Top ten tips to secure a mortgage

As house prices begin to slow down and more homes are finally coming to market, The Sunday Business Post has some expert advice for prospective first-time buyers on how to get a mortgage

Finally, there’s some good news for housebuyers, especially first-time buyers. As well as an extension of the government’s Help to Buy scheme (as announced in Budget 2020), latest house price monitors show a huge pullback on house price inflation nationwide, and even a decline in Dublin, where they are on average more expensive than anywhere else in the country.

To add to the much-needed lift, the number of homes available to buy this ...