86 Tipperary households to remain in their homes through Mortgage to Rent Scheme

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has welcomed the fact that there have been 86 Mortgage to Rent (MTR) applications approved in Tipperary since the scheme’s commencement with a further 23 applications currently active. The Minister urged anybody who is at risk of losing their home in Tipperary to consider […]

122 disqualified Tipperary households could now be eligible for Mortgage To Rent scheme

A large proportion of Tipperary householders previously disqualified from a Government scheme designed to keep them in their homes could now be eligible to re-enter. New figures from the Housing Agency show that 122 households in the county were ruled out of the Mortgage To Rent scheme that aims to keep homeowners with unsustainable debt […]

Candidates can help 971 Tipperary households in mortgage distress – expert

Local election candidates in Tipperary have been asked to highlight how the State’s Mortgage to Rent scheme could help hundreds of householders who face losing their homes in the county. The appeal was made by Mortgage to Rent expert Paul Cunningham who claimed many families in such circumstances could benefit by entering the scheme. Central […]

Tipperary distressed mortgage holders offered solution by new scheme

Almost a thousand distressed mortgage holders in Tipperary are being offered a solution thanks to an innovative state-backed finance scheme. New figures from the Central Bank’s Long-Term Mortgage Arrears in Ireland Report state that 971 households in Tipperary are in mortgage arrears for over two years while over 750 of those have been in arrears […]

David Hall, ICare Housing, welcomes mortgage-to-rent scheme changes

David Hall, CEO, ICare Housing and Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation: “Today’s announcement from Minister Coveney on the changes to the mortgage to rent criteria is very welcome. There are 35,000 families in mortgage arrears of greater than two years and many can’t afford their mortgage and face repossession. Given the current housing crisis, it is […]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme will assist home owners facing repossession, says Housing Federation

Mr Donal McManus, Executive Director of the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH) today stated ‘The ICSH welcome the announcement regarding the Mortgage to Rent scheme which will assist those who are in serious mortgage distress facing repossession to stay in their family homes’. However, Mr McManus added, ‘there must be a sound financial basis […]