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Permanent TSB to reveal number of mortgage arrears deals it has agreed 27 Aug 2013 | 01:04 pm
Figures to be released this week by Permanent TSB are expected to show it has agreed sustainable solutions with more than 3,000 of its mortgage customers. The bank will publish its half year accounts ...
Further rate cut being considered by the ECB 26 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
The European Central Bank’s governing council are said to be considering a further interest rate cuts of a quarter a percentage point. The benchmark rate, which has a direct impact for those on tracke...
Two thirds of debts to be written down for those entering personal insolvency arrangements 26 Aug 2013 | 02:49 pm
The head of the Insolvency Service Lorcan O’Connor has indicated that the average write down on unsecured debts for those entering personal insolvency arrangements is expected to be two thirds of what...
Savills return to Dawson Street branch 23 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
Estate agents Savills reopened their former flagship branch on Dawson Street in Dublin yesterday. Savills closed the office in 2007 and moved to Molesworth Street. The branch, beside the Mansion House...
IBF worried over rise in mortgage arrears 23 Aug 2013 | 06:41 pm
The latest Central Bank figures showing an increasing in the number of mortgages in arrears is worrying, according to the Irish Banking Federation (IBF). The increase to 97,874 (12.7pc) in the number ...
13% of mortgage holders now in arrears 23 Aug 2013 | 01:32 pm
Almost 100,000 mortgage holders are now over three months behind on their repayments. New figures from the Central Bank show that almost 13% of all residential mortgages are behind on repayments. The ...
Rent rises down to a “taxsault” on landlords, say IPOA 22 Aug 2013 | 07:03 pm
Rental rates in some parts of the country are increasing, but this is down to the new direct and indirect taxes levied on landlords, which the Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA) has dubbed a “ta...
IBF report hints at stabilisation in housing market 22 Aug 2013 | 03:20 pm
The IBF Housing Market Monitor Q2 2013, published today by the Irish Banking Federation (IBF), points to a number of indicators of stabilisation in the housing market. These include increases in the ...
House price increases down to supply and demand 21 Aug 2013 | 07:44 pm
Douglas Newman Good chief executive Keith Lowe has put the recent increase in prices down to supply and demand. Stock levels of three and four bed homes in the capital are at a low level and he believ...
Complaints against financial institutions on the rise 21 Aug 2013 | 01:42 pm
A review of how banks handle customer complaints has shown no improvement in services for the first six months of the year. The review by the Financial Services Ombudsman shows that the number of co...