Is a 99% mortgage really that bad?

MAR 29, 202446 MIN
This is Money Podcast

Is a 99% mortgage really that bad?

MAR 29, 202446 MIN

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<div>The row over small deposit mortgage is the gift that keeps on giving.<br> <br> Hot on the heels of the Budget plan that never appeared arrives Yorkshire Building Society's new deal, that's been dubbed a 99 per cent mortgage.<br> <br> But is it really one of those and does it have any redeeming features?<br> <br> And if it's cheaper than you rent, is there anything wrong with taking a 99 per cent mortgage?<br> <br> On this week's This is Money podcast, Georgie Frost and Simon Lambert talk tiny deposit mortgages, negative equity and buying vs renting.<br> <br> Plus, gift card draining scammers, can your pension last retirement, and finally, where are the experts investing their Isa and how can you easily sort yours?</div>