NUIG study finds women disproportionately impacted in house repossession cases

Galway Bay fm newsroom - A new study led by NUI Galway has revealed women are disproportionately affected in house repossession cases.

The study also found almost half of repossessions in a nine month period last year were sought by high street banks.

Permanent TSB, which is three quarters-owned by the State, accounted for one in five of the mortgage cases examined.

The study by NUI Galway academic Dr Padraic Kenna found women shoulder the heaviest burden of the repossession cases....