May 7, 2021Introducing Accelerate My Mortgage 2.0!We’ve just launched a brand spanking new and improved version of Accelerate My Mortgage, to make it easier than ever for homeowners to take years off their mortgage and save thousands of pounds in interest. Live Mortgage Rewards 💷 _ Updated on a daily basis, you can now view your confirmed and pending Mortgage…Mortgage2 min readMortgage2 min read
Mar 19, 2021Shop with eBay to mortgage freedom 💥Accelerate My Mortgage officially partners with eBay — We’re very excited to announce our unique partnership with global e-commerce giant, eBay 💪 Users of Accelerate My Mortgage can now earn cashback on all purchases made through their marketplace, which we’ll automatically convert into regular overpayments to get you to mortgage freedom faster 🙌 eBay has grown to become…2 min read2 min read
Dec 28, 20202020 in reviewLee Flavin and Chris Evans (founders of Accelerate My Mortgage) look back on a launch year like no other! 🚀 — [LF] 2020 started really well 🤣 We launched Accelerate My Mortgage in February following an intense year of research and development, and hit the ground running by reaching out to the press about our unique service. The concept of turning everyday retail purchases into automated mortgage overpayments proved to be…Mortgage3 min readMortgage3 min read
May 24, 2020The PivotRateSwitch changes direction 🔄 — Some followers might have noticed that we’ve not been actively promoting RateSwitch via our social media channels in recent months. The service was launched just over four years ago (time flies!) to alert homeowners to the simplicity of switching to better interest rates through their current mortgage lender, without the…3 min read3 min read
Oct 20, 2018Prison Break? 🔒The Bank of England’s recent decision to raise its base rate to 0.75% (it’s highest level since 2009) was significant news for both borrowers and savers. But the timing resulted in another important press release (issued only two days before) unfairly getting lost amongst the noise.Mortgage2 min readMortgage2 min read
May 5, 2018Ideas Fund returns 🙌Bring your tech startup to life — Tech Hub Swansea’s Ideas Fund is a unique company-building accelerator which turns ideas into thriving startups. When the first cohort was launched by serial entrepreneurs Matt Warren, Paul Harwood and Tim Morgan just over two years ago, over eighty ambitious startups applied to take part. RateSwitch was one of them…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Sep 16, 2017It was all a dream 👑(I used to read Mortgage Solutions magazine) — 17th September 2008 Nine years ago, I was one of 72,000 Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS) employees who witnessed its infamous collapse from the inside on what can only be described as an absolute nightmare of a day! I joined Halifax in 2002 at the age of nineteen, so to…Banking2 min readBanking2 min read
Apr 26, 2017Better the lender you know? 🤷♂️I called Sky last weekend in an attempt to reduce my monthly bill, which recently increased from £49 to £108 (ouch!) due to my 12-month ‘new customer’ deal coming to an end. It proved to be a worthwhile call which lasted no longer than 15 minutes and concluded with them…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
