James studied at University of Central England and Harper Adams and has been in the industry for nearly 30 years, the majority of which was spent at a national property consultancy where he was a Partner and Director. In that time, he has been responsible for the sales of land for several thousands of new homes, predominately across the southeast of the country and more recently in the midlands.

Formerly based in Sussex for most of his working life, James relocated to Rutland in 2020 and in 2023 formed Rural Insight Land & Development with James Brown. 

Outside of the office you will normally find James trying to stay on the back of his horse.