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Help to Buy scheme an incentive for first-time property buyers

Buying a new home can be tough on the pocket for many first-time buyers, so the Help to Buy scheme can be of huge benefit for those just starting out in the property market. The Government’s facility, which was launched in 2017, will keep running this year. The CEO of IPAV, Pat Davitt, says “The Help to Buy scheme is very good for first-time buyers. We’d obviously like to see…

Plan to include divorced and separated couples as first-time buyers

Housing designed only for nuclear families does not meet “the reality of the world we live in”, says, Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien. Under new plans set to come into force from April, people who are divorced or separated will be eligible for state-backed loan schemes. As such, divorced people will get a second chance to be home owners after a relationship breakdown under measures designed to recognise how “Ireland has…