Help to Buy mortgages with an introductory 0% rate and fixed terms up to 10 years are being launched by Leeds Building Society in partnership with Barratt Developments.

Deals include:

• The only 10-year fixed rate HTB mortgage currently on the market, at 4.99%
• A 10-year fixed rate HTB version of the Society’s Welcome Mortgage, which gives borrowers the choice of paying 0% interest for either the first three months or six months
• A five-year fixed rate HTB version of the Welcome Mortgage, with the choice of paying 0% interest for either the first three months or six months
• A two-year fixed rate HTB version of the Welcome Mortgage, paying 0% interest for the first three months

All Leeds Building Society Help to Buy mortgages come with a free valuation on properties up to £200,000. Above that value, the borrower pays the difference in valuation fee.

The Help to Buy deals in partnership with Barratt Developments are available for all three Government equity schemes – in England, Wales and Scotland.

“We have seen strong demand for our Help to Buy mortgages since these were launched last summer,” said Martin Richardson, Leeds Building Society’s general manager – business development.

“We’re delighted to be able to combine what Help to Buy offers with the unique features of our award-winning Welcome Mortgage, in association with Barratt Developments, to give borrowers even more choice when buying a new build home.

“The cost of an HTB Welcome Mortgage is in line with our standard HTB mortgages¹ but gives the borrower smaller repayments in the first months as they settle into their new home, freeing up cash for them to personalise it and make it feel their own.

“Borrowers have the security of fixing their monthly repayments for a term to suit them and from the start also are paying the capital and reducing their total loan.”

Adrian MacDiarmid, head of mortgage lender relations at Barratt Development plc, added: “We’re delighted to join forces with Leeds Building Society to offer such an innovative package to our customers on an exclusive basis.

“Homebuyers often find the first few months after buying a home the most financially-challenging with, for example, the need for new furniture – so the idea of a short interest-free period is very attractive, as is the peace of mind that the unique fixed 10 year option provides.”