Mortgage firm to allow first time buyers to borrow 5 times their salary

About this episode

The episode discusses new proposals by Nua Money allowing first time buyers to borrow up to 5 times their salary for a home purchase.

First time buyers will now be able to borrow up to 5 times their salary to buy a home, under new proposals by Nua Money. This would be a change from the standard 4 times your salary, and would potentially return to Celtic Tiger lending patterns... So, is this a good move? Joining Andrea to discuss is Ray Cooke from Ray Cooke Auctioneers, Chrissy Hughes, who runs @firsttimebuyersireland on Instagram and listeners.

People in this episode

Host: Andrea

Guests: Ray Cooke, Chrissy Hughes

Topics covered

• mortgage lending
• first time buyers
• Celtic Tiger
• real estate
• financial proposals

Keywords

• mortgage
• first time buyers
• Nua Money
• Celtic Tiger
• real estate lending

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nua Money, firsttimebuyersireland

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