meath.

8 May 2012
House prices fall lower than justified

The Central Bank of Ireland has said the property prices may have fallen by between 12% and 26% more than justified by normal house-price criteria.

30 April 2012
The pace of decline in house prices slows

The pace of decline in house prices has slowed for the first time in seven months, according to new government data, leading to hope the property prices may have bottomed out

27 April 2012
How to save money on insurance polices

Insurance is one of the first things that people consider removing from their monthly bills if they fall on hard times. Consumer expert Tina Leonard helps you find what insurance is right for you

17 April 2012
Ulster customers can take trackers with them

Ulster Bank is to allow homeowners who have a tracker mortgage to keep its benefits when they move home.

30 March 2012
House prices in Dublin have dropped by 57%

House prices continue to fall as the credit squeeze paralyses the mortgage market, but it means Irish property is now the second most affordable in the world.

27 March 2012
House prices continue to freefall

Dublin houses prices are now down 55% on their peak as values across the country fell at their fastest annual rate in two years last month.

29 February 2012
One in 10 now in mortgage arrears

The number of people falling behind their mortgage payments has risen again.

20 February 2012
Mortgage pressures push financial complaints up.

Rising financial pressure faced by consumers has pushed the number of complaints against financial services to 7,000 in 2011.

16 February 2012
House price drop biggest for two years

Property prices across the country fell at their fastest annual rate in almost two years last month, as the economic crash continues to take its toll on homeowners and investors.

25 January 2012
No cut in tracker mortgage rates this month

Householders with tracker mortgages will not see any further drop in their monthly bill after the European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged at its latest monthly meeting

13 January 2012
No new ECB ratecut expected for tracker mortgages

Hundreds of thousands of mortgage holders are unlikely to get a further reduction in their monthly bills with the European Central Bank expected to leave interest rates unchanged this week.

11 January 2012
House prices fall further in last three months

House prices continue to decline with property website Daft.ie reporting values down by as much 18% in the last quarter of 2011.

3 January 2012
Three banks refuse to pass on ECB cut to customers

Three banks have refused to pass on the latest European Central Bank interest rate reduction to mortgage customers on variable rates.

9 December 2011
How might my finances change if euro collapsed?

What could theoretically happen household finances if the euro collapsed and Ireland had to go it alone financially?

5 December 2011
Almost 100,000 in mortgage difficulty

Almost 100,000 homeowners are struggling to pay their mortgage, according to official figures from the Central Bank.

20 November 2011
Tanaiste warns banks over mortgage rates

Banks which refuse to pass on ECB interest rate cuts could face legislation, the Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has warned.

14 November 2011
Kenny may compel banks to pass on mortgage cuts

The Taoiseach is prepared to consider legislation to compel banks to pass on interest rate cuts to consumers.

7 November 2011
Two more mortgage rate cuts expected

The ECB's decision to cut rates, and the prospect of more to come, is an early Christmas present for householders with tracker mortgages and some variable rate customers.

4 November 2011
Stop raising mortgage rates, banks are told

Financial Regulator Matthew Elderfield has told banks to stop increasing standard variable rates on mortgages.

20 October 2011
No blanket debt forgiveness for homeowners

The government has unveiled its options for those in mortgage arrears but says the state can't afford debt forgiveness as it would cost between €10bn and €14bn

13 October 2011
Mortgage debt report 'has no strategic solutions'

The long-awaited government report on the growing mortgage debt crisis doesn't tackle the problem for strugglng householders

11 October 2011
Houses prices down again say two new surveys

There is no sign of the property crash ending with house prices have fallen again in September, according to Myhome and Daft.

3 October 2011
House prices still falling

The price of apartments in Dublin has sunk like a stone in the last four years - down almost 60% in value - according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

26 September 2011
Options for restructuring your mortgage

Are you struggling with your mortgage repayments? Here are the options banks consider when renegotiating with those in arrears or in danger of going into arrears

13 September 2011
Permanent TSB backs down on tracker threat.

Permanent TSB has backed down on plans to force buy-to-let customers off tracker mortgages as legal action by furious investors looms in the HIgh Court

8 September 2011
Negative equity insurance launched

An Irish financial services company is to launching a product which will allow home buyers insure against a drop in property prices.

8 September 2011

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