Together hires James Steadman to grow Midlands lending

Together has appointed James Steadman as corporate sales director for the Midlands as the specialist lender expands its regional sales team.

Steadman has nearly two decades of experience in financial services and joins from Lloyds, where he was associate director for real estate, arranging larger commercial property loans for clients in the Midlands.

In his new role, he will focus on growing Together’s presence in the region and building relationships with clients and professional introducers.

He will work alongside another regional sales director in the Midlands, covering bridging loans, commercial mortgages and buy to let portfolio lending of up to £20m.

Steadman began his career as a mortgage adviser at Bradford & Bingley before later moving to Santander. He subsequently joined Virgin Money before becoming a Midlands based relationship director for Yorkshire Building Society, where he focused on commercial real estate finance.

Steadman said: “I came to Together as it is an established lender, which is well-known for its expertise in specialist property finance, with flexible products that can be arranged at speed.

“We know that entrepreneurial clients in the Midlands and across the UK are the bedrock of our economy but who need to be supported by lenders such as Together, which has the ambition to play its part in developing growth, as well as an appetite for taking on larger and more complex deals.

“In my new role, I will be nurturing and expending my vast network of contacts in the professional sector; including lawyers, surveyors, accountants, banks, debt advisors and commercial agents, who have clients to introduce to our business. It is a key part of the financial services market and will be able to turbo-charge growth in the Midlands.”