Lookingfor your first home
We explain the process of looking for your first home. We’ve provided a handy checklist for all your paperwork and the documentation you will need.
We share tips on what should you ask an estate agent about a property and how to go about organising your property searches and what do you look for when viewing potential new homes.
The full cost of buying a home doesn’t just include the deposit. We let you know what extra costs – Stamp duty and legal fees, for example – you’ll have to pay and what they could end up costing you.
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The impact of Covid-19 has had wide-ranging impacts across all aspects of life, with home buyin...
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The Home Stretch Episode 6 - How to make your house a home
We’ve reached the end of our six part first time buyer series brought to you by Bank of Irela...
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The Home Stretch Episode 5 - Buying & decorating first home experience
We’re almost at the end of our six part home-buying series brought to you by Bank of Ireland ...
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The Home Stretch Episode 4 - Home buying legal process from a solicitor
It’s episode four of our six part first time buyer series brought to you by Bank of Ireland a...
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The Home Stretch Episode 3 - Insights into a building's quality & more
We’ve reached the halfway point in our six part series brought to you by Bank of Ireland and ...
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The Home Stretch Episode 2 - Home buying advice on the house-hunting
We’re back for our second episode of this six part series brought to you by Bank of Ireland w...
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The full costs and fees for buying a house
Do you know the costs & solicitors fees for buying a house? Read our guide to additional expens...
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So you have the deposit, but are you mortgage ready?
Learn how to get mortgage ready. Discover the next steps before a lender can approve a mortgage...
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First time buyer mistakes to avoid
1: It's out of your budget
Your dream home and your first home aren't always going to be the...
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How to decide to buy a house
How to decide to buy a house. Read our interview with a couple about their mortgage journey fro...
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Fixed vs variable rate mortgages – what’s right for me?
Fixed vs variable rate mortgage. Learn the difference between each type of mortgage, get to kno...
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Property search tips for choosing your new home
Need property search tips when your choosing a new home? Get practical advice on buying an apar...
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Questions for estate agents
Looking for questions to ask estate agents? Find out what are the questions that will give you ...
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Buying or Saving
Open a MortgageSaver account
At Bank of Ireland we understand the challenges facing First Time Buyers in saving to buy a home. We want to help, with a €2,000 Bonus Interest on your savings when you draw down your Bank of Ireland mortgage.