CREDIT UNION LOAN Q – Our son is never going to be able to save for a home deposit – he works in the hotel industry while his fiancée is an unemployed teacher. We are thinking of taking out one of these new credit union loans – € 30,000 over 10 years. We are in...
Singer songwriter Glen Hansard embodies the true spirit of Christmas with his sincere support of Dublin’s homeless. As we enjoy the festive season, it might be timely to remember why we commemorate His birthday amid the tinsel, trappings and bon homie, a...
SEPARATING BEFORE MARRIAGE Q. Four years ago, my girlfriend and I bought our home at the bottom of the market for € 295K borrowing 80%. Sadly she cheated on me so I said I would buy her out. The house is now worth € 410K and the loan down to € 216K. There will also be...
Neither a lender nor a borrower be was the immortal Polonius line in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice but that’s all very well if Christmas was nt so expensive and there are some savings. Up and down the country, householders are ignoring letters and reminders from a...
It can sometimes pay to hold on to those scraps of paper or even music manuscript gathering dust in your attics or trunks in the basements..The complete manuscript of Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony has been sold by Sotheby’s for a record £4.5m ( € 4.89m...
CENTRAL BANK CHANGES – A HELP OR A HINDRANCE ? Q. After the Central Bank changes last week will property prices increase proportionately ? We are first time buyers on combined salaries of € 74K, no debts and savings of € 20K – my mum has also promised to give us €...
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