Consecutive interest rate rises are making us think of paying a bit more off our mortgage. Between us, my husband and I got a salary increase of €4,000 this year which is not earmarked for anything specific. Before we get used to it, should we overpay our loan and what would this involve? We have a Bank of Ireland mortgage which is currently on a fixed rate until August and we owe €205,000 over 14 years left. Our house is worth around €500,000.
"In addition to mending your broken heart you may have to consider mortgages, pensions and life insurance - of course added to these worries will be costs associated with actually getting a divorce through the courts"
Three in four pension advisers believe some people would settle for a smaller state pension if it were available before the age of 66, a new survey undertaken by leading pension trustees, Independent Trustee Company (ITC), has found.