Breaking new ground: Will Linley, chairman of Linley & Simpson; Niall McTurk, founder, and Stuart Wilson, branch manager, of Sinclair Properties; and Nick Simpson, chief executive, Linley & Simpson. YORK s longest-established specialist student lettings agency has been sold. Sinclair Properties in York, which was founded in 2000, will retain its name, branding, team of staff, and brace of campus-handy offices on Lord Mayor’s Walk and Main Street, Heslington, as part of the agreement. Linley & Simpson has bought the company, marking its first dedicated venture into the student lettings market. This latest acquisition for the residential lettings agency is breaking new ground in its 24-year history.