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Irish tracker mortgage holders are set to get a bonus reduction of 0.35 of a percentage point in the interest rate on their loans this autumn, due to a rethink by the European Central Bank (ECB) rates. Tracker mortgage rates are priced off an ECB interest rate, the refinancing rate, which has recently been half […]
Oates Breheny Group is an approved broker for all lenders in the Irish mortgage market and is pleased to report that Finance Ireland has reduced interest rates for three and five-year fixed rate mortgages in a response to lower market funding rates in recent weeks. The move sees all three and five year fixed rate […]
The Mortgage Interest Tax Credit (MITC) was announced in Budget 2024. Customers can claim a tax credit on the increase in mortgage interest they paid in 2023 over the mortgage interest they paid in 2022. This was introduced to support customers who have been impacted by mortgage rate increases since July 2022. The tax relief, […]
MoCo, which is owned by Austrian bank Bawag, will add some much-needed competition in the Irish home-loans market. The new lender’s deals are only available through mortgage brokers and are available for homebuyers across the country. MoCo’s minimum mortgage level is €125,000. Oates Breheny Group is delighted to announce that we are one of a […]
A new code of practice aimed at making it easier for cancer survivors to get mortgage protection has come into effect. The code, announced earlier this year, will see participating insurers disregard a disclosed cancer diagnosis where treatment ended more than seven years prior to their application or more than five years if the applicant […]
Under the First Home Scheme (FHS), the Government, in partnership with participating lenders, has introduced a shared equity scheme to help buyers bridge the gap between their deposit and mortgage, and the price of their new home. The FHS can fund up to 30% of the market value of a new property. This amount is reduced to 20% if the […]
Pauric Oates recently spoke to delegates at the, sold out, Sligo Bar Association CPD day at the Sligo Park Hotel. The annual event is now an important date in the diary with many great speakers providing insights into current topics of interest within the profession. Pauric was delighted to be able to deliver some really […]
If you are a First Time Buyer, there are a number of great supports available that you may not know of. The government has put some very attractive schemes in place that assist the various types of first time buyers in the market. It can be a particularly stressful time for first time buyers with […]
As one of Ireland’s leading mortgage brokers, we at Oates Breheny Group are proud to be the mortgage broker partner of Avant Money for the North West of Ireland for the past two years. Avant Money are based locally in Carrick on Shannon and provide significant employment to the North West region with now almost […]
Switching your mortgage to another provider can help you to make substantial savings over the lifetime of your mortgage. You now have the option of a straight switch and release money for works or even switch and release money to consolidate debt. Click here to check out this excellent article in the Irish Times showing […]
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