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

Many of the Budget 2026’s housing plans aim to help first-time buyers and encourage the building of affordable homes, which is a good thing if done right.

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.

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

A year of lenders rising their rates and a lack of housing available to purchase. It’s been a tough one. The 2023 housing market predictions better be pleasant, we hear you say.