Varadkar: mortgage rates are high due to low number of evictions
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the low number of evictions and repossessions in Ireland is a reason why homeowners pay high mortgage interest rates.
Varadkar also said that “it’s never been easy” to save to buy a house, as he defended the government’s response to the housing and homelessness crisis.
In a wide-ranging interview with Marian Finucane on RTÉ Radio 1 yesterday, Varadkar said there could never be a situation where there are ...