An Interesting Estate of Affairs

A STUDENT-RUN letting agency has been set up by a third-year economics student.

David Coppard, 20, hopes his entrepreneurial project will provide a student-friendly alternative to existing York letting agencies.

York Student Lets was set up earlier this month and is already offering a range of student houses, having secured funding from the University.

Coppard explained: “I’ve worked part-time in letting agencies for ages and I felt that I’d be able to set up my own company.”

He added: “It’s in its embryonic stages at the moment; after I graduate I’ll be working on it full-time.”

He told Vision he hoped the agency would offer students a good and honest service by offering straightforward contracts. He said: “There’s nothing revolutionary about it, we just work to suit our tenants wants and needs.”