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Pay off all mortgage, or leave a relatively small balance?

RD42
RD42 Posts: 76 Forumite
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edited 30 June 2022 at 11:36AM in Mortgage-free wannabe
Hi All,

Apologies if this has been done to death. Should I pay off all my mortgage, or leave a relatively small amount (£15K) to run over 12 years @ Base rate + 0.99% ?

Trying to decide if there is any reason not to pay it off completley?

Thanks
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