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Hopefully someone can advise on this. It is likely that I will unexpectedly have to stop working due to a recent accident (where no one at fault). I am 57 and my wife 58. She will be sole earner for 18 months and will then retire at 60. Her current semi state salary is €46,800 and on...

Digital bank N26 puts it up to Irish banks with instant access savings account paying 4pc https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/digital-bank-n26-puts-it-up-to-irish-banks-with-instant-access-savings-account-paying-4pc/a1428015157.html

Is there any reason I shouldn't make a significant contribution (within allowable limits) to my wife's AVC pot in final year before retirement. Her AVC has 103k in it. She is semi state since 16 retiring at 60. Thanks

Perhaps this has been mentioned before, the RPZ means landlords selling up with low rents rely heavily on owner occupier to purchase as the low rent is very unattractive to potential investor who would inherits whatever rent was previously set. There is another side to the coin. I as an...

Seeing quite a few properties for sale with tenants in situ at low monthly rent. What is the accepted method to calculate the property value in such cases? Monthly rent x 12 x ( how many years?)

Looking at my statement of social insurance contributions throughout my working life I see some years are 46 or less... do these count toward State pension or do you need the full 52 to qualify each year and anything less is a lost year?

Looking at Newry to buy perhaps 2 rental properties. Cannot buy in Dublin as Govt not competent & cannot be trusted (not going into it, well understood by any LL). Has anyone from the South any recent experience of potential trip hazards and advantages of buying up North?

There have been a lot of stories, articles, threads etc on Landlords selling up due to the very challenging environment. Not going to go into these reasons. Well laboured and stated in previous threads and understood by all Landlords currently engaged in the rental market. Who I would like to...

Occasionally I will buy items on adverts or done deal for rental properties, maybe washing machine, microwave or toilet seat. I have not included them in the off set against rental income but wonder if I should or can?

I had a one year contract with Vodafone Broadband at 35 eur per month, i was expecting to receive notification that the contract was ending instead I found the price offer/1 year contract had ended when the took 69 eur from my account. I rang them to ask why they had not notified me, their...

THOUSANDS of homeowners on variable mortgage rates are set to benefit after AIB, EBS and Haven cut their home-loan rates. The lenders, which are all part of the AIB Group, have reduced the variable rate by 0.25pc.

More blundering from UB-They really should be using clown theme music in their ads.

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/fears-bank-could-sell-ics-mortgages-to-funds-unregulated-in-ireland-30133528.html Surely there is little value in the IT & general infrastructure?The real prize are the performing loans?

Royal Bank of Scotland is considering merging its troubled Ulster Bank business with Irish rivals, according to a report. The taxpayer-backed lender is mulling a tie-up of Ulster with other lenders to strip out costs at the loss-making division and help boost its position in the Irish...

Had an accident this morning,car reversed into mine at traffic lights in city centre,I was stationary at the time,exchanged details etc. Heres the thing,my insurance is up for renewal in 12 days time,I have never had any claims etc but this will still be ongoing and open when I look for...

Decided to have a look and see what this mystery girl looked like,assumed the Gardai would have a series of decent,professionally taken head shots,instead we get a series of poorish quality CCTV picture grabs. Those pictures were sent around the world,a good percentage of media both print and...

Straight from Ripleys believe it or not...sadly for the Brits we are fully stocked up on incompetent loss making Banks.

Getting their punches in ahead of an expected ECB rate cut in May,I would expect the others wont turn down this opportunity either. Full statement AIB Mortgage Statement AIB has today (Wednesday, April 24th) announced an increase in its variable mortgage rates by up to 0.40%, effective from...

The bad news is the source of this story is the Irish Independent.:rolleyes:

We are a Country that is in an IMF bailout with all that this implies. Borrowing money to throw at a corrupt Govt who buy tanks and planes while their citizens starve is utter nonsense of the highest order,this needs to stop immediately. There was a woman on the news this evening from some...