The Irish mortgage market welcomed Avant Money’s Flex Mortgage in April 2025. This mortgage

The Help to Buy (HTB) scheme was first introduced in Jan 2017 to help first-time buyers purchase or self-build a new house or apartment. The scheme was reviewed and enhanced in July 2020, providing further supports.  The scheme was reviewed again at the end of 2025 and extended to the

Key Points: First time buyer support schemes Help to Buy Scheme (HTB) First Home Scheme (FTS) Rent tax credit Increase of housing supply Reduced VAT on sale of new apartments Residential Zoned Land Tax Reform (ZLTR) Stamp Duty Residential Rebate Scheme Derelict property tax   Many of the Budget 2026’s

The budget 2024 package announced on the 1oth of October, consisted of €6.4 billion. Additional public spending was €5.2 billion and taxation measures, €1.1 billion. Will there be changes to government grants and more aid for first time buyers? In this blog post, we summarise the key new measures related

When Avant Money launched its “One Mortgage” product in Ireland, it changed the mortgage market almost overnight. For the first time, Irish borrowers were given the option to fix their interest rate for the entire term of their mortgage — up to 30 years. In a market where uncertainty around

Mortgage rule changes leading to easing of mortgage lending limits will mark the start of 2023. The Irish Central Bank announced that mortgage borrowing limits were to be eased with the effects coming into practice in January 2023. It was something that is welcome on the backdrop of wages not

The derelict house grant or the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant was launched on 14 July 2022. We are getting enquiries for mortgages to purchase such properties. However, securing a mortgage for the purchase of a derelict/vacant building may not be straightforward. Furthermore, you have to be clear how the Grant

2022 was a testing year for many first time buyers looking to purchase a home in Ireland. Property prices were already at an all time high as a result of the high energy prices, Ukraine war and rising inflation and interest rates. However, there is some positive news. Q4 in