Bodie joined Together five years ago as a corporate relationship director in the North West.

Over the past two-and-a-half years, he has led the lender’s community housing and healthcare team, providing loans to for-profit housing associations, investors, developers and high net worth (HNW) individuals building affordable housing across mainland UK.

In his new role, Bodie will lead a team focusing on providing commercial mortgages of up to £10m and bridging finance of up to £15m.

Reporting to Together chief executive officer of sales and distribution Marc Goldberg, Bodie will oversee a team of nine direct reports, covering Scotland, Yorkshire, the North West, the Midlands, London and the South.

Goldberg says: “This is a fantastic opportunity to integrate community housing and healthcare into our corporate sales team and build on the incredible work Alex has been doing for the past few years in the sector.”

“The new role will encourage a joined-up approach, with direct links from the new team to valuation, credit and risk teams, allowing us to make quick decisions and provide the fast and flexible finance that we’re known for.”