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EBS to reduce fixed rates for new and existing customers

Mortgage lender EBS is set to cut its fixed rates for new and existing customers. The move will see all rates fixed for between one and five years come down to 3%. Cuts of up to 0.25% will be implemented from next Wednesday as EBS,…

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KBC Bank Ireland cuts mortgage interest rates

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KBC Bank Ireland has cut is variable and fixed mortgage interest rates by between 0.1% and 0.6%. The new rates will apply to both new and existing customers and will see some paying as little as 2.9%. Existing customers will be able to get the…

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Noonan to ask banks to reduce their interest rates

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The Minister for Finance Michael Noonan is to call a meeting of the six major lenders in the Irish marketplace and ask them to reduce their mortgage interest rates. Michael Noonan said today he is awaiting a report from the governor of the central bank…

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Interest rate on new mortgage lending rises in February

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The interest rate charged by banks on new mortgages has increased, according to the Central Bank. It says the rate on new floating rate loan agreements - including renegotiated loans - increased by 12 basis points or 0.12% during February. The rate is now 3.38%.…

Property prices now tipped to stabilize and rise

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Property prices are now expected to stabilize and even increase in some sectors of the market following the changes to mortgage interest relief in the Budget. That, coupled with falling mortgage rates and an expected increase in rents, means there has been a dramatic turnaround…