Time for competition on mortgage credit
House prices and rents are both spiralling out of control again, but timing the market perfectly - to buy or rent - is impossible. But why are we paying so much in the first place?
Almost 900,000 people rent their living accommodation in Ireland, according to property agent Savills. There are a number of factors as to why this is the case. We can look at the recession, and subsequent lack of liquidity in the mortgage market; or to current affairs, where it’s almost impossible for people to save for a mortgage deposit while caught in the rent trap. Perhaps both are equally to blame. But let’s be ...
