ECB rate could rise as high as 3.5%

The ECB is set to start increasing the interest rate in September 2019. The current ECB rate is set at 0.4%. This cannot remain in place and an increase is inevitable. It will see the the interest rates rise over a number of years and eventually settle. ECB rate could...

Could You be Entitled Money towards Your First Home?

Trying to find the deposit for a new home has become harder due to rising house prices and the requirements of the bank. The First time buyer need to have 10% of the property value. So for a property of €200,000 you would need €20,000 deposit. This requires a lot of...

How will rising mortgage interest rates affect you?

Interest rates have been very stable over the last nine years. The interest rate set by the European Central Bank (ECB) have been set at zero for a number of years. This has been good news for homeowners as repayments have been low for a long time. But with interest...