The term ‘generation rent’ has been floating around for a while now – but what does it actually mean? Generation rent refers to the increasing difficulties people have with becoming homeowners.

Revenue will investigate real estate agents who attempt to ‘scam’ the Help to Buy (HTB) scheme, Minister for Housing James Browne has warned. It comes after estate agent Sherry FitzGerald reportedly ...

Help to Buy has become the latest flagship policy of David Cameron and George Osborne to be dumped by Theresa May's Government. The new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has announced the scheme will be ...

Help to Buy is marketed as a scheme that assists first-time buyers to bridge the gap between their savings and the 10 per cent deposit required by Central Bank mortgage rules. It has survived for ...

IRELAND HAS LEARNED a lot of lessons from the Celtic Tiger era. One we’ve chosen to forget is around first time buyer grants. There were calls during the week to expand the threshold for the Help to ...

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has vowed to build 10,000 social homes after his re-election and has called for the new council housing to be protected by suspending the Right to Buy scheme.

Homes in Dublin are now beyond the reach of first-time buyers using the Government’s Help-to-Buy scheme, estate agents Savills have warned. The property group says the average price of a new home in ...

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