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I've lost my job and can't afford my mortgage
2 weeks ago

I have recently lost my full time job but got 20 hours a week on a temporary basis. I simply can't afford my mortgage on what I earn. Would I qualify for any State assistance?You may qualify for state assistance to help pay the interest due each month by
Stealth taxes cost €1,000 on top of €10,000 budget blows
1 month ago

STEALTH taxes are costing families in excess of €1,000 a year -- even before the home and water charges.This also comes on top of income tax changes and the introduction of the Universal Social Charge (USC) in the past five austerity budgets that have ta
Approval of mortgages still rare as banks fear taking risk
1 month ago

Getting approved for a mortgage is still proving to be a major challenge despite attempts by banks to break the logjam in the property market, experts said last night.Moves by a clutch of banks to offer negative-equity mortgages and Ulster Bank's decisio
Frenzy over land took Burton back to 'Third World'
2 months ago

Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has told the Sunday Independent that her initial years in Dublin County Council, during the period covered by the Mahon tribunal report, was reminiscent of her time working in Third World countries.In East Africa th
Only two banks lending to first-time home buyers
2 months ago

ONLY two banks are willing to lend to first-time buyers, it emerged yesterday.Belgium-owned KBC Bank has pulled the shutters down on mortgage lending to new buyers, according to a number of brokers.Others lenders such as Permanent TSB, Ulster Bank, Natio
Irish homeowners get better deal on interest rates than rest of EU
2 months ago

IRISH borrowers are paying well below the European average for their home loan, and savers here are getting a better deal than those in the rest of the eurozone, according to new Central Bank statistics.The average interest rate charged on Irish home loa
Cradle of nation a derelict national disgrace
1 month ago

As the centenary of the 1916 Rebellion gets closer, relatives of the leaders have a plan to preserve rundown historical locations, writes John Drennan Concern is growing at the highest level of government over the ongoing dereliction of the central locat
Hints of some movement on the domestic mortgage front
2 months ago

THERE may finally be a revving up of mortgage lending happening. The 'pillar banks' show signs of powering up mortgage lending, industry sources and a reading of data in a recent Central Bank report suggest."There's something happening," said broker Fran