The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD visited BCMGlobal’s First Home Scheme (FHS) Operations Centre in Maynooth on Thursday 27th October.
Launched in July 2022, the FHS is a €400m shared equity scheme which is part of the Government’s Housing for All Programme. It is designed to help bridge the gap for first-time buyers and eligible homebuyers between their deposit, mortgage and the price of their new home. It is available for newly built houses or apartments in a private development in the Republic of Ireland.
The Scheme is funded and supported by the Government of Ireland (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) along with Participating Lenders, Allied Irish Banks PLC (including AIB, Haven Mortgages and EBS), Bank of Ireland Group PLC, and Permanent TSB PLC.
BCMGlobal collaborated with all stakeholders to deliver an online digital-first solution that will help thousands of homebuyers get on the property ladder.
Since its launch in July 2022, over 2,000 people have registered an interest in the First Home Scheme and, so far, over 600 first time buyers have been approved for the scheme.
BCMGlobal delivers best-in-class, customer focused outsourcing solutions to banks, non-bank lenders, and debt investors. To deliver the Scheme, and to support customers through the application process and the full lifecycle of the equity product, BCMGlobal has recruited and trained centre agents, case managers and operations colleagues. With the recruitment of the FHS team, BCMGlobal now employs 370 at its operations centre in Maynooth bringing the total workforce in Ireland to over 600 staff.
On his visit to the BCMGlobal offices, Minister O’Brien met with the FHS team and received an updated briefing on the roll out of the Scheme.
Commenting Minister O’Brien said:
“Visiting the BCMGlobal offices it is abundantly clear to me the amount of work which has gone into making the First Home Scheme a success. People are already getting the keys to their new homes under the First Home Scheme, and we will see thousands more over the coming years.”
Michael Broderick, CEO of the First Home Scheme said:
“Delivery of the First Home Scheme within the timeline available required a high level of commitment from all participants including BCMGlobal. Working with BCMGlobal I found them to be solution focused, with the full resources of the Group available to the project. To date, BCMGlobal have delivered on their mandate, and I look forward to working with them in the years ahead and in doing so facilitate thousands of individuals and couples to own their own new home.”
Simon Fitness, CEO of BCMGlobal in Ireland said:
“BCMGlobal is delighted to have welcomed Minister O’Brien to our offices and really pleased to show him the excellent work that our team are delivering on the First Home Scheme. The FHS has shown real success in helping people get on the housing ladder, and we are proud to partner with the Government and other stakeholders to deliver this proposition. The scheme further evidences our market-leading expertise in the design and implementation of bespoke outsourced solutions, as well as leveraging our deep knowledge of the Irish mortgage market.”
Learn more about the FHS: https://www.firsthomescheme.ie/
