Thrifty News Digest April 13, 2015

Cost of filling up car at petrol pump to keep on rising Petrol prices are still rising and the signs are that this is set to continue. Nine ways to save on your health cover Many consumers are now considering buying health insurance in advance of the new age loadings coming into effect from May 1 under...

Thrifty News Digest April 9, 2015

Steps to loan approval CASH buyers make up half of the property market. But first-time buyers typically don’t buy with cash. This means getting loan approval is the main first step in getting a mortgage which enables a person to buy their first home. Building up that deposit The new rules introduced...

Thrifty News Digest April 6, 2015

AIB u-turn means mortgage holders to get tax relief returned in lump sum Mortgage holders left out of pocket by a major AIB blunder will now be paid back in full after the bank reversed its decision to reimburse customers over the course of a year. Will I have to pay tax if I draw down my British work...

Thrifty News Digest April 2, 2015

No relief for 300,000 mortgage holders from Kenny TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has no plans to force banks to reduce sky-high variable  mortgage rates, beyond asking them to show their customers “a degree of understanding”. Comforting words are no good without action MAYBE it is because there is a general...

Thrifty News Digest March 30, 2015

How do we divide estate since solicitor lost our late father's will? Our solicitor has informed us that he has lost our father’s will. Our father passed away recently. We don’t have another copy of the will – and neither does the solicitor (or anyone else for that matter). What can we...