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Broker v Bank
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Mortgage Broker or Bank?

You might be thinking mortgage broker or bank, what do I choose? Buying a house can be tough, but a mortgage broker can make things easier. For instance, did you know the mortgage process can take up to 60 hours? That’s a lot of work! And that’s why it’s a

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Mortgage Broker Expert Awards
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Mortgage Broker Expert Awards – Brokers Ireland

Mortgage123 is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Brokers Ireland Mortgage Broker Expert Awards 2022. The awards recognise Irish brokers who have proven their excellence and dedication in maintaining high professional standards in the Irish market over the past year. Our Mission As a trusted broker,

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A First Time Buyers Guide
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A First Time Buyers Guide To Mortgages

A First Time Buyers’ Guide To Mortgages: Step By Step Welcome to the Mortgage123 First Time Buyers’ Guide to Mortgages. With the mountain of information floating around on first time buyers, it can be difficult to wrap your head around the subject. Find it confusing? That’s why we have have

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tracker mortgage
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Consumer Lessons from the Tracker Mortgage Scandal

The tracker mortgage scandal has been going on for nearly 12 years. It rekindled in 2019 with banks getting heavy penalties for overcharging customers. However, further cases are still being investigated. This is the scandal that just keeps giving – Permanent TSB recently admitted that another 200 customers were wrongly

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Repayment Capacity
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Mortgage Repayment Capacity – Don’t Get Caught Out

What is repayment capacity? Put simply, repayment capacity is your ability to demonstrate that you can pay a mortgage. Lenders want to ensure that you, as a borrower, will be able to make your planned repayments. Repayment capacity is different to affordability which is calculated as income and outgoings. Both

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long-term fixed rates
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Historically Low long-term fixed rates for Irish Borrowers

Historically Low long-term fixed rates for Irish Borrowers 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. The

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