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Selling your house or apartment? Three tips to help you get from sale agreed to cash in hand – fast.

1. Don’t wait to instruct a solicitor! If you’ve instructed an auctioneer and a For Sale sign has gone up, don’t wait until you have an offer to instruct your solicitor. If you have a mortgage, the title documents for

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What happens when I buy a house?: A step-by-step guide that aims to take the mystery out of conveyancing.

Pay a booking deposit The first step, once you have found your house or apartment, is to pay a deposit to an auctioneer. This deposit is refundable in full if you change your mind later. It will trigger the issue

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The Central Bank of Ireland has just proposed new regulations that would affect how banks manage mortgage lending.

The big news for home buyers is that they will be expected to have saved 20% of the value of the home – most mortgages should be for no more than 80% of the value of the property (“loan to

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Purchasing a property? How to work out your conveyancing costs

If you are getting a mortgage, a good mortgage broker will help you to shop around for the best mortgage, and to work out what the effects of interest-rates rising would be etc. So, what will the other costs be?

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What happens to their property after the death of your family member?

The Law Society of Ireland has prepared a useful useful information guide to the administration of estates in Ireland. If you are faced with the unenviable task of having to take care of a family member’s things after they die, this

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What is the difference between a “Mediated Agreement”, a “Separation Agreement”, a “Deed of Separation” and a “Judicial Separation”?

A Separation Agreement is a document that may be drawn up and executed by the parties to a marriage, where that marriage has broken down, and where they do not wish to have the terms of the breakdown imposed by

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