Cara Clarke, aged 20, and a former pupil of Walton School, in Peterborough, has just obtained a merit pass with the Btec Professional Diploma in Residential Lettings and Management (Level 4).

Cara, pictured right, who is the office and client account manager for Belvoir Lettings Peterborough, in Lincoln Road, said she was delighted with her success after months of hard work.

She was presented with the diploma at a special ceremony at the Institute of Directors, Pall Mall, London, by the managing director of the Guild of Letting and Management, Susie Crolla. She said the qualifications offered lettings agents a cost effective method of training and developing their staff.

She added: "However, the easy part is course development, the hard part is studying and qualifying.

"The students who sign up to study the BTEC, regardless of the level they opt for, work very hard."

See www.guild-let.co.uk