With people embarking on major life events that little bit later, the idea of taking out a mortgage in your 40s is becoming increasingly common. In fact, Martina Hennessy of Doddl.ie has worked with clients who are a decade older than that. But what are the potential pitfalls, long-term implications and difficulties involved in securing a mortgage in your 40s and beyond?

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Host: Katie Byrne | Guest: Martina Hennessy (Doddl.ie)

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With people embarking on major life events that little bit later, the idea of taking out a mortgage in your 40s is becoming increasingly common. In fact, Martina Hennessy of Doddl.ie has worked with clients who are a decade older than that. But what are the potential pitfalls, long-term implications and difficulties involved in securing a mortgage in your 40s and beyond?
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Host: Katie Byrne | Guest: Martina Hennessy (Doddl.ie)
The content of this podcast is for information purposes and does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation of any investment product

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When Andrew Lynch moved back to Ireland after a number of years living abroad, coming home and buying a home should have been relatively straightforward.

Instead, he found himself among those whose personal circumstances mean they have little hope of buying a home in Ireland today. So began Homely, a company geared towards people who find themselves locked out of buying.

Host: Katie Byrne | Guest: Andrew Lynch

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The content of this podcast is for information purposes and does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation of any investment product

When Andrew Lynch moved back to Ireland after a number of years living abroad, coming home and buying a home should have been relatively straightforward.
Instead, he found himself among those whose personal circumstances mean they have little hope of buying a home in Ireland today. So began Homely, a company geared towards people who find themselves locked out of buying.
Host: Katie Byrne | Guest: Andrew Lynch
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Have you ever needed to track down a long-lost relative for inheritance purposes? If you have, you’ll know that it’s not the easiest job in the world. Thankfully, for people like you, it’s one that Maeve Mullin, Director of Finders International Ireland, has mastered.

In this episode of Money Talks, Katie Byrne chats with Mullin about her unusual line of work and asks: how does one become an heir hunter, what does an average week look like and how do people react when they learn that they might be entitled to a surprise windfall?




Host: Katie Byrne | Guest: Maeve Mullin, Director of Finders International Ireland




The content of this podcast is for information purposes and does not constitute

investment advice or a recommendation of any investment product

Have you ever needed to track down a long-lost relative for inheritance purposes? If you have, you’ll know that it’s not the easiest job in the world. Thankfully, for people like you, it’s one that Maeve Mullin, Director of Finders International Ireland, has mastered.
In this episode of Money Talks, Katie Byrne chats with Mullin about her unusual line of work and asks: how does one become an heir hunter, what does an average week look like and how do people react when they learn that they might be entitled to a surprise windfall?
 
Host: Katie Byrne | Guest: Maeve Mullin, Director of Finders International Ireland
 
The content of this podcast is for information purposes and does not constitute
investment advice or a recommendation of any investment product

‘The art of the possible’ – Martina Hennessy on getting a mortgage over 40

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