Moving to Ireland
Mortgages arranged through Mortgage Brokers in Ireland used to account for around 40% of all Irish mortgages. The figures in are not as high now because many lenders have cut broker commissions and are lending less. Mortgage Brokers are usually paid commission by the mortgage lenders – ranging from 0.25% to 1%. Some brokers may … Read more
Ireland has a reputation for being a country where people will resort to legal action in order to try and claim compensation for accidents or medical negligence. Every week the papers seem to have at least one story of large settlements paid by insurance companies or the state for compensation for injuries received in car … Read more
State Pension: If you have come from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement, your pension rights from the other country are protected when you move to Ireland. You may be able to combine your insurance records from Ireland and the appropriate country in order to qualify for a pension. It … Read more
Electricity. Here in Ireland up until 2009 there was only one supplier of domestic Electricity (ESB) . In 2009 both Bord Gais Energy and Airtricity entered the domestic Electricity market with lower prices. Electric Ireland (ESB) , Bord Gais Energy ,SSE Airtricity and Energia are the 4 main residential electricity suppliers in Ireland. The newer … Read more
The ECB rate is now just 0.05% – (January 2015) but you can still get interest rates around 2% on some deposit accounts in Ireland For longer term fixed rates the National Savings offer good rates and the fact they they have little or no tax on the interest helps too. The interest rates on … Read more