For any Irish expats looking to begin their mortgage journey once they return to Ireland, the good news is that being an expat won’t...

What is the First Home Scheme (FHS)? The FHS is a scheme backed by the Irish Government to enable first time buyers and other eligible...

How Many Times My Salary Can I borrow For A Mortgage in Ireland? The Central Bank has eased mortgage lending rules since January 2023 for...

As life insurance experts with years of experience in the Irish market, we have helped individuals from all walks of life get the right...

You should review all of your insurance policies once a year. If you have a major life change it makes sense to talk to a financial...

What are the new mortgage lending rules for 2023? The Central Bank has confirmed that it will ease mortgage lending rules for first-time...

Back pain won’t increase the cost of life cover or mortgage protection; however it can affect serious illness cover and income...

With more mortgage applications being approved than ever, there has been an uptick in blogs, articles and online chatter about mortgages....

What is the shared equity scheme (first home scheme)? This shared equity scheme opened for application on 7th July 2022 and is available...

(known as the Local Authority Home Loan Scheme since 4th January 2022) We regularly get queries in relation to the Rebuilding Ireland...

Citywide Financial is often surprised by how little we're asked about income protection. While insurance packages like mortgage...

Buying a home for the first time conjures up feelings of excitement and frustration The excitement comes from getting on the property...

Most potential buyers are ecstatic at the news that they have got mortgage approval. However it’s essential to bear in mind that the...

If you currently have a mortgage, you may want to change to a different mortgage or an alternative lender to secure a better deal…. When...

What is a Buy To Let mortgage? A buy to let mortgage is comparable in many ways to a residential mortgage. There are however some notable...

Can switching your mortgage save you Money? Throughout November 2021, the Irish Independent has published a number of articles discussing...

You’re obviously thinking that we will say that Citywide Financial are the best Life Brokers in Ireland. While this may in fact be true,...

One of the biggest hurdles when buying a house is getting the money together for a deposit. It can help to look at some of the smaller...

Income Protection is something we would advise most people to look into but for some professions in particular it makes makes absolute...

The point of this blog is not to tell you that Citywide Financial are the best Mortgage Protection Brokers in the country, but to help...