About us

Who are moneysherpa?

Voted No 1 Mortgage Broker by Best in Ireland and largest personal finance advice website in Ireland. moneysherpa was created by Irish financial and media professionals frustrated at the lack of good quality home buying guidance available for the Irish consumer.

Introducing our founder

Welcome!
My name is Mark Coan, founder of moneysherpa. We are changing home buying for the better.

My own buying journey

When it came to buying a home, I was surprised at how hard it was to get good quality information about how to go about it.

This prompted me to delve a little deeper into the world of home buying.

That’s when I realised the significant impact the differences in rates, fees and who you work with have on your outcome.

During my research it became crystal clear I was not alone in needing a free, straightforward, unbiased and comprehensive home buying service.

In fact according to a Central Bank of Ireland report 61% of Irish consumers believe that the personal finance advice they receive is based on the incentives the advisor receives, not their best interests. As a qualified finance professional and business veteran who recently led one of Ireland’s largest consumer banking operations, we’ve created a team to provide the straightforward, independent and comprehensive home buying guidance Ireland needs.

We believe in information transparency.

All the content we will publish on this site has been written or overseen by a qualified financial advisor in the relevant field.
Our independent product reviews, guides and tools cover all the main providers in the Irish market.
We do not carry advertising, companies can’t pay to feature on our service or rank higher in our comparison tables.
We may receive a commission from a provider when you select one of our recommendations, but this simply allows us to provide the service for free and doesn’t change our content in any way.

In founding moneysherpa, I’ve put together all the guidance I couldn’t find when I was planning my own purchase. I hope this service will help Irish home buyers find a home to set them up for a securer future.

Mark Coan (CBD, LIB) Founder.

Certified Bank Director (CBD)
Licentiate of The Institute of Banking (LIB)

_{This Project was supported by the Local Enterprise Office Louth through co-funding from the Irish Government and the European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020. The project contributes to the SME support, promotion and capability development theme of the ERDF co-funded programme.}

How we can help

If you’re here it means you are looking for the information buying a home. No worries, we have you covered:

Use our financial planning tools and calculators to home in on the right direction for you.
Read our guides for the lowdown on savings and home buying.
Read our mortgage top picks, to go straight to the the best products without passing go.
Set up a free, no obligation video chat with one of our mortgage sherpas, who can point you in the right direction to save on your mortgage.

We hope you find our tools, guides and top picks super useful. We worked hard to pull it all together, and if you have any suggestions to make this site better, we’d love to hear them! You can also check out our disclaimer and privacy policy.

Take the next step

Meet the team

At moneysherpa we’ve created a crack team of financial experts to help you climb to the top of your home buying journey.

You can read more about our startup journey here or why moneysherpa was founded here.

Team of financial experts

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(042) 9385724
Joe is the architect of our tech stack which powers our customer tools. He is also the co-founder of Bizgraph a leading business planning software firm. With over twenty years as chief data scientist and software architect for leading multi-nationals, Joe makes sure our tech works hard for our customers.

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(085) 264 2406
Gavin hails from north Dublin, is a proud dad and has bags of experience working with lenders. He was in fact a mortgage manager at PTSB for over a decade, managing peoples mortgage, soup to nuts. His real passion (apart from rap music) though is working with customers, that’s what he does every day at moneysherpa, helping our customers get the best possible outcomes all day everyday.