Thrifty News Digest April 23, 2012

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our email newsletter or our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! New lending idea saves jobs and makes banks irrelevant However much the banks claim otherwise, SME lending is almost paralysed. A small business owner has more chance of juicing cash from a turnip...

Thrifty News Digest April 19, 2012

Families facing property tax bills that could reach €1,000 MOST homeowners face property tax bills of between €400 and €1,000 a year under plans drawn up by the Governments’s own economic think-tank. ‘Prudent’ AIB cuts amount it lends to home buyers by 10pc STATE-owned AIB...

Thrifty News Digest April 16, 2012

Holiday insurance is a must, ensure it covers your needs NEWS this week that struggling holiday giant Thomas Cook has finally worked out a £1.2bn deal on its debt is somewhat reassuring for summer holidaymakers. Thousands could have mortgages cut under plan THOUSANDS of homeowners who are in...

Thrifty News Digest April 9, 2012

Passengers flying Aer Lingus up 8.2pc Aer Lingus has said the total number of passengers the airline flew rose by 8.2pc last month to 809,000 passengers compared to March 2011. Over the year to March, total passenger numbers were also 8.2pc higher at just over 2.08...

Thrifty News Digest April 5, 2012

Knockdown: €4m Dublin city centre penthouse now on sale with 86pc discount at €575k AT THE peak of the boom, Chicago Spire developer Garrett Kelleher asked €4m for a Dublin city-centre penthouse pad. Now a receiver is willing to sell it for €575,000. Rise in borrowers taken to court for...

Thrifty News Digest April 2, 2012

Roisin Burke: Tough to be tight with the taxman Following the Mahon tribunal finding that Bertie Ahern couldn’t “truthfully” account for €275,000 in his bank accounts, tax experts say that he may have to answer some Revenue questions. If there’s tax found to be owing, penalties...