The Mortgage Works (TMW) will apply a reducing scale of early repayment charges (ERCs) to all new buy-to-let mortgages, where customers redeem their loan before the end of the deal period, from tomorrow (6 March).

Landlords looking for two, three and five-year fixed rates, two year tracker and lifetime variable loans will see their ERCs reduced. A customer redeeming before the end of their two-year fixed rate will now pay an ERC of 3% in Year 1 and 2% in Year 2, while those opting for a two year tracker will now pay an ERC of 2% in Year 1 and 1% in Year 2.

ERCs attached to TMW’s 10-year fixed rate mortgage are unchanged as they are already stepped.

The revised structure, where charges reduce each year, means that customers who need to redeem towards the end of their deal period will now pay less to exit, the lender said.

Henry Jordan, managing director of TMW, said: “This move by TMW to step early repayment charges will provide landlords with greater flexibility, alongside offering some of the most competitive ERCs on the market.”