Getting a mortgage: In the past, getting a mortgage often proved difficult if you were not in a full-time permanent position. Now, however, the picture is much brighter. Joey Sheehan, head of credit with Mymortgages.ie, says banks are now looking much more favourably on contractors.
A big challenge facing second-time buyers is getting the property chain to work for them. According to Joey Sheehan, Head of Credit at MyMortgages.ie suggests that if you are relying on the equity in your current home as your deposit in your new home, banks will want you to sell your home before they will let you draw down a new mortgage.
Irish Tech News: Irish Virtual Reality Creators Develop VR Solution For Healthcare In Partnership With Oxford University To Train Health Professionals In Kenya
https://irishtechnews.ie/irish-virtual-reality-creators-develop-vr-solution-for-healthcare-in-partnership-with-oxford-university-to-train-health-professionals-in-kenya/
A survey of 200 mortgage holders by MyMortgages.ie found almost a third of respondents said interest rates were a continuous source of worry, yet fewer than 1% of mortgage holders switch providers despite the high concern about value.
Modernisation is on the way for Ireland’s probate system – good news on the back of extensive Royal London research over the last 18 months on the need for a national will’s register.
Leo Cullen the Co-founder of Will Vault appears on this edition of the Irish Tech News Podcast
Waterford based ‘VR Education’ has won the Best Digital VR/AR product at the GESS Education Awards in Dubai.
The virtual reality ‘EdTech’ firm got the accolade for its work in developing ‘ENGAGE’, an online virtual social learning and presentation platform.
Royal London has been given approval to transfer over £1bn worth of assets to Ireland as the fund manager steps up its Brexit contingency planning. Royal London’s new Ireland arm has been capitalised with €40m from the parent company and one-off costs of the transfer are estimated to be £21m.
Full Health Medical, a Mayo-based company with operations in the UK and Ireland, have been announced in the annual Global Digital Health 100 by medical journal, The Journal of mHealth. CEO Paul McCarthy said “From a Mayo perspective, we are very passionate about expanding our base in Castlebar and bringing more high value jobs to the county. We can only achieve our mission with incredible talent and we’re particularly interested in attracting candidates in the fields of software development, software quality, enterprise sales and marketing.”
with Kevin Johnson, CEO of the Credit Union Development Association (CUDA)
Q: I need to borrow €500 and was going to get it from the local moneylender – is that the handiest and quickest option?
Firstly, no matter where you take a loan from, CUDA’s advice is to only borrow if you believe, with certainty, that you can afford to repay the loan out of your current income. That applies whether your income is a social welfare benefit or salaried income. Credit unions have an ethos of supporting those in their local community, which means they are likely to do their utmost to assist you.
https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/charlie-weston-cost-of-my-life-cover-has-ballooned-and-i-dont-understand-why-37750766.html
Leading protection specialist, Royal London, is calling on the Government to establish a register of Wills to overhaul the current system of probate in Ireland, which it says, makes the process of locating a will more “difficult than it ought to be.”
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/news/probate-needs-to-modernise-and-move-into-database-system-37742960.html
