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Thousands could be entitled to insurance refunds

Thousands of householders are expected to receive refunds on their payment protection insurance after the Central Bank ordered seven companies to conduct a review of their books to weed out mis-sold policies. The seven firms, mainly banks, may now face fines from the regulator for…

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Rate cuts will leave people €700 a year better off, says report

General, Mortgages & Money

Homeowners will be €700 better off each year thanks to reductions in mortgage interest rates, a new report has revealed. Reduced mortgage interest rates are expected to result in a 2.4% rise in the amount of discretionary income householders have by the end of 2012.…

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More than 920,000 have now paid household charge

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

More than 920,000 householders have registered for the €100 household charge, according to the latest figures. The Local Government Management Agency said yesterday that 921,568 properties had been registered to date. The figure included some 206,000 postal registrations, which were yet to be processed. The…

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Irish Water will not be sold to private sector, insists Hogan

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The new utility company being set up to oversee household water supplies and charges will not be sold off to the private sector, Environment Minister Phil Hogan has insisted. Irish Water, which will operate under Bord Gáis, will be tasked with installing and running a…

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Government have not worked out pricing of water meters, insists Gilmore

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said "pricing arrangements" and proposals for the establishment of a company to administer water charges have yet to go before Government. Speaking as he entered Government Buildings for today's Cabinet meeting, Mr Gilmore said in response to questions on payments for…

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Homeowners will be expected to pay to have water meters installed

Home, Property News

Hard-pressed homeowners are facing bills of at least €300 to cover the cost of having a water meter installed, according to reports at the weekend. A report in the Sunday Times stated that the Government will not pay for buying and installing the meters, but…

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Council offices to open on Saturday to encourage people to meet household charge deadline

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

City and County Council offices are set to open on Saturday in a desperate attempt to get people to pay the €100 household charge before the deadline. The government, who so far have seen just 26% of the 1.6 million householders liable for the charge…

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Homeowners warned over bogus household charge collectors

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Homeowners have been warned about a scam in which bogus household charge collectors have been calling to homes around the country to collect the €100 fee. County councils nationwide have told the public to be on alert after conmen were reported to be going door-to-door…

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Over 300,000 have now paid household charge

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The number of homeowners who have now registered for the household charge has passed the 300,000 mark, according to new figures. As of 4pm yesterday, 300,172 properties had been registered for the controversial €100 charge – approximately 18.75% of the 1.6 million householders that the…

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Household charge sign-ups increase by 10% in a single morning

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The number of people who have paid the household charge increased by 10% this morning. New figures released this afternoon have shown that those signing up to the controversial new charge has jumped from 260,000 this morning to 286,000 at noon. That’s still a significant…

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