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The company is seeing growing demand for short-term finance to pay for energy-efficient refurbishments.

Michael Mather has joined the lender as it aims to pursue plans to grow a £1bn loan book.

The new business development team will cover the Midlands and Wales, Yorkshire, Humberside and the North East, and London and the South.

Charles Street was founded in 1983 by the owner of Together Financial Services and offers bespoke commercial loans.