Person: Joey Sheahan

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<span lang="EN-GB">Credit unions have begun to account for a small but growing share of mortgage switches.</span>
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economy

Thinking about switching mortgage provider? Now may be the moment

Falling loan-to-value ratios, falling rates and the growing number of non-bank lenders means its time to look around and examine your options writes John Hearne

<p>European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane has signalled that more interest rate rises are on the way. File picture</p>

news

Homeowners could pay €6k more a year as ECB set to issue further interest rate hikes

<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>

people

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

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news

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

business

Fixed-rate mortgage price war heats up

general

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

20% of properties sold to big investors

One-fifth of all property sales in the first quarter of 2019 were to large international investors and real estate investment trusts.

Thu, 06 Jun, 2019

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

One-fifth of all property sales in the first quarter of 2019 were to large international investors and real estate investment trusts.

Thu, 06 Jun, 2019

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