Mortgages
# mortgages - Monday 29 April, 2013
Permanent TSB to overhaul mortgage interest rates for new customers
From this week, interest rates will vary for new customers depending on the amount they borrow and the value of the house.
# mortgages - Thursday 25 April, 2013
Gilmore says AIB mortgage hike is “a commercial decision”
The Tánaiste says the government’s focus is on dealing with mortgage arrears, rather than directly controlling interest rates.
# mortgages - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Revenue to waive tax on sale of properties for owners in arrears
The ruling will allow for banks to come to a new arrangement with mortgage holders to write off some of their debt without incurring extra charges.
# mortgages - Friday 12 April, 2013
Mortgage holders in arrears are older and more likely to have children – report
A survey conducted by MABS indicated that over 36 per cent of mortgage clients were unemployed.
# mortgages - Monday 8 April, 2013
IMF: Bank losses and IBRC wind-down could cost taxpayer another €16bn
The IMF says NAMA may need to be compensated if it pays more than the market price for IBRC assets.
# mortgages - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
IMF: European help, progress on mortgages crucial to exit from bailout
The IMF’s latest quarterly review of Ireland’s progress says progress on dealing with mortgage arrears is a make-or-break.
# mortgages - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Property prices continue to drop, down 1.5pc in February – CSO
Residential property prices in Dublin fell by 0.3% last month, while the rest of the country experienced a drop of 2.1%.
Revenue assures that mortgage write-offs won’t be subject to tax
The Revenue Commissioners says it considers a mortgage write-down to be a commercial act and not a ‘gift’ for tax purposes.
# mortgages - Monday 25 March, 2013
FF publishes bill to remove bank veto from insolvency regime
Fianna Fáil’s legislation would also create an independent Mortgage Resolution Office with the power to make binding orders.
Mortgage write-offs ‘could be subject to 33pc tax’
An accountants’ body says it believes any debts written off a person’s mortgage could be subject to Capital Gains Tax.
# mortgages - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
UK to slash corporation tax rate and offer tax credits for fracking
George Osborne has halved his projections for economic growth for Britain this year, and offers a new mortgage stimulus.
# mortgages - Saturday 16 March, 2013
Popes, parades and Gay Mitchell : The week in numbers
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Noonan: Claim about strategic mortgage defaulters is ‘wholly anecdotal’
The Finance Minister has dismissed a claim that as many as 35 per cent of mortgage arrears cases in Ireland are a result of strategic default where a borrower chooses not to pay their mortgage.
# mortgages - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Leaders’ Questions: Concerns over banks’ role in mortgage arrears plan
Micheál Martin also questioned the Government about home repossessions following comments by Matthew Elderfield.
David Hall: Mortgage arrears plan is a ‘horrific step for mortgage holders’
Hall also said that it was facts and statistics that showed progress on the issue, “not fiction and not spin”.
# mortgages - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Banks ‘do not have a veto’ to block insolvency deals, insists Kenny
Enda Kenny denies that the personal insolvency legislation gives banks the chance to totally block any debt relief.
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# mortgages - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Kenny defends Government’s stance on dealing with mortgage arrears
Micheál Martin suggests that the government is only now dealing with the problem because of the Meath East by-election.
# mortgages - Saturday 9 March, 2013
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Doherty condemns AIB use of non-disclosure agreement for mortgage deals
Buy-to-let borrowers signing the agreement are requested not to disclose any details of negotiations with the bank, including the fact that they are happening.
# mortgages - Friday 8 March, 2013
Finance Minister ‘disappointed’ banks haven’t dealt with personal debt
New mortgage figures show that 94,488 mortgage accounts are in arrears of more than three months.
# mortgages - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
‘Under-collection error’ means 1,300 Ulster Bank customers face €41m bill
Mortgage customers at the bank were under-charged in recent years resulting in the shortfall that will now need to be repaid by these customers. The bank has apologised.
# mortgages - Friday 22 February, 2013
McDonald criticises plan to take property tax from bank accounts
The Sinn Féin TD said the idea was “simply wrong” at a time when households are experiencing financial distress.
# mortgages - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
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# mortgages - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Personal insolvency agency to open ‘early in the summer’ – Taoiseach
Enda Kenny told the Dáil that he was not happy with the banks’ level of resolution of cases where customers are in mortgage arrears.
Patrick Honohan: ‘Household financial distress is at unprecedented levels’
The Governor of the Central Bank said that banks will have to act more “ pro-actively” and “liberally” in respect of those who cannot realistically pay their mortgages.
# mortgages - Thursday 7 February, 2013
Clare hotel and Dublin Georgian house in distressed property auction
The Kilkee Bay Hotel has a maximum reserve of €315,000 while a bar in Clifden, Galway has a reserve of €450,000.
# mortgages - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Complaints to Financial Services Ombudsman up 12% last year
Figure show that 40 per cent of all banking complaints related to mortgages.
Irish Banking Federation agrees new initiative to help distressed borrowers
The new initiative is designed to help people struggling with their debt to stay in their homes.
# mortgages - Friday 11 January, 2013
New insolvency regime may not help troubled mortgage holders – Troika Exclusive
The Troika has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the new personal insolvency law that is aimed at helping the country’s many distressed mortgage holders.
# mortgages - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
House prices could fall another 20 per cent, warns Fitch
The ratings agency says a large housing oversupply, combined with growing mortgage arrears, will keep prices down.
# mortgages - Saturday 15 December, 2012
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Breaking via The Mire wire: Kerry priest tells children there is no God; Government pledge to help homeowners become homeless; Craig Doyle = why?
TD calls on banks to be “more humane and compassionate” with borrowers
Michael McGrath said he hears frequently of cases of suicide in which financial pressures were to the fore.
# mortgages - Friday 14 December, 2012
First vote on Local Property Tax Bill passes in Dáil
After a walk through vote the Bill was passed and will now move on to its second reading.
# mortgages - Saturday 8 December, 2012
Shatter welcomes AIB comments on mortgage write-offs
The Justice Minister has said that the personal insolvency bill will be enacted through both Oireachtas houses by 20 December and will become operative next year.
# mortgages - Friday 30 November, 2012
Loans to Irish households remained low in October – Central Bank
Newly-released figures from the Central Bank indicate lending for house purchase was down 1.9 per cent on an annual basis in October.
Mortgage approvals up 27 per cent overall on last year – IBF
However the volume of new mortgages is still down significantly when compared with the years 2005 and 2006 – and the future abolition of mortgage interest relief is causing anxiety.
# mortgages - Thursday 1 November, 2012
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# mortgages - Monday 15 October, 2012
Another 180 houses now available through NAMA’s 80:20 scheme
The initiative promises potential buyers protection from negative equity.
# mortgages - Saturday 13 October, 2012
Irish borrowers pay higher interest on short-term loans than Eurozone counterparts
Central Bank figures also show the average interest rate on an outstanding mortgage has fallen 0.22 per cent since January.
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