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A Northern property powerhouse
4th April 2019
Lee Jones, founder of The Lettings Room and The Investment Room, in conversation with The Property Chronicle
Lee Jones is the owner and director of The Lettings Room and The Investment Room based in Stocksbridge, Sheffield. Specialising in the North he manages 4,000 properties and currently has 1,000 units under construction. (In 2018 The Lettings Room won agent of the year at the South Yorkshire awards).
How did you get into property?
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