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Banks to abolish fixed-rate mortgages in bid to cut costs

“Banks and building societies are planning to abolish fixed-rate mortgages because they are too expensive for lenders to provide, according to a leading mortgage expert. Banks would prefer to have borrowers on products with variable rates, which can be increased whenever lenders want, according to Karl Deeter of Irish Mortgage Brokers — who correctly predicted last year’s rises in variable rates.

Sunday Times – to fix or not with Jill Kerby

Jill Kerby, the widely known Personal Finance columnist with the Sunday Times mentioned our company in her piece last week about fixing a mortgage or not. ‘I asked Karl Deeter of Irish Mortgage Brokers for his view. He believes that fixing for three years at the rate of 3.89% you’ve been offered by AIB is a good deal. At just 0.2 points higher than the two-year rate, he reckons it is a premium worth paying.’

Irish Times- To Fix or Not to Fix?

The Irish Times ran a story by Caroline Madden with a focus on mortgages called ‘To Fix or Not to Fix’, it featured our operations manager Karl Deeter and the points mentioned were that banks will increase variable rates in 2011 and that it is getting harder to protect your mortgage with a fixed rate due to pricing.

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) deadline, 31st December

Capital Gains Tax: deadline for payment is 31st December, a post by advisors.ie accountants and financial planners in Dublin, Ireland

RTE Primetime 30th November 2010, features Karl Deeter of Advisors.ie & Irish Mortgage Brokers

Karl Deeter of Advisors.ie & Irish Mortgage Brokers was featured on RTE’s Primetime on the 30th of November