IBA News Updates 2017

A review of IBA industry news and press articles hitting the headlines since January 2017:

Irish Independent: 11 April: 7 ways to negotiate the property market now

Sunday Independent: 10 April: New warning to elderly on ‘too good to be true’ scam fraudsters

Irish Independent: 11 April: This invasive plant can grow through concrete walls and wipe out the value of your house in just months

Irish News: 03 April: Dublin drivers ranked as country’s worst – AA Survey finds 

Tralee Today: 05 April: Tralee Financial Services Firm Celebrates A Win In Croke Park

Sunday Times: 19 March: Bricks and mortar bombs

Examiner: 14 March: Irish Brokers’ Association chairman predicts mortgage market will reach €10bn

Sunday Business Post: 26 March 2017: Recognising Outstanding Broker Professionalism in Financial Service Industry

Dublin Live: 06 March: Is a tsunami of repossessions as predicted really likely

Sunday Times: 05 March: The Unlendables 

Sunday Business Post: 05 March: Who’s in the driving seat of the car insurance market?

Irish Independent:17 Feb:  Home Economics: Answering your property questions

Irish Independent:20 Feb:  Top five tips to help save you hundreds on your car insurance

Irish Independent: 12 Feb: Vulture fund’s discount makes trackers even better value

Kildare Street.Com: 16 Feb: Motor Insurance Costs Motion, Leinster House 

Sunday Times:12 Feb: Don’t let the grass grow – Huge household savings are there for the taking but few of us bother to look for deals

Examiner: 06 February: Expert: Lots of vulture offers but no mortgage refinancing to secure deals

Dublin Live: 06 February: Why are we more afraid of pensions than dentists? 

 Irish Independent Business Section:29 January: First-time buyers: How to get the best mortgage

Irish Independent: 31 January: Huge care costs can be the biggest financial burden families ever face

Sunday Business Post: 22 January: Four ways to reduce the cost of your car insurance

Irish Independent: 18 January: ‘There are hopes of a slowdown in insurance hikes but here are tips to help curb your costs’

Sunday Business Post: 15 January: Guarded welcome for motor insurance report

Sunday Business Post: 08 January: Flood of applications for help-to-buy scheme

Irish Independent:08 January: A gift of €20k from parents is only way to afford a house

Irish Times – 08 January: Bank of Ireland to use brokers again to sell mortgages

Irish Independent – 05 January: Pension funds end 2016 higher, despite bumps

Irish Independent – 03 January: How to beat the New Year’s financial trials – over 400,000 health insurance customers will be among the first to face price hikes