Movera has appointed Matt Darwell to the newly established role of talent attraction partner. This position has been created to bolster the home moving group’s team. Movera said that Darwell brings a "wealth of experience and fresh perspectives" to the role, aiming to bolster its mission of combining technology with "human-centric approaches". In his new position, he will focus on enhancing Movera’s employer brand, "redefine" traditional talent acquisition practices and introduce continuity and structure to recruitment strategies.

PEXA has made a double hire to help support the rollout of its proposition with lenders and conveyancers throughout 2025. James Foster has been appointed as director of lender sales, brings over 14 years of experience to the role. He joins the firm from Gartner, where he was responsible for delivering guidance and tools to large enterprises to enable them to make good decisions. Paul Davis has also been appointed as head of conveyancer relationships. He will be responsible for the continued collaboration with conveyancers as they embed the PEXA platform to support transactions. Davies joins from Teal Legal, brings over 25 years of experience in the property and mortgage industry.

Accord Mortgages has cut rates across its residential and buy-to-let (BTL) ranges by up to 0.10% and 0.25% respectively. On the lender’s residential range, a five-year fix at 75% LTV is available at 4.54%, with a £1,995 fee, £250 cashback. A two-year fix is also available at up to 85% LTV at 4.98% with a £495 fee and £500 cashback. On its BTL range, a two-year remortgage fix at 60% LTV is available rom 4.39% with a £3,495 fee, while a five-year fix at 80% LTV is available from 5.29% with a £995 fee. All products come with a free standard valuation.

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