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Mortgage Interest Rates – What to Expect in 2025
It is always really difficult to predict interest rate movements, we have seen how the unexpected (Covid and Wars) can...
How to Finance Home Renovations – Turning your first home into your forever home
Turning Your First Home Into Your Dream Home: Financing Home Renovations Whether you’ve just purchased your first...
How to Maximise your home buying budget
Understanding your purchase power is something that we can really help with, here's how - We are all too well aware of...
Mortgage Switching – What’s involved and who can save big?
How will I know if it makes sense to switch mortgage? The first step in deciding whether you need to switch mortgage...
Doddl – How does our service work?
How does our service work at doddl? Doddl is a mortgage intermediary which means that we work with all major lenders...
ECB Rate Update July 2024
July ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Update Listen Here to our radio interview on RTE1 Morning Ireland on what the July...
What are booking and contract deposits and when do I need to pay them?
Mortgage Deposits in Ireland, what are the general rules? If you are purchasing a home in Ireland and taking out a...
What happens once you find your home and go sale agreed?
What happens once you find your home and go sale agreed? Saving your deposit, getting mortgage approval and finding a...
How many years should I take my mortgage over?
Latest figures show that the median age of a first-time buyer rose to 35 years, the highest on record, while only 20%...
Will fixed and variable mortgage rates decrease now that the ECB has cut rates?
There are approximately 720,000 residential mortgages in Ireland, over 560,000 are home loans. Approximately 180,000...
How much will the ECB rate decrease benefit tracker mortgage holders and what’s next?
Thursday saw very welcome news for tracker mortgage holders who after ten consecutive rate increases have now seen the...
Everything you need to know about the First Home Scheme
What is the first home scheme? The First Home Scheme (FHS) is designed to support home ownership by bridging the gap...
Self Employed Mortgage Applicants – here’s what you need to know
What income will be taken into account? As with all mortgage applications when it comes to income a banks primary...
Mortgage News – What’s New?
Mortgage News - What's New? Mortgage Interest Rates In the last six weeks we have seen rate changes from six lenders...
Green Home Improvements – The Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme versus Mortgage Top Up
How to finance Green home improvements? SEAI grants and increasing energy costs have been the prompts for many to...
Mortgage Switching – Recent rate decreases mean record savings for smart switchers
Mortgage Interest rates - what's new? The highest rate in the Irish market is now double the lowest with rates ranging...
Mortgage Interest rates – what’s new and will rates continue to fall
Mortgage interest rates Ireland What's new? Disinflation in the Euro area has led to optimism that mortgage interest...
How mortgage overpayment can save you money
How can I pay less interest on my mortgage? There are three things that impact your mortgage repayments and the level...
Green and EcoSaver Mortgage Rates
What are Green Mortgage Rates? Green mortgage rates are available from AIB Group - Haven Mortgages, EBS and AIB and...
What is the Help to Buy Scheme? A Step by Step guide on how to apply for it
What is the Help to Buy Scheme? The Help to Buy (HTB) is available to first time buyers purchasing new home who have...
Will mortgage interest rates in Ireland fall in 2024?
Mortgage interest rates in Ireland are constantly in flux, making the prediction for their future direction a...
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