Connect with us

Global Banking and Finance Review is an online platform offering news, analysis, and opinion on the latest trends, developments, and innovations in the banking and finance industry worldwide. The platform covers a diverse range of topics, including banking, insurance, investment, wealth management, fintech, and regulatory issues. The website publishes news, press releases, opinion and advertorials on various financial organizations, products and services which are commissioned from various Companies, Organizations, PR agencies, Bloggers etc. These commissioned articles are commercial in nature. This is not to be considered as financial advice and should be considered only for information purposes. It does not reflect the views or opinion of our website and is not to be considered an endorsement or a recommendation. We cannot guarantee the accuracy or applicability of any information provided with respect to your individual or personal circumstances. Please seek Professional advice from a qualified professional before making any financial decisions. We link to various third-party websites, affiliate sales networks, and to our advertising partners websites. When you view or click on certain links available on our articles, our partners may compensate us for displaying the content to you or make a purchase or fill a form. This will not incur any additional charges to you. To make things simpler for you to identity or distinguish advertised or sponsored articles or links, you may consider all articles or links hosted on our site as a commercial article placement. We will not be responsible for any loss you may suffer as a result of any omission or inaccuracy on the website. .

Top Stories

Irish central bank eases strict mortgage-lending limits

Published : , on

By Conor Humphries

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland’s central bank is to ease mortgage-lending limits to allow first-time property buyers to borrow up to four times their income, in a move it said could help meet growing building costs but could also modestly push up prices.

The central bank introduced limits in 2015 capping how much banks can lend for the purchase of a home relative to its value and the borrower’s income in a bid to prevent a repeat of excessive lending that devastated the economy over a decade ago.

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf said an increase in financial stability in Ireland since then had given the bank the space for a “targeted recalibration”.

Lenders can now offer loans only up to 3.5 times the income of first-time buyers. That is set to rise to four times from January, the bank said. The 3.5 times limit will remain for other buyers in what are among the strictest such limits in the European Union.

The bank also raised the loan-to-value limit for those buying for the second time to 90% from 80%, putting them in line with current limits for first-time buyers.

Makhlouf told journalists the changes would make it a little bit easier for first-time buyers to buy a property.

He said, however, that the changes were designed to manage financial stability and not to increase supply.

Rising interest rates, which increase the cost of mortgages, were not a factor, he said, adding that the changes could lead to a “modest increase” in house prices.

The central bank has been criticised by some politicians for leaving many young people trapped spending far more of their income on rent than the rules deem as sustainable for a mortgage application.

The central bank’s director of economics and statistics Mark Cassidy said the impact of the changes on housing supply were likely to be “marginal to negligible.”

(Reporting by Conor Humphries and Padraic HalpinEditing by Nick Macfie and Peter Graff)

 

Uma Rajagopal has been managing the posting of content for multiple platforms since 2021, including Global Banking & Finance Review, Asset Digest, Biz Dispatch, Blockchain Tribune, Business Express, Brands Journal, Companies Digest, Economy Standard, Entrepreneur Tribune, Finance Digest, Fintech Herald, Global Islamic Finance Magazine, International Releases, Online World News, Luxury Adviser, Palmbay Herald, Startup Observer, Technology Dispatch, Trading Herald, and Wealth Tribune. Her role ensures that content is published accurately and efficiently across these diverse publications.

Global Banking & Finance Review

 

Why waste money on news and opinions when you can access them for free?

Take advantage of our newsletter subscription and stay informed on the go!


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact

Recent Post