Sir, – Karl Deeter of Irish Mortgage Brokers made the astonishing claim on April 2nd that a quarter of those in mortgage arrears are deliberately holding back on payments to try to win concessions from lenders (Home News, April 3rd).
If he had opined this a day previously it might be excused as in keeping with the day.
Perhaps Mr Deeter has not heard about 14 per cent national unemployment, a severe recession and austerity measures that makes Maggie Thatcher look like Mother Teresa? – Yours, etc,