December 2011 - MyHome.ie Advice & Blog

If you could turn back time, if I could find a way….

Fear not, I haven't had a Charlie Sheen style melt down and taken to singing Cher songs; in part this is clearly evidenced by still working in the mortgage world where the expression 'winning' simply cannot apply. But what if you could turn back time?…

Property tax could cost households an average of €300

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The property tax, expected to be introduced in 2013, will cost the average household around €300. The figure was revealed after Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that the government hoped to bring in €500m in annual revenue from the tax. The Irish Independent reports that this…

Property tax vital, insists Hogan

Mortgages & Money, Property News, Property Picks

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has insisted the introduction of a comprehensive property tax is essential but pledged it will be fair, the Irish Times reports. Mr Hogan confirmed the process of devising the tax had been speeded up, with an expert group due…

Start Mortgages boss leaves company

Mortgages & Money, Property News

The chief executive of Start Mortgages, the country’s biggest subprime lender, has left the company less than six months after taking over the position. Dermot Nutley became chief executive in June, succeeding David Ingram, who left with three other shareholders eight months after selling their…

One in 10 mortgages in arrears

Mortgages & Money, Property News

New figures have revealed that more than one in 10 Irish mortgages are in arrears. Another fifth of all mortgage holders are said to be having difficulties in meeting repayments, according to a report by credit ratings agency Moody’s. The figures highlight the pressure many…

British house prices to fall next year

The Overseas Investor

British house prices will fall modestly next year, but that could prove optimistic should the euro zone sovereign debt crisis worsen significantly, a Reuters poll of analysts has found. Already meagre British economic growth will probably slow further in 2012, sapping average national property prices…

Taoiseach says household charge is not fair

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has admitted that the €100 household charge is not fair and will have to be replaced with a property tax. He also moved to re-assure the public that that the planned property tax will be fair and affordable. Mr Kenny has refused…

Ó Snodaigh describes decision to bring forward property tax as "another attack on low and middle income earners"

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has described the government’s decision to bring forward its plans to introduce a property tax as another attack on low and middle income earners. Deputy Ó Snodaigh said the government should have considered his party’s proposed wealth tax which…

TDs launch campaign to boycott property tax

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

A group of TDs and campaigners against household and water taxes has launched a campaign to boycott any property tax. People Before Profit TD Joan Collins called on people not to register for the household charge in the New Year. The group is also calling…

Garden & Outdoors

Limestone paving a bolder choice for Irish gardens

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

Natural limestone is increasingly a popular choice when it comes to selecting a natural stone for garden patios and pathways. Traditionally limestone was and remains a strong choice for gardens where a distinct architectural style was preferred over the alternative warmer tones popular in more…