It can be confusing to know what housing schemes in Ireland are available or if you are eligible for them.

The First Home Scheme is part of the Government’s Housing for All Plan 2030 , Affordable Housing Act, 2021. In 2021, 2 new affordable purchase schemes were announced. A local authority scheme (operated by your local council) and a national scheme (First Home Affordable Purchase Shared Equity Scheme) which was

The long-term mortgage rates revolution started almost a year ago, with the launch of Avant Money’s ‘One Mortgage’. This product offering introduced a suite of long-term fixed rates in May 2021, including the first ever 30-year fixed rate mortgage in the Irish market.

With mortgage rates as low as 1.95%, many people are looking to switch mortgage providers in Ireland. Even more, a new mortgage lender Avant Money entered the Irish mortgage market in Sept 2020 with 7-year fixed rates as low as 1.95%**. This is the lowest rate currently available in the

The ‘Housing for All’ scheme is the Government’s new housing plan for 2030. This new housing scheme aims to increase the supply of housing by an average of 33,000 new homes per year and eradicate homelessness in Ireland.

In times of working from home, pay cuts and temporary layoffs, life still must have some sort of normality. What about mortgages? Can you still apply for a mortgage and purchase a home? In this blog post, we answer some common questions that our clients are asking us at this

In January, Ulster bank introduced a 10-year fixed rate and reduced their “High Value” 5-year fixed rate. These new rates are highly competitive and are currently the lowest 5- and 10-year fixed mortgage interest rates available on the market. This has prompted others to follow suit trying to stay competitive,

The ‘too much hassle’ mentality when it comes to switching mortgages may cost mortgage holders thousands according to preliminary results from our Mortgage123 Switcher Survey. The Mortgage123 Survey invites Irish mortgage holders to answer a few simple questions relating to their current mortgages. The respondents may test their own knowledge

Darragh O’Sullivan of Mortgage123.ie was interviewed by Fiona Reddan of The Irish Times on the 28th December 2018. Fiona Wrote: “The bad news, if you’ve come home for Christmas and been filled with ideas of buying your own home here, is that doing so won’t be easy if you live abroad.