Higher rents and utility bills push consumer prices up
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that consumer prices rose by 0.7% in January compared to the same time last year. The CSO said the gain came on the back of higher rents and mortgage interest repayments as well as increases in the price of electricity and gas and higher prices for food […]
Property prices still rising – but easing rate of increase indicates slight cooling down
Property prices are continuing to rise, but the rate of increase is down indicating a slight cooling down. New figures from the Central Statistics Office show prices were up by 6.5pc nationally in the year to December. This compares with an increase of 7.2pc in the year to November and an increase of 12.1pc in […]
€647m paid out to 39,800 affected tracker mortgage customers
Banks have paid out €647m in redress, compensation and costs to customers caught up in the tracker mortgage controversy, new figures from the Central Bank show. The number of borrowers identified as being affected by the issue had risen by 1,400 since the end of August to 39,800 by the end of December, the bank […]
€647m paid out to 39,800 affected tracker mortgage customers
Banks have paid out €647m in redress, compensation and costs to customers caught up in the tracker mortgage controversy, new figures from the Central Bank show. The number of borrowers identified as being affected by the issue had risen by 1,400 since the end of August to 39,800 by the end of December, the bank […]
Spending by householders flat in January as bills for Christmas arrive
Spending by householders was flat last month as the bills for Christmas arrived. New figures from the Visa Consumer Spending Index show expenditure in shops was down 5pc in January, but online spending was up almost 10pc. This meant overall consumer spending was up just 0.01pc in January compared with a year ago. In a […]