Person: Joey Sheahan

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Meeting with a new mortgage provider might seem like a lot of hassle but the entire process may only take 6-8 weeks and save you a whole lot of money in the interim.</p>

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Here's how to go about changing your bank or switching your mortgage — you could save €10,000

The exodus of two major banks from Ireland may be a lucrative opportunity for banking customers

<p>'Supply is so tight that in some cases would-be sellers are not putting their homes on the market, lest they may not be able to find a suitable property to buy,' according to the CEO of IPAV. Picture: iStock</p>

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House prices went up 7% in a year — and undersupply means they are going to keep rising

CSO figures are based on actual purchase prices which have almost doubled since 2013

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Fixed-rate mortgage price war heats up

Last week, Ulster Bank introduced a five-year fixed mortgage rate of 2.2% which is the lowest fixed rate available over that time period in Ireland.

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Making Cents: The step-by-step guide to securing a mortgage

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20% of properties sold to big investors

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One-fifth of property sales went to 'cuckoo funds'

Making Cents: Opportunities knock in the mortgage market

The difficulties in the housing market are well documented, with rising prices and a limited number of properties on sale.

Tue, 22 May, 2018

Surge in mortgage holders switching

As many as 2,000 mortgage holders may switch lender in the first six months of the year as brokers experience a surge in consumers looking to avail of cheaper rates.

Tue, 23 Jan, 2018

Cutting the monthly mortgage bill is easy — and profitable

Time spent reducing your debts, bills and tax will be the most profitable time you spend this year, writes John Hearne.

Fri, 05 Jan, 2018

Making Cents: Switch your mortgage to avail of great savings

For those of us not lucky enough to be on a tracker mortgage, there has been some good news in the last couple of month, with many of the main providers reducing either fixed or variable rates, writes Grainne McGuinness. 

Tue, 05 Dec, 2017

Bank pursuing rugby star’s father for €3m over alleged guarantees

Bank of Ireland is pursuing the father of former Ireland and Munster rugby player Frankie Sheahan for almost €3m over alleged guarantees for loans advanced to his sons Frankie and Joey.

Tue, 05 Mar, 2013

Host of celebs line out for rugby union

THERE was a celebrity line-out for Munster and Irish hooker Frankie Sheahan yesterday as he married long-time girlfriend Norma Murphy.

Sat, 29 Jul, 2006

€1m home is as good as gold

THE name Klondyke is probably appropriate for this four-bed detached Cork home - it is on a “golden mile” rural stretch in an area between Douglas, Monkstown and Carrigaline.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2005

Value for money in Blarney residence

WITH sites edging over €200,000 per acre at least three miles further out the road, this property on a third of an acre at Shournagh Drive in Blarney, Co Cork, offers very good value at €450,000.

Sat, 15 Oct, 2005

Live above the city but just a walk away

SOMETIMES old ways are best — so for those who hanker after a house instead of an apartment and still want to be city dwellers Ardpatrick holds out hope.

Sat, 04 Jun, 2005

New lease of life

BLACKPOOL in Cork is one the most successful urban renewal schemes in the country its fortunes have been reversed, and the pace of change continues.

Sat, 30 Oct, 2004

Con ease through to Lansdowne Road final

Cork Constitution 20 Buccaneers 6

Sat, 01 May, 2004

Cork Con name team for semi-final

Cork Constitution have named their side to play Buccaneers at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Fri, 30 Apr, 2004

Carrlawn sure to spark interest

WITH literally thousands of smaller houses on its doorstep and their owners in the possible trading-up market locally, there’ll be active interest in Carrlawn.

Sat, 20 Mar, 2004

Here’s another chance for buyers to follow the yellow brick homes

DULUX might well name a creamy paint colour Dewberry Yellow after the swathe of pastoral and buttery shades applied to the houses at Dewberry, in the Mount Oval Village development in Cork’s Rochestown.

Sat, 10 Jan, 2004

Rugby: O’Callaghan leads the way in 100th AIL game

Cork Constitution 24 Garryowen 8

Mon, 01 Dec, 2003

Students bid to bring a halt to Shannon’s charge

SHANNON may have turned the tables with a resounding 55-22 victory over UCD in Limerick last season, but they will be conscious that the students have a habit of reserving their best when playing at home and, indeed, won that encounter two years ago 31-29.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2003

Happy families in the ’burbs

DETACHED houses for family living in Cork’s Douglas/Grange suburb are on the go, with two different estate agents.

Sat, 30 Aug, 2003

Leek the ace as Con go under again

Cork Constitution 17 Lansdowne 27

Mon, 09 Dec, 2002

Con’s young guns come through

TWENTY-TWO year old prop Mike Ross has been tipped to go all the way by Cork Constitution coach Christy Cantillon.

Mon, 04 Nov, 2002

Cork Con send Mary's packing

Cork Constitution 33 St Mary's 21

Sat, 02 Nov, 2002

Shannon take fifth title

Shannon won their fifth All Ireland League title with a deserved victory over last year's beaten finalists Cork Constitution at Lansdowne Road.

Sat, 04 May, 2002