SHOULD WE SWITCH OUR MORTGAGE ? Q. Being fortunate enough to have secured our mortgage 16 years ago, our original loan is now down to € 135,000 – c. 40% of the value of the home. We only have 9 years to go and while our mortgage interest rate is 4.5%, is it...
Irish people just can’t get enough of work – they stand out in their willingness to work beyond retirement age when compared to their European peers, a new survey has found. The survey, by Aviva, found that 46pc of Irish people said they would like...
A group which represents landlords has strongly suggested that thousands of previously removed bedsits should be brought back if Government persists with its plans to tackle Ireland’s rental crisis. John Lowe, The Money Doctor reiterates the message from the...
The coalition is to stop landlords from raising rents every year and will limit rises to once every two years. After a climbdown by Environment Minister Alan Kelly to link rent rises to inflation, Fine Gael and Labour agreed on the plan late last week. This plan has...
John Lowe, The Money Doctor reports that AA Ireland has called on the Taoiseach to intervene in the motor insurance crisis and appoint a task force to sort out the ever increasing insurance premiums. They claim that some of the changes they suggest for the insurance...
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