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Builders ‘fear blacklist’ from calling out housing bottlenecks, says finance provider

Roundtower head says just choosing a name can take authorities up to nine months

Average cost of second-hand Dublin homes approaches €600,000

Estate agent DNG’s price gauge points to annual inflation rate of 9.6%

Banks join regulator estimating Government will miss housing targets

Banking and Payments Federation Ireland cites inefficiencies in critical infrastructure

Banks warn scams will worsen with criminals’ use of AI

Some 58% of those surveyed say they had encountered scam text messages per mobile phone

State guarantee scheme for small builders would help boost output of new homes

There is a compelling rationale for a credit guarantee scheme for small builders, partially underwritten by the State, to advance finance to developers with viable housing projects but insufficient equity

Mortgage approvals climb 4.1% in January

Number of approved first-time buyer loans declines

Irish property market is rigged in favour of those who get parental gifts of up to €100,000

Gifts from the bank of mum and dad are pushing up property prices and widening the social divide

Why are we left on our own when it comes to fraud?

Despite a new measure by ComReg, Irish consumers are set to remain vulnerable to scammers and won’t have the same protections and supports that exist elsewhere

Catfishing: How one Irish woman lost €20,000 to a person she thought was Coldplay’s Chris Martin

While doomscrolling, Stacey noticed a post from Coldplay. She responded with a single word. Almost immediately, something surprising happened

How can you buy a home in Ireland on a teacher’s salary?

Those lucky enough to get a mortgage over the line have a few factors in common. How are they doing it?

Huge rise in suspect cryptocurrency transactions in Ireland

More than 100,000 suspicious transaction reports to Revenue and Garda in last two years

Nonbank lenders accounted for €20bn of credit to households and SMEs in 2023

Report by Banking and Payments Federation Ireland highlights increasing presence in Irish residential and SME market

Bank of Ireland’s Susan Russell appointed president of lobby group BPFI

Separately, Deloitte Ireland has appointed Kate English as chief economist, which is newly formed role at the group

Ardagh Group’s biggest shareholder, chair and financial chief quit funding company’s board

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First-time buyer mortgage approvals hit record levels in November

Industry experts expect switching market to grow this year

Typical price paid for home by first-time buyer up €88,000 on five years ago

Median income of first-time buyers buying a new property is now €90,000, Banking and Payments Federation Ireland report says

Banking lobby group warns that house building has stalled

Industry body says industry needs boost to beat crisis

Almost 5,000 mortgages approved in October as lower interest rates fuel activity

New figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland show volume of approvals up 8.6 per cent

One in five online shoppers have lost money to scams

Banking Payments Federation of Ireland launches aid to help people discern whether a website or link is legitimate

Sinn Féin plan for affordable homes will meet lending requirements, Ó Broin says

Plan ‘would provide banks with the exact same security as the current government schemes do’, says party’s housing spokesman

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