76 Offaly households to remain in their homes through Mortgage to Rent Scheme

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has welcomed the fact that there have been 76 Mortgage to Rent (MTR) applications approved in Offaly since the scheme’s commencement with a further 14 applications currently active. The Minister urged anybody who is at risk of losing their home in Offaly to consider […]

570 Offaly families in arrears need Government scheme – Fr McVerry

Housing and homeless campaigner Fr Peter McVerry has called for the Government’s mortgage to rent scheme to be made mandatory for banks when dealing with families in unsustainable debt. Over 570 family home loans are in arrears for two years or more in County Offaly, while 66 mortgage to rent cases have either been completed […]

David Hall, ICare Housing, welcomes mortgage-to-rent scheme changes

David Hall, CEO, ICare Housing and Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation: “Today’s announcement from Minister Coveney on the changes to the mortgage to rent criteria is very welcome. There are 35,000 families in mortgage arrears of greater than two years and many can’t afford their mortgage and face repossession. Given the current housing crisis, it is […]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme will assist home owners facing repossession, says Housing Federation

Mr Donal McManus, Executive Director of the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH) today stated ‘The ICSH welcome the announcement regarding the Mortgage to Rent scheme which will assist those who are in serious mortgage distress facing repossession to stay in their family homes’. However, Mr McManus added, ‘there must be a sound financial basis […]