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Check out our latest blog articles and resources designed to assist you with understanding and planning for your financial goals.
How To Protect Your Retirement Savings During Inflation
As a series of global economic, social and political crises rage on, researchers from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) now forecast inflation to average 8.1% in 2022 and 6.8% in 2023. This represents an almost 40-year high, which is worrying for...
All You Need To Know About Green Mortgages
If you are looking to buy or build an energy-efficient home — or to improve your home’s current energy rating — then you may have considered the idea of green mortgages. But what exactly is a green mortgage? How do you avail of one and what are the benefits? To help,...
What Are Mortgage Exceptions And Can I Get One?
Getting approved for a mortgage can seem like an impossible task, especially for first-time buyers who just want to get a foot on the ladder. There is a seemingly never-ending maze of rules and regulations to wade through, as well as challenges posed by inflation, the...
A Mortgage Guide For Foreign Nationals In Ireland
Ireland is a melting pot of different nationalities and cultures, with thousands of people choosing to settle down and build a life here every year. It has one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe, which makes it a very popular option for foreign nationals...
Ten Questions To Ask When Buying A House
Buying a house is a complex journey that looks different for everyone, depending on their priorities, budget, and a whole host of other factors. It can involve a kaleidoscope of emotions, ranging from excitement and suspense to disappointment, joy, and everything in...
7 Tips For Dealing With Inflation In 2022
It’s safe to say that the 2020s have been a turbulent decade so far. Inflation is at an all-time high due to a perfect storm of contributing factors, including pandemic-related supply chain issues, the war in Ukraine, rising energy costs, and continual post-Brexit...
The Ramifications Of Giving Your Children Financial Gifts
As a parent, there is no greater joy than helping our children realise their goals in life. Their ambition may be to secure a deposit on their first home or perhaps pay off a student loan that has been holding them back for many years. Whatever their goals look like,...
What Insurance Do I Need To Buy A House?
Making moves towards buying your first home is a complex process. From figuring out how much you have to work with to where you want to live – not to mention organising the paperwork required to submit your mortgage application in the first place – there is a lot to...
Reducing Your Tax Bill With Pension Contributions
Thinking of reducing your tax bill? Well, maybe it's time to consider some smart pension planning! Pension planning is something many of us don’t start thinking about until we get older. In the heyday of our twenties and thirties, we have so much going on that...
How To Save Money By Switching Your Mortgage
Getting a mortgage is often perceived as a long and arduous process, with endless emails, phone calls, and documents to fill out. Once you’ve signed the last bit of paper and you finally have the keys to your new home, switching mortgage providers is likely to be the...
8 Common Mortgage Myths Debunked
The process of getting a mortgage can be confusing and overwhelming, but many of the perceived barriers are a result of misinformation, half-truths and outright lies. In this article we look at common mortgage myths debunked by impartial mortgage brokers, helping you...
What Happens To My Pension When I Die?
Most people don’t like thinking about death, much less talking about it! Doing so forces us to imagine leaving our loved ones behind – a thought that makes us deeply uncomfortable, but recent world events have many people asking the question – "What happens to my...
Top Tips For The 6 Crucial Months Before Your Mortgage Application
In spite of a global pandemic and the cost of property rising sharply since its onset, mortgage drawdowns jumped by 40.9% in the third quarter of 2021 versus the previous year. While this may be positive news for those beginning the search for their very own home, it...
The Circumstances Required For Early Pension Access
For many people, retirement is very much a distant notion that is given very little consideration as they climb the career ladder while building a home, a family and a comfortable lifestyle. However, with recent headlines detailing the future impact of our increasing...
9 Common Mistakes That Could Prevent You From Getting A Mortgage
As life experiences go, getting approved for a mortgage is up there as one of the big ones. It is an event that leads to joy, excitement and a huge sense of achievement when you finally receive the keys to your very first home, but it can also be fraught with pitfalls...
Top Tips For Early Retirement
For those on the cusp of retirement as the COVID crisis hit, it couldn’t have come at a worse time. A combination of waning investment returns and an unstable jobs market meant that both their saving ability and capacity in the final months and years of their working...
Getting A Mortgage Post-COVID: Restarting The Mortgage Process After The PUP
Navigating the mortgage process can be a daunting, nail-biting process for first-time buyers. Once you throw a global pandemic into the mix, the experience comes with a whole new set of challenges. In a survey conducted by Bank of Ireland towards the end of 2020, 48%...
The Help To Buy Scheme Has Been Extended Into 2022 – Here’s What You Need To Know
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused house prices to soar in Ireland, creating a stressful situation for those eagerly waiting to hop on the property ladder. And it could be further exacerbated by expert forecasts that suggest the hike in property costs is unlikely to...
What You Need To Know About Investing In Cryptocurrency
Whether you’re a seasoned investor or someone with little to no knowledge of how stocks, shares and other similar assets function, you are undoubtedly aware of the hype surrounding cryptocurrency. The popularity of these digital currencies has been unprecedented since...
Tips For Saving For A New Child
Adding to your family is a joyful and life-changing experience, but it is also an expensive one. From nappies and clothing to a buggy with more features than your own car, these little bundles of joy create unlimited extra costs that will suddenly become integrated...
